Theresa Braine
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Bedbugged! What not to say to someone who is battling bed bugs
October 27, 2011 - 14:10 PM
When I was going through my possessions during one of my two bed bug infestations, I came across a pile of old letters from a childhood friend. We were still in touch — though electronically, since it was now the 21st century — and these missives comprised vintage high-school-boyfriend archive lore, among other apocryphal teen information.
Read More Bedbugged! 11 signs of a bad exterminator
October 20, 2011 - 14:01 PM
Bedbugged! is a weekly column by journalist and bed bug survivor Theresa Braine. For more, click here.
The first thing you need to do when bed bugs hit, or when you strongly suspect them but can’t find evidence, is call a professional and have your place inspected.
Read More Bedbugged! An imminent cure for the pests?
October 13, 2011 - 14:07 PM
As bed bugs flourish, humans continue to cast about for solutions. At the second annual Bed Bug University North American Summit in Chicago at the end of September, scientists, pest-control specialists and laypeople gathered to share information and to take stock of where we are now in the fight against the marauders.
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Bedbugged! Laws don't kill bed bugs--people do Read More
October 6, 2011 - 15:15 PM
Bedbugged! is a weekly column by journalist and bed bug survivor Theresa Braine. For more, click here.
When the neighbor of a friend of mine found bed bugs in his apartment last year, the friend called me: “When do I start throwing my things out?” she asked.
I told her she didn’t have to, since her apartment didn’t have bed bugs at the time. Nevertheless, a saga ensued.
Bedbugged! Avoiding deadly acts of desperation Read More
September 29, 2011 - 12:45 PM
Bedbugged! is a weekly column by journalist and bed bug survivor Theresa Braine. For more, click here.
Bedbugged! The best advice I can give you
September 22, 2011 - 08:15 AM
Bedbugged! is a weekly column by journalist and bed bug survivor Theresa Braine. For more, click here.
I sat on a panel last week, staring out at a few dozen faces, some of them wearing blank looks. I knew that look: sleep-deprived, slightly panicked, a tad shell-shocked. These were the people who had just discovered that their apartments had bed bugs.
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