New York City is taking charge of the Bed Bug problem

Posted on July 29, 2010 with No Comments

The government is finally going to pour heavy money into managing the bed bug epidemic that has hit New York hard in the past few years.  The infestations have got out of hand with the pests lingering far outside the bedroom.  They have been spotted in clothing stores, movie theaters, schools, and hospitals.  Metro.com published an article today that explains the city’s approach.  The city plans on spending $500,000 to assemble a council and inform consumers how to handle a bed bug problem, as well as setting standards on how to handle an infestation.  They are going to dedicate a web portal to which consumers can have an array of resources to use when handling bed bugs.  They city is also looking into a way for landlords to have responsibility for their tenant issues.  Currently the landlords just need to show a record of the past infestations but the city feels, along with many other people, that there should be more.  People are still wondering where the pests came from and why now.  In previous decades there has been no noise of bed  bug cases but in the last year, there has been a tremendous amount.  The one answer many people agree on is that the increase of international traveling is spreading the bed bugs at a rapid pace.  Bed bugs have been a hot topic in New York.  If you would like more information or have any bed bug questions, contact JP McHale Pest Management.  We are the leader in New York Bed Bug Removal.   Contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, twitter, or facebook for an inspection!

A similar article was published in the New York Times