by John Bozarjian | Jun 2, 2020 | Bed Bugs, Blog
Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) belong to the Cimicidae family of small parasitic insects that suck blood from humans and other warm-blooded animals. It is often said that bed bugs are capable of surviving indoors for an entire year without collecting blood meals, but...
by John Bozarjian | May 27, 2020 | Bed Bugs, Blog
Bed bugs are one of the very few insect pests that dwell solely indoors, and along with ants, flies and cockroaches, bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are the most commonly controlled insect pests within homes and buildings. Surprisingly, the bed bug is the only insect...
by John Bozarjian | May 22, 2020 | Bed Bugs, Blog
Bed bugs are one of the most abundant and commonly encountered insect pests within homes in all US states, even Alaska. According to a 2018 nationwide survey carried out by officials with the National Pest Management Association, one in five individuals in the US have...
by John Bozarjian | May 18, 2020 | Bed Bugs, Blog
There are numerous small organisms that have evolved to feed on the blood of much larger organisms, as blood contains proteins, lipids and other valuable nutrients that small organisms cannot easily obtain elsewhere. All organisms that feed on the blood of particular...
by John Bozarjian | Apr 9, 2020 | Bed Bugs, Blog
Entrepreneur Gus Carey introduced a mite-killing product to the consumer market over a decade ago, but the product never became a success. Since then, Carey has spent more than 12 million dollars having a new pest control product marketed, researched, and approved by...
by John Bozarjian | Mar 23, 2020 | Bed Bugs, Blog
During the first several decades following the establishment of the pest control industry in the US, insecticides served as the primary method of pest control, but this is no longer the case. When it became clear that the most common insect pests of homes were...