We’re introducing our new series of Friday music videos: Rodent Music. There are a lot of ways to include songs related to this theme, especially this time of year, but we’ll spare you any Alvin and the Chipmunks. We’ll begin this series with Bruce Springsteen’s epic song “Jungleland” from his album Born To Run. Why?
It’s time to come back to the topic of bed bug remedies after a few posts on mattresses and Spider-Man. Have you seen the latest research and news on bed bug solutions or, to put it accurately, a lack of solution? NPR’s headline summed it up nicely in their article, “Buzz Off: Bedbugs Unfazed By Ultrasonic Devices”. A recently
It’s unusual for us to post twice in a day, but we wanted to alert our readers and fans to a New Jersey charity drive. We’re extensively quoting the NJ.com article on the the Township of Union Police Department’s annual “Santa in Blue” toy drive. This year the charity is focused on Hurricane Sandy victims.
Why do we keep writing about Spider-Man? Because there are so many relevant angles to cover! We recently posted about a hypothetical encounter between Spider-Man and Bedbug Man sitting in a bar, courtesy the New Yorker magazine. Did you know that Spider-Man’s publisher, Marvel, also has bed bugs on the brain. In a recent storyline, Spider-Man moved to Brooklyn (from his
Why did it take us so long to include Dire Straits and this obvious song in our series of Insect Music? Without any further delay, here’s a live version of “The Bug.” Watch out – because in New York, bed bugs are On Every Street (click on this link too- it’s well worth the 7 minute
We hope you followed our advice and saw the new Spider-Man movie, which we highlighted in our November 8 blog entry. Maybe you even bought or downloaded a copy during Amazon’s Lightning Sale on Cyber Monday. Now it’s time to to take a step back and enjoy a satire of this hit movie, watch the
For Insect Music Friday we bring you the Beatles! Yes, our Insect Music series was stuck in a ’60s groove for most of the month of November. Specifically, we go to a great cover of one of their best songs. In 2004, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Beatle George Harrison posthumously for his
What should you do if you get bed bugs in your bed? This short video answers that important question!
We’re jumping the gun on our music series this week to help you rock the holiday weekend. We can’t have a series of “bird music” videos without choosing the most requested song in rock’n'roll: Free Bird. Our apologies to the turkeys that are anything but free this week. If you remember, we noted in an
We caught two items that week, that gave us a little pause, and concern that people and cartoon characters are not heeding our warnings that insects really aren’t foods that Americans should consume. Please instead stick with the traditional Thanksgiving favorites. First, did you see The Simpsons on Sunday? If not, then here it goes: