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New Weapon Aimed At Bed Bugs – Heat Holds Hope For Help Amid Growing Infestations

By Jim Swift – KXAN Austin, TX – July 22, 2010 AUSTIN (KXAN) – In one of the bedrooms of a University of Texas area housing co-op, a technician stares at a computer screen. It’s covered with readouts from sensors placed in other rooms up and down the hall. The sensors monitor the heat in each

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Lenny, The Bed Bug Sniffing Dog Trained To Sniff Out Bed Bugs Is Latest Employee of Pest Control Company

SAN ANTONIO — Lenny, an energetic Jack Russell terrier, has a job that can make your skin crawl. He sniffs out blood-sucking bedbugs. Canines are the latest four-legged weapon in the battle against the six-legged parasites. “He’s been trained to sense the bedbugs with his nose,” said Mark Stanford, manager at Pest Management Corp (a

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Bedbug Busters: How The Bed Bug Epidemic Could Take A Major Bite Of Real Estate

Texas real estate investors, pay attention to Sarah McElwee. Know how bedbugs are invading our homes, offices, stores, dorms, theaters, churches and even our food system? Sarah wants to change real estate leases because of bedbugs. The woman is on a mission I am holding in high regard these days: she wants to stave off

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Rising Concern About Bedbugs Spurs Rise In Pest Control Calls In Austin

Austin pest control companies have received a boost in business in recent months from property owners who believe they may have blood-sucking bedbugs in their homes and offices. And they expect those calls to keep coming. Nevertheless, Brian DiCicco, CEO of Pest Management Inc., said the problem has stayed under the radar in Texas, although

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On the Spot: A Bedbug-Free Hotel Stay in New York City

Question: We are planning a trip to New York City next summer. Is there a list of bedbug-free hotels? How can we protect ourselves? – S. Penza, Camarillo Answer: Bedbugs have become such an issue that several websites have sprung up to help travelers scope out hotels at their destination. Check outBedbugregistry.com andBedbugreports.com, and also look at TripAdvisor.com (search

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