Below are posts about information on the prevention, control and elimination of the recent bed bug resurgence. JP McHale has a Bed Bug Elimination service. Free inspections are also available!
As mentioned the other day on ABC 7 news when our very own James McHale, New York is under attack by Bed Bugs. In the past few days, the New York Post and other New York newspapers have been going crazy over these little critters.
Today at 5pm ABC 7 news will be interviewing our own James McHale about the Bed Bug epidemic hitting the tri-state area. Live Chat NOW>>
Bed bugs have hit the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in large numbers. Today at 5pm ABC 7 New York will be interviewing James McHale, Owner and lead Entomologist of JP McHale Pest Management Inc. Once prevalent in the 1950’s, Bed bugs are back and here to stay. Bed Bugs are tiny bugs, ranging from 1/8th to 1/4th of an inch, usually red in color and are easily transported home-to-home. These bugs are creating major problems for many homes and top hotels in New York City, Westchester and surrounding areas, as they are difficult to identify and treat. Bed bugs live in all types of furniture and bedding while feeding on YOU during the nightly hours. Bed bugs feed off of blood, creating a sticky situation for homeowners and hotel/ motel management across the country.
Though Bed Bugs are not known to transmit diseases like mosquitoes and rats, they are a major nuisance, and in some cases will cause allergic reactions to humans. Since these bugs are so small, and typically not noticeable to the human eye, K9 inspection dogs are now used to identify areas in homes and hotels where there is bed bug activity.
JP McHale Pest Management understands the growing epidemic and is more than willing to solve this problem for homeowners. We employ a K9 inspection dog so identifying these nuisances are not a problem.
If you think you or your friends might have bed bugs, ACT QUICKLY. Bed bugs will spread like wild fire, easily transported by simply sleeping over a friend house and by hotels.
If you tune in to ABC 7 at 5pm today, JP McHale Pest Management is willing to offer you a 10% discount on K9 Bed Bug inspections.
Earlier this week Cleveland.com publish an article that gives some useful statistics about bed bugs. Some I didn’t even know! Some statistics listed are:
10 – The average number of minutes a bed bug will feed on a human!
31 – Number of historic and rare books that were destroyed in a Denver library!
400 – The number of offspring a female bed bug can produce in her lifetime!
To view all of the interesting statistics, read the article.
Today an article from Racked NY reported how the clothing store Bergdorf Goodman is taking precautions so they do not end up like Victoria’s Secret and Hollister; with bed bugs. They decided to hire adorable, bed bug sniffing dogs as their employees! The dogs will roam around the store to assure customers that they do not have bed bugs. What a great idea!
At JP McHale we have our own bed bug sniffing dog, Trixie! Contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, twitter, or facebook for an inspection by Trixie!
Last month it was reported that state officials composed a bill that would aid New York with $600,000 to help control the bed bug infestations. The bill made if from the legislation, to the senate, to the assembly, but not through Governor Paterson. On July 19th the governor received the pending bill and on July 30th he would make his decision. Unfortunately he did not pass the bill due to the high financial support that is required to uphold the bill. New Yorkers can only hope for another type of bill to pass to help them fight the bed bug epidemic! If you have a bed bug problem, JP McHale can help. JP McHale is licensed in bed bug elimination in New York. Contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, twitter, or facebook for an inspection!
Yesterday News 12 reported that Bohlman Towers, an apartment complex in Peekskill, NY, has been struggling with a bad infestation of bed bugs in the recent years. Tenants are furious. One tenant who was interviewed said that bed bugs are affecting her emotionally and financially. She is not spending money on treatments, but she was forced to leave her job as a nurse when people found out she had bed bugs. Other tenants have written letters to News 12 and the city to seek a solution. The city is aware of the bad infestation and they will work to a eradicate the problem. In the mean time, the city is going to provide information about bed bugs to the tenants. The article provides a video which interviews a tenant and shows pictures of the bad infestations. JP McHale is licensed in bed bug elimination in New York. Contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, twitter, or facebook for an inspection!
Today the US Environmental Protection Agency published a Consumer Alert on their website. The EPA is advising consumers to be aware of the pesticides that are being used when trying to control bed bugs. The EPA explains that bed bugs are a very difficult pest to control, people and pest control companies are going to extremes to try and control them. This may mean using improper pesticides. When people are fed up with the infestation, they will use products that are meant only for the outdoors inside, creating a harmful environment for people to live in. JP McHale Pest Management uses environmentally friendly products in all services. If you wish to know the exact products we use we will gladly discuss everything we use. When people try and eradicate bed bugs on their own, they will spend too much time and money and even create an environment that is unhealthy to live in. JP McHale licensed in bed bug elimination in New York. Contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, twitter, or facebook for an inspection!
Middlesex, NJ has made a website dedicated to informing their residents on pests they should be concerned about. The website provides fact sheets on bed bugs, Dengue Fever, and West Nile Virus along with other information about mold and flooding information. Check it out!
