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Bed Bug Seat Covers

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:31:08 +0000

In this episode Jeff will discuss the concept of seat covers for bed bugs that are intended to be used in public places such as movie theaters, public transportation vehicles, etc… Shortly after news stories starting airing about bed bugs being found in public places, different manufacturers starting releasing seat covers that you could place over a seat to protect yourself from bed bugs. While this concept has some merit if the cover is made out of a smooth plastic, we have yet to see a cover that takes advantage of this concept. Please keep in mind that no matter how good the seat cover is, it will not be 100% effective at preventing bed bugs from gaining access to you while sitting in a seat. They are only intended to make it more difficult for the bed bug to access you while sitting in that seat. Also, please keep in mind that even though bed bugs are being found in these public places, the chance that you actually encounter a bed bugs in a movie theater, etc… is still very slim. These covers are more intended for people who are extremely concerned about bed bugs in public places and want to take every precaution possible to prevent bringing one home with them.

Bed Bug Protection with BugZip Encasements

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:43:10 +0000

In this episode Jeff will discuss BugZip encasements and the benefit they provide for people who travel. BugZip encasements come in three different types: luggage protectors, garment bags and dresser drawer liners. These are all designed to prevent your personal belongings from becoming infested during your travels. You can protect your belongings by placing them in these encasements while traveling and thus hopefully prevent bed bugs from being brought home with you. Please be aware that this is not 100% guaranteed to prevent bed bugs from being brought home with you but will help you not bring bugs home.

Bed Bug Prevention

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:27:53 +0000

In this episode, Jeff will discuss what bed bug prevention truly means and steps you can take to hopefully prevent bed bugs from infesting your home and items you can consider purchasing that will help in their early detection and quick elimination. Bed bug prevention is a very interesting topic because there really is no true form of bed bug prevention. There isn’t one thing you can do to prevent bed bugs from infesting your home. “Preventing” bed bugs starts with educating yourself about what bed bugs look like, how to avoid bringing them into your home and the signs and symptoms of bed bugs so you can detect their presence in your home as early as possible. Also, you can consider purchasing such items as Protect-A-Bed encasements Climbup Insect Interceptors and the Packtite portable heating unit which could help you detect bed bugs presence as early as possible as well as assist in preventing bed bugs from entering your home and infesting your bed.

Related Links:

Bed Bug Central’s Bed Bugs 101

University of Kentucky’s Bed Bug Page

Protect-A-Bed Encasements

Bed Bug Central’s Travel Products

Bed Bug Central’s Home Products

Flea and Tick Prevention

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:18:15 +0000

In this episode, Jeff will explain how pet flea and tick prevention products work and their effect on bed bugs. There are many different products on the market that can be applied to your pet to help with flea and tick prevention. There have been many questions raised as to how effective these products are against bed bugs and unfortunately there is not any information available about the effectiveness of these products on bed bugs. As any information becomes available, he will provide that information as soon as he can.