September 5, 2007

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Dont' Let Them Bite (The Morning News)

FAYETTEVILLE Are there bedbugs in Northwest Arkansas?

MyFox Boston | Preventing Bedbugs (FOX 25 Boston)

For the first time since a deadly fire claimed the lives of two local firefighters, the governor visits the fire scene. Governor Deval Patrick is explainin…

Tenants: Landlord trying to push us out (AM New York)

Jackelin Javier pays $877 a month in rent for her two-bedroom apartment on West 150th Street. Just a few blocks away, new condos are selling for upwards of $800,000 each.

7 things you should know about dealing with your landlord (Michigan Daily)

Whether it's leaky faucets, clogged drains, cockroaches or a collapsing roof, everyone who has lived off campus has had trouble with his or her apartment. That doesn't mean you have to buy a monkey wrench yourself. Stephanie Chang, an attorney for Student Legal Services, offers these tips on how to deal with intrusive landlords, avoid losing your security deposit and stave off predatory insects.

No Sheet: New Disposable Cover Keeps Bed Bugs at Bay (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

They're everywhere. The size of only an apple seed, these flat, oval insects that feed on human blood, and live in cracks around beds or furniture have made a comeback. Nearly eradicated since World War II, they're back in droves, infesting homes, hotels, and office buildings in all 50 states.

Area hotels aim to please vacationers, business travelers (Orlando Sentinel)

Rich Maladecki, 53, president of the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association for the past 10 years. He spoke with staff writer Christopher Boyd.

'Don't let the bedbugs bite?' That seems almost impossible for many Americans. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By Adam Voiland For Kyle Anderson, 19, the battle began with a row of welts on his stomach. Soon the Arizona State University student, who was living in a private apartment complex in Tempe, was waking up repeatedly at night to smash anything that moved. His prey? Cimex lectularius, those notorious nocturnal, lentil-size bedbugs that feed on human blood, can travel on anything from luggage to a …

Camp bedbugs exterminated (Fort McMurray Today)

No more bedbugs are biting at a Syncrude campsite after an isolated case of the critters has been fumigated out of existence and no others have been found.

Space invaders: Bugs, literally, crawl out of woodwork during summer (Florida Today)

Cockroaches, termites, fleas, ants and bedbugs are enjoying the summer at least as much as you are, with new invaders arriving all the time.

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