Category: Bed Bugs

Signs You’re Dealing with a Bedbug Infestation

A 3D rendering of a bed bug on human skin

Bed bugs are some of the most insidious pests imaginable. They can sneak into your home undetected on luggage or used furniture. They’re hard to detect as they’re so small and they can hide away in small crevices for the same reason. It doesn’t matter how clean or dirty your home is as they only… Read more »

Pest Prevention Spring Cleaning Tips

Spring Cleaning Tips

Spring is approaching and with spring comes insects. As temperatures warm up, insects venture back outside, and often times, into our home. It is important to keep insects out of your home this spring to avoid unwanted infestations, consider using these methods: Keep Gardens Distant We all start working hard on our gardens during the… Read more »

Where Do Pests and Critters Go in The Winter?

Where Do Pests and Critters Go in The Winter?

As Summer nears its end and we head into Fall, you may be wondering what happens to small critters and pests during cold winter months. Western New York winters consist of extreme cold temperatures, treacherous snowfall, and dark clouds hanging over every day.   Where do the critters go during the winter months when there’s… Read more »

Tips for Cleaning Your Clothes After Being in Contact With Bedbugs

Dealing with a bed bug infestation in your home can be a huge pain in the neck for a number of reasons. One reason is that bed bugs can get all over your clothing and make the infestation even worse. For this reason, you should take any clothes that may have potentially come in contact… Read more »

Research Shows Millennials Don’t Wash Their Sheets Often Enough

How many times did your mother remind you to change your sheets regularly when you were in college? Probably so many times that you lost count. While you nodded along every time she brought the topic up, you may not have taken heed to her warning. As always, however, mom was right. According to a… Read more »

Buffalo Moves Up on List of Most Infested Bed Bug Cities

Orkin recently released their 2016 list of the top 50 cities with bed bugs, and while Chicago topped the list for the fourth year in a row, Buffalo made quite the jump, moving up from number 26 to number 20. A small, brown insect that feeds on human blood, bed bugs are about the size… Read more »

How to Prevent Bed Bugs From Infiltrating Your Sheets

Bed bugs are bad– you don’t want them. Just the thought of them should make you itch and scowl. The sooner you detect ‘em, the cheaper it will be to get rid of them. Where are you likely to encounter bed bugs? Well, a lot of people come into contact with them in hotel rooms…and… Read more »

Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite!

Warning: just reading this blog entry will make your skin crawl with heebie jeebies and you’ll probably find yourself itching and scratching, because this blog is about… bed bugs. Gross, right? Yes! Bed bugs are small, blood-sucking insects, oval in shape and often found in people’s beds, including their mattress, box springs and even bed… Read more »