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    The Bed Bugs Crisis In Plain English: What It Means To You
    The Bed Bugs Crisis In Plain English: What It Means To You
    The Bed Bugs Crisis In Plain English: What It Means To You
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    The Bed Bugs Crisis In Plain English: What It Means To You

    By Robert Fox

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    Everyone hates bed bugs, even if they've never seen one. The media has convinced us that this is a crisis that will surely kill us all. They're bad all right, but maybe not that bad. In this book, experienced pest management professional and author Robert Fox teaches you everything you need to know about this nasty insect, including how to identify them, how to inspect for them, what you need to know about their habits and biology, even what you need to do until the pest control guy arrives.

    Complete with pictures (some not so nice) the author walks you through what you need to look for when you travel to make sure you don't bring these nasty creatures home with you. If you travel at all, especially internationally, this book can be of immense value.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert Fox
    Release dateOct 11, 2013
    ISBN9781301148578
    The Bed Bugs Crisis In Plain English: What It Means To You
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    Robert Fox

    Graudate of University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with a B.A. in English. I've been there, done that. Project Manager for marketing and web application development projects for many years. Pest Management Professional for some more years, and thorugh it all I've been a closet freelance author/editor, which is now my focus.

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      The Bed Bugs Crisis In Plain English - Robert Fox

      The Bed Bugs Crisis In Plain English

      What It Means To You

      By Robert Fox

      Copyright 2013 Robert M. Fox

      Smashwords eBook Edition

      Smashwords Edition License Notes: Thank you for downloading this free eBook. This work remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied or distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

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      About The Author

      Robert Fox is a seasoned pest control professional and freelance writer/editor from Dallas, Texas with expertise in both residential and commercial pest control. He works regularly with some of the world’s largest and most respected hospitality companies.

      Mr. Fox has received the best pest management training this country has to offer and has many years of experience in bed bug inspection, detection, and remediation.

      In addition to other works, he currently authors an ongoing blog about residential pest control, pestmanagementblog.com. You can contact him directly at rob@pestmanagementblog.com , visit him on Facebook (pestcontrolblog) or follow him on twitter @pestmanagementblog.

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      What’s a Bed Bug?

      The Top 50 Bed Bug Cities

      History of Bed Bugs

      Bed Bug Identification

      Biology and Behavior

      Do You Have Bed Bugs?

      Professional Help

      What Will The Pest Company Do?

      Can You Do It Yourself?

      Prevention and Protection

      Traveler’s Guide

      The Future of Bed Bugs in the U. S.

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      Introduction

      Bed Bugs. Everyone hates them, even if they’ve never seen one. If you pay any attention to the media, (and who can avoid it?), you have heard or read that bed bugs are an epidemic that will surely kill us all. Well, they’re bad all right, but maybe not that bad.

      The resurgence of bed bugs has created significant concern in the pest management industry and in society overall. Controlling this pest is extremely difficult, and total eradication may be nearly impossible.

      This book was written to educate you, the reader, about bed bugs. How do you identify them? How do you know if you’ve been bitten by one (or two!)? How do you protect yourself from ever encountering the nasty little pests in the first place? If you need professional help, who do you go to and what will they do?

      Read on, and you’ll find out.

      I’ve tried to include everything you need to know about Cimex lectularius, the common bed bug. Yes, there are pictures, and no, they’re not always pleasant to look at. But you need to see what bed bugs and bed bug bites look like, so there are pictures included that will help you.

      There are a number of sources for additional information about bed bugs in particular, and pest control in general. One of these is the Pest Management Blog which I moderate. If you have questions about bed bugs, or bugs in general, please visit.

      My hope is that this book will answer some questions about bed bugs and that after reading it you’ll be better educated and feel more confident that you understand the real story - not the exaggerated, over-hyped, and sometimes extra-dramatic media version.

      This is not to say that bed bugs aren’t a problem. They most certainly are. Bed bugs have been historically recorded as human parasites for thousands of years. They were thought to be mostly eradicated in the developed world in the 1940’s, but have made a major resurgence in

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