A pest control specialist is issuing a warning about a key indicator of a possible bed bug presence in your home. Despite their tiny, wingless form, these insects feast on human blood and tend to ...

Live bed bugs hide and are not usually seen. Close inspection of the mattress may find some. They are ¼ inch (6 mm), flat, oval shaped, reddish-brown bugs. Suspect bed bugs if over 3 red bumps in a ...

Bed bugs appear to have developed a genetic resistance to some insecticides designed to kill them, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology. It's an evolution that ...

Zimbabwe: Bed Bugs Appear Resistant to Insecticides, As Fears Are Raised Outbreak Will Spread to Other Areas New Zimbabwe, 29 April 2025 Harare City Council is battling to get rid of bed bugs ...

A young London family have told how they have been left stuck in a “house of horrors” so bad that their baby has been regularly bitten by bed bugs. Antonia Wall and Rafael Oliveira Freitas say they ...

A mutation that helps insects survive our chemical onslaught has been found in one of the worst places imaginable: the genome of the common bed bug. But since the new millennium, bed bugs have been ...

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A growing bed bug infestation in Harare has triggered widespread concern among residents, with second-hand clothing identified as a possible cause of the outbreak. Health experts and civic leaders ...

The Cariboo Regional District has closed its 150 Mile Share Shed Wednesday, April 23, because of a bed bug infestation. "Unfortunately, the contents that were in it are now being disposed of," ...

Or steam clean your mattress to kill germs and bacteria, the heat will also kill bed bugs and mites. For a quick fix: Sprinkle bicarb on the bed to soak up smells, leave it on for a few hours then ...

A bed bug infestation. Photo courtesy of Warren Booth. (Copyright 2025 by Virginia Tech - All rights reserved.) BLACKSBURG, Va. – A new Virginia Tech research study ...