Hi I’m Roscoe the Bed Bug Dog. I’m guest blogging again today! I recently came across this posting on Craig’s List. I’m flattered by the seller’s mention on Craig’s List and the invitation to sleep over on a cozy couch in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Glad the seller has such a comfy, well-maintained, futon but I
Every restaurant wants growing buzz, but not like this! New York’s rodent problems are growing while Health Department inspectors now post grades online and prominently in restaurant windows. Among the most frequent health violations in restaurants are signs of mice and insects. See the news about: •Number 7 restaurant in Brooklyn •Bobo in Greenwich Village
These are three emails from bed bug victims that we received this week: •“I live in a small room with a bathroom. I have had bedbugs twice in this building and they have moved me out of my previous rooms and treated my items with sprays and chemicals. Plus I ended up throwing away many
While the Chinese calendar may state that 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit, in our and many New Yorkers’ experiences, it’s definitely the Year of the Rat! We discussed how rodents are a growing problem in our recent blog post. Strange but true tails tales abound and are growing: the latest: a woman was
This year and especially this summer complaints have grown about New York City’s Rat and Mouse problems. The construction of the 2nd Avenue Subway and lean city budgets just make problems worse. A recent Channel 11 story showed rats taking over NYC Tompkins Square Park where toughened, veteran squirrels are terrified of their distant cousins.
New York State requires landlords to tell new New York City renters if a building has or had bed bug problems in the past year.Bed bug inspection from the leading pest control company, Bell Environmental This law is positive as it requires landlords to be more aware and transparent about problems, makes landlords more likely
A bed bug proof mattress cover is like chicken soup for a cold – it can’t hurt and it can definitely help in resolving, preventing, and detecting bed bug issues. We’ve even read about property managers (and college dorms) buying or requiring bed bug proof mattress covers for their residents. Parents may also want to
Customers often ask why they need to have two treatments to eliminate bed bugs. In our, the pest control industry’s, and the NYC Department of Health’s experiences, it is rare that Bed Bug infestations are eliminated in a single visit. The correct approach is for there to be at least two treatments of affected areas.
Where’s Roscoe? We hope you enjoy our new TV commercial! Bell Environmental’s Roscoe the Bed Bug Dog is famous throughout the New York region for his bed bug inspection work and media appearances. Our new commercial features real New Yorkers asking a Bell Environmental employee “Where’s Roscoe?” – which Bell technicians in our dozens of
NBC4 interviewed Bell Environmental last night about the New York City’s new report of 2011 bed bug statistics. Bed Bug complaints to New York City’s 311 in 2010-11 showed modest growth of 3% from the prior year. New York was lucky- it would’ve been bed bug statistics from the leading bed bug company, Bell Environmentalmuch