Bed Bugs Can Transmit Parasite that Causes Chagas Disease
In laboratory experiments, scientists were able to get bed bugs to transmit the Chagas disease parasite -- but it's unknown if that will happen in nature
Researchers Compare Efficacy of “Natural” Bed Bug Pesticides
Concerns over human-insecticide exposure has stimulated the development of alternative bed bug control materials, and many essential oil-based pesticides and detergent insecticides have been developed in recent years. But how […]
Video: Save a Chicken, Feed a Bed Bug
By Richard Levine A few years ago at a meeting of the Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America, I met a graduate student from Virginia Tech named Preston […]
Using Beans to Take on Bed Bugs
For hundreds of years, people have placed kidney bean leaves near their beds and pillows to stop bed bugs from biting them. However, they weren’t quite sure how or why […]