Mothballs have a deep history of being used for pest management and prevention. As their name suggests, they are widely used to prevent damage from moths such as clothes moths. They are small balls of chemical pesticide and deodorant, which people have also claimed to help with snakes, bats, rodents, silverfish, and bed bugs. Many […]
Why Mattress Encasements Aren’t The Solution To Your Bed Bug Problem
A mattress encasement is essentially a plastic bag that that wraps around your bed and seals it off from its surrounding environment. It curtails the spread of bed bugs by suffocating the ones that live directly on your bed. Additionally, they can be used as a line of defense to prevent bed bugs from making your […]
Busting Old Wives’ Tales: DIY Bed Bug Home Remedies
Bed Bugs have been terrorizing homeowners and businesses for decades. When people talk about bed bugs they get really weirded out especially considering that these vampires suck your blood. As a result of the panic around bed bugs many myths have promulgated over time. NashvilleBedBugs is here to debunk these myths and help guide you […]
Can You Get A Fine For Having Bed Bugs?
A Senior Assisted Living facility in California gets fined $15,000 and causes the resignation of one of its owners due to a severe infestation of bed bugs. There were over 4000 bed bugs in a 20 room facility. Unfortunately the infestation was left untreated for months causing the problem to be exasperated. A local exterminator […]
Moving to a New Home or an Apartment? How to Stay Bed Bug Free
On average a family will move every 6 months to a year. That is one of the things you want to leave behind. See the tips below to stay bed bug free throughout your move: Is your moving company bed bug free. Nothing is worse than to know you are bed bug free at your […]