I have used the Climbup Interceptor extensively since it was first produced. I have noted that bed bugs were occasionally found harbouring on the outside of the Interceptor in field use. I did some experimenting with the device in my little lab and found that the Interceptor did indeed have a fair bit of repellency […]

It had been several years since I had read Orwell and perchance I brought a copy of 1984 along on holidays. As someone rather obsessed with bed bugs over the last few years I was surprised to find five references to bed bugs that contained what I considered pretty reasonable understanding of the bed bug. […]

After treating a few thousand suites I have a pretty good idea of what to expect and where the bugs will be located. On one occasion I had the opportunity to treat a blind person’s suite. There were certainly some bed bug presentation commonalities to other suites but this suite also had a fair number […]

My family and I, armed with degrees in International Development and Conflict Resolution, moved to the inner city 13 year ago with the intent of making a difference in the community. Perhaps we would never make a large difference but we would do our part. My university training suggested that poverty and social problems were […]

  Bed bugs are a gregarious bunch and often prefer to stay together in a group. But if a harbourage becomes too full the bugs start moving elsewhere. The typical pattern is the bugs move to an entirely new area nearby. And if the infestation is established enough most of the bugs abandon the earlier […]

Over the years I have recorded bed bug bed bug behaviour on various substrates and apparatuses many times. One thing I always noted was that the foraging behaviour was always quite sedate when I inspected the experiment in the morning but would quickly ramp up with my presence. Therefore I concluded that I was not […]

In my line of work I often use a 10x hand held magnifier to identify newly hatched bed bugs. I don’t often bother magnifying the adult bugs as they are very easy to identify but on one particular occasion I was looking at an adult bed bug stuck to the edge of a glue board. […]

My usual advice is do not visit people who have bed bugs. Rather invite your friend for coffee in a public place. But there are times when you can not avoid going to an infested apartment. What do you do with your jacket, shoes, purse, laptop, etc.? When visiting a home with bed bugs always […]