Bed bug life cycles

just wanted to take a minute to remind everyone about bed bugs and their lifecycles in this great illustration. Be sure to remember that bed bugs dont have to feed every night. Bed bugs have the same charachteristics in all stages of their lifecycle, the differ in size and coleration.

Protect a bed mattress and boxspring encasements coming soon!

Protect a bed mattress and boxspring encasements coming soon!
Do you know what lies within your mattress? Bed bugs are parasites that live and breed inside your mattress, and they are resistant to some pesticides. AllerZip® bed bug mattress encasements prevent bed bugs from entering your mattress. Our AllerZip® mattress encasements are more than an allergy encasement; they are bed bug bite proof. for more info visit here

Bed Bug Nightwatch from Biosensory:

The new NightWatch Bedbug Monitor is an innovative new product for pest control operators, tenants and homeowners to use to detect bedbug infestations at the earliest stages.

• Detects bedbug infestations early
• For commercial pest control use
• Provides an early detection mechanism for bedbug outbreaks worldwide
• Anyone can learn to use NightWatch in 5 minutes!

NightWatch is designed to function as a lure and monitor, as it mimics a living, breathing human body — combining CO₂, a proprietary kairomone lure, and a patented thermal lure for a powerful three-pronged attractant and trapping system. When bedbugs approach to feed on what they think is a human, they fall into the pitfall traps made of highly polished material and cannot escape. NightWatch can catch both mature and immature bedbugs, and since the monitor's detection period spans the 7-10 days bedbugs take between meals, it can detect infestations the very first time they try to bite. No other available product or technology detects new infestations so quickly. BioSensory recommends NightWatch Bedbug Monitor as one part of an Integrated Pest Management program (inspection, treatment and monitoring, reinspection).
For more info visit Biosnesory's website here:

Bedbug Sample From Today:

Here is a photo of a bedbug sample we came across today. Sometimes these guys just move to fast to get a good photo. might have to freeze him to slow him down. This sample came in with a bunch of eggs some of which have already hatched making for really really tiny bedbugs. Ill see about getting some more photos up later.

Beware of Used Mattresses

Bed bugs are spread in various ways, a big problem is matrress recycling.  When mattresses are thrown out sometimes they are picked up of the street and recycled into new mattresses. When buying a new mattress be sure its not a recycled mattress because it may contain bed bugs. In New York seeing trucks like this one is not rare. There is a big problem with mattresses being recycled.

Site still under construction:

The Ridyourbedbugs.com store is still under construction. The realistic launch date is looking like October 1st 2009. The store will be your one stop shop for DIY bed bug supplies.We will have a ton of info regarding new products and the latest news regarding everything bedbugs. Subscribe to our blog to get all the updates.