Notes from the Green Truck

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 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 [...]

My friend recently attended the orientation session for the out-of-state college that her son will be attending this coming fall semester.  Many important topics were covered, including the fact that the college had experienced the pitfalls of bed bug infestations.
The families were given a list of items that each student should bring to college with [...]

It has recently been reported that bed bugs are attacking residents of a motel in Staten Island.  Many of the residents have been placed in the motel by Project Hospitality; who help families and individuals by providing low cost or no cost places to live.
Many of the residents are reporting that they have been bitten [...]

In continuation from last Friday…
Bed bugs are nocturnal and are masters at hiding.  Nothing is off limits to them.  I always pick up the telephone, which is usually on the nightstand, and lightly drop it a few times to see if any bed bugs drop out of the phone.  Check inside of the drawers of [...]

Summertime is in full swing and everyone is booking their summer vacations.  I’m sure the last thing that you ever want to think about when you travel is bed bugs…but you should.  Bed bugs are on the rise and can appear at any place that you visit.  One misconception about bed bug infestations is that [...]

Continuing from Monday…
Because bed bugs are small, they are the masters at hiding.  They only come out at night, so that makes them even harder to spot.  Bed bugs have been known to hide in mattresses and box springs as well as the frames of beds.  They also like to hide in dressers, nightstands, behind [...]