When moving, we go to great lengths to make sure our belongings arrive in one piece. We individually wrap glasses and plates, we meticulously encase electronics in their original packaging, and we label boxes “fragile” until our Sharpies run out of ink. But two of our most important belongings often...

Excerpted from Mental Floss Getting bed bugs is a nightmare experience, one that’s sure to cost you oodles of time, money, and emotional distress. The bugs are painfully hard to purge from your household, and it’s getting even harder as they become more resistant to common insecticides. Unfortunately, home remedies are often...

Beware of Bed Bug Monsters! - It was a dark and stormy night. The children were tucked in, but sleep had not fallen. For there were monsters afoot. They were sure of it. Eli, the eldest, had heard great tales of creatures who feast on youngsters, preying upon them in...

One of the best things about travel is souvenirs. But while most people love postcards and refrigerator magnets, one thing your DON’T want to bring back home is bed bugs, so one of the most important 1st steps of any vacation is to check your hotel room for bed bugs...

An article on CoastalHealthMatters.com (http://www.coastalhealthmatters.com/content/what-are-you-sleeping-your-sheets-might-be-dangerously-dirty) interviewed Philip M. Tierno Jr., director of clinical microbiology and immunology at New York University’s Langone Medical Center, regarding what’s hiding in people’s sheets. Here are some important points: Sheets and pillowcases should be changed once a week. Most Americans don’t change them for up...