Environment

The Original, pre-iPhone 5 “Angry Birds”

By |2023-04-18T19:20:22-05:00September 13th, 2012|bed bugs, Environment, pest control|

Long before there was buzz about Apple’s new iPhone, iPad mini, or any of the apps or games that you could play on these devices (or apps that you can download), Alfred Hitchcock had his own Angry Birds.  If you’ve never seen the movie “The Birds,” there’s a special screening of Hitchcock’s frightfest in theaters

Collector’s Edition – Our 100th Blog Entry! Mosquitoes on NYC’s Upper West Side

By |2023-08-16T09:26:58-05:00September 12th, 2012|bed bugs, Environment, pest control|

We’re proud to post and publish  our 100th entry on Bell-Environmental.com’s blog, where we provide advice on and answers to pest control questions and health issues, share bed bug avoidance tips, comment on pop culture, and provide a little humor and music. As we recently published, the West Nile Virus carried by mosquitoes has been a

Get The Only Two of the 700,000 Apps for the iPhone 5 and iPad Endorsed by Roscoe!

By |2022-12-05T11:24:02-05:00September 12th, 2012|bed bugs, Environment, pest control|

Apple’s CEO announced the new iPhone 5 today.  During his presentation Tim Cook called the device the company’s thinnest, lightest smartphone ever. The phone will run on higher speed LTE networks. The iPhone 5 is made out of glass and aluminum. It has a larger screen that now shows five rows of icons. It looks really

Sorry, Snoring Is Not A Deterrent To Bed Bugs (In Response to The New York Times)

By |2014-12-15T17:04:52-05:00September 10th, 2012|bed bugs, Environment, pest control|

We enjoy reading the The New York Times including its Metropolitan Diary column. The newspaper just published this conversation  as one of its “Tales From The City”: Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, 8:30 a.m. Overheard on the M96: Riding the crosstown bus on a steamy summer morning crowded with freshly showered folk en route to work, I overheard

Insect Music Friday: The Boll Weevil Song

By |2014-12-15T17:04:52-05:00September 7th, 2012|bed bugs, Environment, pest control|

We’re sorry it took us so long to get to this request from one of Roscoe the Bed Bug Dog’s Facebook fans.  Let us tell you a story about a Boll Weevil (which if you didn’t know is a beetle that lives in cotton fields) ….. Here’s the song as Leadbelly’s 1934 blues recording, and Brooke

Mouse-Borne Virus in California Highlights Rodent Threats To Human Health

By |2014-12-15T17:04:52-05:00September 5th, 2012|bed bugs, Environment, pest control|

We’ve long warned that rodents (and the parasites they carry) are not just a nuisance, they pose serious direct health threats, as well as indirect health threats. Rodents carry viruses and other problems that can result in complaints, violations, fines and even litigation. In case you missed it this weekend, the Associated Press reported “Mouse-Borne

Back To School Means Get Educated On Bed Bugs!

By |2014-12-15T17:04:53-05:00September 4th, 2012|bed bugs, Environment, pest control|

It’s Back To School for students, families, teachers, and administrators nationwide! It’s important for schools to be prepared for many things during the 2012-3 school year – not least of which is bed bugs! The government has provided fresh resources for school districts to teach their staff about this widespread epidemic.  We encourage schools, teachers, and

Insect Music Friday: Marty McFly

By |2014-12-15T17:04:53-05:00August 31st, 2012|bed bugs, Environment, pest control|

Did you read our blog post and ask “Who?” and “What?” Twenty seven years ago this August we got home from summer camp and had to catch up on the movies we missed, especially “Back To The Future,” which was the big hit of 1985.  (Spoiler Alert for anyone who hasn’t seen this classic.) At

Mosquitoes & West Nile – Serious if not yet “Bibical Proportions”

By |2014-12-15T17:04:53-05:00August 31st, 2012|bed bugs, Environment, pest control|

Be careful outside this year! West Nile virus cases have reached record levels in the US.  Climate changes causing heat waves and droughts are thought to be among the reasons, with higher temperatures fostering faster reproduction of both the mosquito and the virus.  As Reuters reported: A total of 1,590 cases of West Nile virus, including

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