Bed Bugs Overrun New Bedford Bank

As you could easily tell by the high number of reports about them, bed bugs have become even more prevalent these past few years. Now, they are common not just in houses and hotels. They’ve expanded their coverage becoming a familiar yet unpleasant sight in many unexpected places. And this recent news about a New…

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Mold Burdens Ridgeway Rescue Unit with Thousands-Worth of Damages

Mold hit Virginia’s Ridgeway Rescue Squad building. And needless to say, it caused the unit a number of problems, including thousands of expenses for damage repairs. The fungus was discovered last year. According to squad president Darren Lockridge, there were 13 types of it found in the basement, kitchen and other areas of the building.…

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Toughing It Out – Bed Bugs Continue to Infest Snohomish County Work Release Center

The bed bugs at Snohomish County Work Release Center in Washington did not budge. Even after six treatments of steaming and chemical spraying, they continue to plague the place. Several inmates have complained that they keep on getting bed bug bites since summer. On January 21, one of them reported via his lawyer that he…

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Cockroach Takeaway – Roach Found in Curry

Chicken vindaloo makes a great meal. But a cockroach in a bowl of it surely doesn’t make it appealing. Rather, it makes it appalling. And appalled indeed was a customer in Norfolk when he found a roach on his takeaway order of the dish. The incident happened in July of last year. Dalia Spice, located…

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Bed Bugs Hit University of Washington Dorm…Again!

It’s not that they are welcome, but bed bugs have returned to a University of Washington’s dormitory. The tiny critters particularly re-infested the campus’ Haggett Hall. And including their recent comeback, it was already the third time that they showed up in the dorm. It was back in October 2013 when the vampire-like critters first…

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Cockroach Lodged at an Australian Man’s Ear

Cockroaches are more likely to be seen in the kitchen than in any part of the house. However, you should beware as they could also scamper to your bedroom and catch you off guard. And off guard indeed was Hendrik Helmer when a roach decided to lodge in his ear canal in early January. According…

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Spider Buster – Steps to Eliminate Spiders Quick

Spiders come in thousands of species. However, there is just a handful of them that could actually be considered dangerous to human beings. Nevertheless, you still got to get rid of them as they could make your house look unkempt. Besides, not responding to their presence gives them an opportunity to multiply. And with each…

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Book Mold Damaged 600,000 Volumes

An off-campus storage facility of the University of Missouri Libraries was hit by mold. And based on a report, the damage the fungus brought was no joke. Discovered in October, the mold problem in the said underground storage in north Columbia affected some 600,000 books. Good thing though that it did not endanger the public’s…

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Bed Bugs Closed Down St. Mary’s ER

Residences, such as houses and hotels, are very common spots of bed bugs. But besides them, hospitals are also some of their favorite hang outs for the same reason that they got a lot of people going in and out. The recent bed bug case at St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond, Virginia is one proof…

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Cockroach Surprise – Cake Got Man Spitting Live Roach

It could have been a nice moment for Jeff Lawhun and his family when they ate out at one Bucyrus restaurant last week. But a roach just got to show up and ruin everything – in a very gross way, nonetheless. The cake served at the restaurant was discovered to contain a cockroach. And too…

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