Bayer’s Suspend SC is a broad-spectrum insecticide that is labeled for use in all the places bed bugs like to hide, including mattresses, box springs, upholstery ...

Bed bugs have become increasingly resistant to certain classes of synthetic pesticides. Purdue University researchers have uncovered mechanisms that make plant-based essential oils lethal for bed bugs ...

A bed bug infestation. Photo courtesy of Warren Booth. (Copyright 2025 by Virginia Tech - All rights reserved.) BLACKSBURG, Va. – A new Virginia Tech research study ...

A global infestation of bed bugs after World War II was nearly eradicated in the 1950s with the use of the pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, a chemical that has since ...

As you might gather from their name, bed bugs are small, brown, oval bugs that prefer to live in your mattress or near where you sleep. These insects are nocturnal and feed on blood, coming out when ...

For skin irritation, the CDC recommends applying anti-itch cream to the affected areas. To treat the general infestation, contact a pest control company experienced in treating bed bugs to spray ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers explored the public health implications of infestations of bed bugs, such as Cimex lectularius L. and Cimex hemipterus F., ...

The blood-sucking insects now show up in two varieties and are resistant to many pesticides. New eradication strategies include fungal spores and nasty human odors. By Ute Eberle / Knowable Magazine ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Metro pest control ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 17, 2023) In the past month, Paris, France has witnessed a surge in bed bug populations. From public transportation to hotels, hostels, and movie theatres, bed bugs are ...

The number of mutation sites per transcript is shown by circles. (b–g) Mutation sites of candidate resistance genes are shown with different amino acids. “Susceptible” refers to the susceptible strain ...