Practically speaking, it means the bed bugs may have mutated to produce enzymes that help deactivate the insecticide—or their exoskeletons may have grown thicker to make absorption of the toxin ...

A team of researchers led by Hidemasa Bono of Hiroshima University has sequenced the most complete insecticide-resistant bed bug genome to date and compared it to the genome of an insecticide ...

Recent research has revealed that bed bugs, Cimex lectularius, have evolved a series of sophisticated genetic defenses. These defenses make them almost invincible against the very chemicals that ...

Thousands of Sydney households are being encouraged to make vinegar fly traps and spread salt on their ... aimed at deterring flies and other “bugs” from gathering in and around new food ...

If you find signs of bed bugs, notify management immediately and ask for another room. Make sure your new room isn’t right next to, above or below the room where you know the bed bugs are.

Whoever coined the term "flower power" probably didn't have these bug catchers in mind, but we'd like to pretend otherwise. Like the sticky traps, this one doesn't rely on pesticides; instead ...

Patients, including children, are potentially being exposed to bed bugs as London hospitals faced hundreds of infestations since 2018. Nineteen NHS trusts across London said they had to call in ...

However, more research is needed to fully support the benefits of homemade bug sprays. Not everyone is comfortable using synthetic chemicals and pesticides to ward off bugs. Many people are ...

Landlords in the state will soon be required to alert their tenants of bed bug infestations within 72 hours, according to the law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday. Building owners will need ...