C. hemipterus, a bed bug species. These pests bite and suck blood while people sleep. Credit: Peter Finch / Getty Images Bed bugs, possessing mouths designed to pierce skin and suck, are exquisite at ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Metro pest control companies say they’ve seen a surge in bed bug infestations during the pandemic. After a 2017 study found bed bugs in the United States developed resistance to ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers explored the public health implications of infestations of bed bugs, such as Cimex lectularius L. and Cimex hemipterus F., ...

You may not know it, but bed bugs are on the winning side of a 20-year counteroffensive, but we might finally have a tool to ...

Urban entomologists have discovered a gene mutation that could contribute to bed bug insecticide resistance. A global infestation of bed bugs after World War II was nearly eradicated in the 1950s with ...

Bed bugs may be developing “thicker” skin to fight against the pesky insecticides that humans use to kill them, according to a new study. If you’ve ever experienced bed bugs you know, this is not good ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 17, 2023) In the past month, Paris, France has witnessed a surge in bed bug populations. From public transportation to hotels, hostels, and movie theatres, bed bugs are ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

Bayer’s Suspend SC is a broad-spectrum insecticide that is labeled for use in all the places bed bugs like to hide, including mattresses, box springs, upholstery, carpet edges and furniture. It is ...

Sixty years ago, we nearly wiped out bed bugs—but they’ve been making a steady comeback, and they’re stronger than ever. Reading time 2 minutes By the 1960s, widespread pesticide use had nearly wiped ...

A global infestation of bed bugs after World War II was nearly eradicated in the 1950s with the use of the pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, a chemical that has since ...