When addressing bed bugs in a suite exterminators have will have different methods of addressing clutter. Some suggest examining every piece of clutter closely and if no bugs are observed it should be sealed in a plastic bag to prevent bugs from accessing that “clean” piece. I fail to see the logic of that action […]

Some tenants are excellent. They pay their rent, maintain a clean quiet home, comply with reasonable rules, and are a joy to have as renters. Some tenants are just plain miserable. They have loud parties, fight with their neighbours, damage their home unnecessarily, fail to pay rent, and then appeal their evictions endlessly to the […]

A number of jurisdictions and authorities have recognized the importance of tenant cooperation and preparation in regards to successful bed bug treatments. If a tenant does not cooperate the likelihood of success is very low. As such the Manitoba government instituted “Bug and Scrub” program which assists social assistance people with an inability to cooperate […]

Several years ago our friends, who live in a 4000 square foot  11 bedroom rooming house, discovered bed bugs. Their house church was having a meeting in their living room when a bed bug climbed out of a bible and was noticed by the group. Most people did not know what it was but a […]

Travellers are at great risk of bed bug infestation and some exterminator companies suggest that the suit case should be, upon returning home,  opened in the bathtub and inspected for bugs. The theory is that the bugs will be more obvious on the white surface and less likely to escape the smooth surface. The suit […]

We have already noted that bed bugs do not like to climb down slippery surfaces. But will they climb down other surfaces? The answer is mixed. I set up a piece of cardboard in the experiment pan and noted that the bugs climbed the middle of the cardboard readily but tended to climb down the […]

In my video I outlined a chart in Usinger’s book (Monograph of Cimicidae)  that showed that bed bugs live more time or less time depending on the temperature.   I also suggested that my bugs did not live as long as they should given the relatively ideal temperatures and wondered why that might be.  As […]

I have had the privilege of treating an owner occupied 11 bedroom rooming house for bed bugs. Most of the rooms are reserved for renters with part of the home occupied by the host family. Bed bugs were discovered in in one room and a search of the home revealed that there were bugs in […]