Most bed bug traps and tests can cost $50 or more, but this DIY trap is so simple and cheap that the researchers that came up with it want people to try it themselves. Ideally, it'll catch the ...

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In an unexpected holiday season gift, researchers at Simon Fraser University announced they may have finally cracked the chemical code of bed bugs. In field trials, their blend of bed bug attractant ...

Q. I am getting ready to move into a new apartment, but before I sign the lease, I want to test for bedbugs. I read about a homemade trap using dry ice to generate carbon dioxide. It is my ...

Scientists have taken an Ikea dog bowl, leather dye, surgical tape, yeast and sugar and built a better bed bug trap. Changlu Wang, a Rutgers University entomologist, started to battle Cimex ...

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Right now, there's only one surefire way to know if you've got bed bugs-- and it itches like crazy. By the time you notice the lines of red, itching, burning bites, the bugs could have been ...

Ever you ever curled up in bed, ready for a nice relaxing night’s sleep only to see a pesky bug crawling across the ceiling? The sight of just one bug can turn your hopes for nice relaxing sleep into ...

What has six legs, lives on blood, and strikes fear into the hearts of mattress-owners everywhere? According to the National Pest Management Association, bed bug infestations peak during the summer ...