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Bed Bug Control ~ Bug Busters USA
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Tennessee spider control
Monday, July 5th, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pest control experts said they are currently combating an influx of brown recluse spiders in Middle Tennessee.
Recognized by the violin or fiddle pattern on its back, the spiders are showing up frequently in area homes. Exterminator George Cross said he has received double the calls for brown recluse spiders this year compared to last year.
Cross and others at Arrow Exterminators have been working non-stop following up on calls from homeowners
. It’s possible the May flood forced some spiders out of their comfort zones.
“It’s possible that heavy rain pushed recluses into (homes), and they are just like us. They want a dry place to live,” said Cross.
The brown recluse has a bite that feels like fire and leaves an open wound that can require a skin graft to heal.
The spider’s venom is seldom fatal for a relatively healthy person, but could require a hospital stay. Doctors said the elderly and children can have serious reactions as well.
Exterminators said the brown recluse loves to hide and won’t bite unless bothered. Most times they hide on the insides of pockets and shoes that have been stored for a long time. Cross said the spider loves attics and crawl spaces.
Bug experts said people who like to visit garage and yard sales should be aware that old items could also be home to brown recluse spiders.
A good exterminator can help to slow down or get rid of a major infestation. In the meantime, glue boards can help attract the spiders to determine where they’re nesting in your home.
In some cases, the venom from a brown recluse bite can form lesions on the skin, which are very painful.
Those lesions can become open sores that can take six to eight weeks to heal completely, and the entire recovery after that can take several months or longer.
Bug experts said spiders can be kept at a minimum by lessening clutter as well as storing items in plastic bins instead of cardboard boxes.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38028367/ns/local_news-nashville_tn/
Bedbugs are ninjas
Friday, May 14th, 2010Bed bugs are small wingless insects that feed solely upon the blood of warm-blooded animals. They are sometimes mistaken for ticks or cockroaches. A mature bed bug is oval-bodied, brown to red-brown in color, wingless and flattened top to bottom. Unfed bugs are 1/4 to 3/8 inch long and the upper surface of the body has a crinkled appearance. A bed bug that has recently fed is engorged with blood, dull red in color, and the body is elongated and swollen. Eggs are white and are about 1/25 inch long. Newly hatched bed bugs are nearly colorless or straw-colored. Of the 90 or so species in the family Cimicidae approximately 7 will feed on human blood, but only 2 are commonly found: Cimex lectularius (bed bug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bed bug). However, some species that are bird ectoparasites will bite humans who come into contact with infested bird nests.
Some of the most common ways new bed bug infestations may be introduced include:
•Spending a night (or longer) in an environment which is already infested by bed bugs (hotels, homes, international flights, etc).
•Having someone visit from such an infested environment (bed bugs can be transported in luggage).
•Renting furniture or buying used furniture or bedding.
•Picking up discarded bedding or furniture from a curbside, trash collection point, or dumpster.
Check out health.state.ga.us/pdfs/epi/zvbd/Bed%20Bug%20Handbook.pdf
