Articles tagged:bed bugs

Posted: Thu Oct 7 1:52 p.m. by Heather Lockwood
EPA launches new online database of bed bug products

In light of a recent increase in bed bugs in Washtenaw County and across the nation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday launched an online, searchable database of registered bed bug products to help consumers dealing with an infestation find an appropriate treatment. The database includes the names of about 300 registered ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 30 6:03 a.m. by Heather Lockwood
Reports of bed bugs on the rise in Washtenaw County; Ann Arbor apartments deal with infestation

Officials with the Washtenaw County Public Health Department say reports of bed bugs in the area are on the rise, due in part to resistant bugs and the increasingly transient lifestyles of humans. At least one apartment complex in the area catering to University of Michigan students treated four apartments in ...

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Posted: Tue Aug 31 10:11 a.m. by Juliana Keeping AnnArbor.com Health & Environment Reporter
Ohio asks EPA to approve banned pesticide to fight bed bugs

AP Photo | Terry Gilliam Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Ohio authorities want the Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously banned pesticide to fight a widespread bed bug infestation in Cincinnati, Columbus and ...

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Posted: Wed Aug 25 8:51 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
Detroit No. 3 on list of most bed-bug-infested cities; New York No. 1

Detroit comes in third on a list of most bed-bug-infested cities compiled by the extermination company Terminix, Reuters reports.

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Posted: Mon Jul 19 12:14 p.m. by Tina Reed
Top 5 things you didn't know about getting bed bugs

It's a subject that seems to elicit collective "ewws" whenever it comes up: Bed bugs. And while it seems like those pesky little buggers are a nuisance of years past, they're cropping up more and more in cities around the U.S. 

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