Notes from the Green Truck

Bed bug infestations are reaching epidemic levels in the U.S., increasing the risk that Bergen County travelers will encounter bed bugs during summer travels. Taking precautions when you travel can reduce your risk of infecting your northern New Jersey home with bed bugs; however, these tiny hitchhikers can be hard to detect and may infect [...]

Bed bug infestations are a serious problem in northern New Jersey and are reaching record levels across the United States. As Bergen County residents leave home this summer for graduations, vacations and family reunions, savvy travelers will take precautions to avoid bringing bed bugs home.
In our last post, we described how to check a hotel [...]

Blood-sucking bed bugs are a serious problem in Bergen, Morris, Passaic and Hudson counties in northern New Jersey. Bed bug infestations in northern New Jersey apartments, condos, homes and schools have become so prolific that the New Jersey Assembly this week passed ground-breaking bed bug legislation that would make landlords responsible for bed bug extermination. [...]

Bed bugs were found in two Hamilton, New Jersey elementary schools last month causing fear and consternation in the community. The growing prevalence of bed bugs in America has led to increased reports of students bringing bed bugs to school from which they can quickly spread through both the school and community. Bed bug infestations [...]

Bed bugs have become a serious problem for the hospitality industry. Since their resurgence as a public health nuisance over the five years, many hotels and resorts have hired pest control professionals to conduct regular bed bug inspections. However, as we mentioned in our last post, because bed bugs arrive in the luggage of their [...]

Retailers are showcasing their resort wear, students are studying hard for finals and New Jersey families are planning spring break vacations. In addition to remembering the sunscreen and flip flops, families might want to pack a small flashlight and a box of heavy-duty plastic trash bags in their luggage. Bed bugs have become a problem in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]