Child Taken Out of School Due to Bed Bugs

Bed bugs‘ bite marks are some of the things that give away their presence. And so, when those were seen on one of Heritage Elementary School’s students, the administration decided to take the child out of the school for the moment. Superintendent of Carter County Schools, Ronnie Dotson, said that the child was at school…

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Mold Gets Free Ride – 40 School Buses Found With Its Presence

Several campuses were recently found to have mold problems, no thanks to this year’s unusually wet summer. And rather than risking the student’s health, many schools decided to just delay their opening or in other cases, transfer the classes. But is mold in school the only thing that parents have to worry about for their…

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Carlisle Library Takes Precautions Against Bed Bugs

If you haven’t heard, bed bugs are now becoming book bugs. Recently, there were several reports of them hanging in libraries. And with the new school year coming in, more of them are expected to show up. Bosler Memorial Library located in Carlisle doesn’t want to get caught off-guard by those crawlies. It implemented a…

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Mold Likely to Delay Pennsylvania School Opening– Could it Be Black Mold?

It wasn’t specified if the mold in Cedarbrook Middle School was black mold. But what’s certain is that it’s affecting the school’s opening. A report from cbslocal said that the mold particularly infested the campus’ 43-year-old building. And now, because of it, the administration is left with two choices – either to delay the school…

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A Lesson on Rental Furniture – Bed Bugs Found in a Couch for Lease

Bed bugs are everywhere these days. They show up in hospitals, hotels, residences and even in unexpected places as offices, stores, theaters and buses. Because of that, you always need to be extra careful not to pick them up. One way to keep those critters away is to not bring second-hand items to your house.…

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Mold in VA Hospital Moves Patients Out

Residences are very prone to mold presence. But they aren’t the only ones susceptible to the fungus’ growth. No thanks to the unusually wet summer, mold infestation has also become a common and big problem in schools. In fact, even in hospitals, it’s causing a disruption just like it did in Martinsburg VA Medical Center.…

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Senior Housing Spends $100, 000 to Kill Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are no bigger than apple seeds. However, their presence could cause you problems larger than any other common house pest could bring, particularly in financial terms. Take, for example, the bed bug case in one senior housing in Martin County in North Carolina. No thanks to those vampire-like pests, its management had to…

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Tick Bite – Possible Cause of NY Teen Death

Ticks are known to carry a number of serious medical conditions. One, in particular, is Lyme disease. However, worse than that, it was also said to cause death. New York teenager Joseph Elone was believed to have died because of the tiny arachnid. Authorities said that he may have been bitten by a tick infected…

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Pizza With a Dead Roach Causes Restaurant Closure

A pizza crust without toppings is not a pizza. However, a cockroach is definitely not one of those ingredients that must be included on the list them. Considering that it brings various health threats, it is one thing that must not even be seen in the kitchen. However, one pizzeria in UK didn’t seem to…

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28 Mold-Infested East Hills Middle School Classrooms Re-Treated

The unusually wet summer made mold a huge concern these past few months. And among those places that it directly affected, besides residences, are campuses. East Hills Middle School is one of those schools that got it bad from mold. 28 of its classrooms were mold-infested with the damages mostly directed to their desks and…

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