When I receive a call from a potential customer, one of the things I’m told very frequently is, “I think I might have bed bugs.” Not a bed bug, but bed bugs (plural). It’s a natural, commonplace way to describe the issue. Yet, what I’m also asked on occasion is, “It is possible I only …
In the 16 years since New York City saw it’s first wide-scale increase in bed bug occurances & infestations, one problem has remained painfully clear: how quickly an infestation can go from as few as 1 bed bug to as many hundreds or even thousands of bed bugs in a matter of weeks or months, …
On February 18th, 2021, our K9 team was successfully re-certified in Florida by NESDCA for the 12th time in as many tries. Our bed bug K9 inspection team continues to meet the highest standards set forth by the NPMA (National Pest Management Association), and our visual inspections are as experienced as any company providing …
As 2020 proceeds, it’s our opinion that the bed bug problem in New York City has subsided, largely because of the Coronavirus pandemic & the lack of travel (work-related travel, vacation travel, etc.) Yet in any given week we find live bed bug infestations, and have also encountered a couple of the heaviest infestations …
Our opinion of heat treatments to remediate bed bugs has long been that there are times where heat is without question the best solution method available – provided the company doing it is experienced, and provided they’ll guarantee their work (not just the outcome of the work, but also, the protection of your property & …
In 2016, the bed bug prognosis was unfortunate. Bar none, it was the worst year we’ve seen for bed bug infestations yet, and it was even worse than 2010, when a media frenzy regarding bed bugs lead to many people getting bed bug inspections just to make sure everything was ok. Two years later, …
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As warmer weather has finally approached, we’ve seen a noticable spike in bed bug infestations within the past couple of weeks. Unfortunately, we’re seeing an alarming trend with where we’re finding bed bugs within apartments & homes, which poses far-reaching problems. Last week I visually located an infestation in a Queens, NY apartment in …
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This winter, the tri-state area has experienced one of its coldest winters in years. Nationally, record cold temperatures & consistent snow falls resulted in airlines cancelling more flights in January and February (2014) than they had at any point in time since the late 1980’s. The sustained cold temperatures which began in December …
