Notes from the Green Truck

Bed bugs are nocturnal insects that are most active during night time. They will bite any exposed areas of a person’s skin while he or she is sleeping. Some of the common areas of the body where bed bug bites are found include the face, neck, arms, and hands. The bites cause small and raised [...]

Bed bug infestations were a serious problem in the US before the Second World War, and DDT pesticide was used across the country between the 1940s and 1950s to eliminate bed bugs. Thereafter, the population of bed bugs in the US was greatly reduced, but other countries around the world continued to experience bed bug [...]

Thank you for all of the great feedback on our LadyBug post. 
My sister, the gardener, had a suggestion for those of us who’s roses and other treasured plants get over-run with aphids during the growing season.  She suggested that when vacuuming the Lady Bugs, we use pantyhose to catch the lady beetles and then secure and store them (in [...]

Bed bugs are oval-shaped non-flying insects from the Cimicidae insect family. Juvenile bed bugs measure about 1.5 mm in length, but they can grow to a size of about 5 to 7 mm when they become adults. The bodies of adult bed bugs are flat and reddish brown in color, and they are often mistaken [...]

I was surprised today when someone said “bed bugs are just an old wives tale, they are not real.”  Ask any of the residents of the 308 unit North Bergen senior housing building their opinion of that statement, and I am certain it will differ.  Bed bugs have been plaguing the residents of the building [...]

New Brunswick college students are unfortunately being plagued with bed bugs this school year.  Driving down the street where the off campus housing is located shows signs of bed bug infestations that will keep everyone from getting a good nights sleep!  On trash pick up days you can often see various furniture items set out [...]

I was browsing You Tube today and ran across a recent clip of the appearance of Mary Louise Parker on The Late Show with David Letterman.  Shortly after the interview began, Letterman asked Parker, “Is that a bug on you?”  Parker looked a bit shaken and then confessed that she thinks that her home has [...]

I heard the news first on late night television last night.  Could it be a joke?  I decided to sniff around the internet to find additional information to share with our readers.  Although it is still being kept sort of “hush hush” by the main stream media outlets, the news is out there in internet [...]

One thing a new college student should not have to worry about when arriving at college is bed bugs.  Sadly, these creepy blood suckers have made such a huge comeback in recent years that colleges and universities have seen a tremendous increase on bed bug infestation cases.  Because bed bugs are master hitchhikers, they can [...]

Not many people know their official name…Cimex Lectularius…a.k.a…bed bugs.  They have certainly made a comeback in recent years.  Pest control experts are reporting a 71% increase in bed bug related service calls since 2001.  If you are lucky enough to have avoided them up to this point, consider yourself very lucky.  Bed bugs have been [...]