Blood-sucking bed bugs are a mattress menace and if they infest your bed they can quickly spread to the rest of your house.

Staying alert while thrifting matters because bed bugs can hide in many secondhand items and easily hitchhike home with you. Checking seams, folds, and dark spots helps you spot bed bugs early so you ...

No rodent or bug infestation is fun, but there is one type that may rank as one of the worst — bed bugs. While they are tiny, these insects can cause big problems. While some people don’t react poorly ...

Bed bugs are tiny insects that feed on blood. Their bites cause itchy bumps to emerge on the skin. A person can use bed bug sprays to help control infestations. Share on Pinterest The Environmental ...

It’s not surprising that half-truths and downright magical thinking come into play where bed bugs are concerned. There are few things that make us feel so powerless in our own domain as the specter of ...

Bed bugs are active year-round, but the summer and fall months bring ample opportunity for the tiny pests to hitch rides on vacation luggage as people move across the country via airports and visit ...

Find out why warm bedding can expose bed bugs you didn’t know you had, the signs to look for, and the simple expert-backed ...

Extension Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University Bed bugs are back with a vengeance. After an absence of around 70 years, thanks to ...

As a former claims handler and fraud investigator, Jason Metz has worked on a multitude of complex and multifaceted claims. The insurance industry can be seemingly opaque, and Jason enjoys breaking ...

Homes infested by bed bugs appear to have different bacterial communities - often referred to as microbiomes - than homes without bed bugs, according to a first-of-its-kind study from North Carolina ...

Tesla workers at a gigafactory in South Buffalo, NY, claim the plant is infested with bed bugs — and that management has sprayed the facility with toxic chemicals that are not only ineffective but ...

Under glaring laboratory lights, a research assistant extends his forearm and carefully inverts a mesh-topped container onto ...