{"id":14,"date":"2011-01-19T14:08:54","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T19:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/militerriers.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2014-10-15T22:51:45","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T02:51:45","slug":"bed-bug-control-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/militerriers.com\/?page_id=14","title":{"rendered":"Bed Bug Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bed Bug Prevention:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/militerriers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bedbug-rotated.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53 alignright\" title=\"bedbug-rotated\" src=\"http:\/\/militerriers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bedbug-rotated-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militerriers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bedbug-rotated-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/militerriers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bedbug-rotated.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Isolate mattresses that are suspected to be infested<\/li>\n<li>Tend to dirty laundry, never leave out for more than 5 days<\/li>\n<li>Clean carpets by vacuuming at least every 2 weeks<\/li>\n<li>Steam clean items that cannot be washed<\/li>\n<li>Place luggage in hotel bathroom, never on carpets or beds<\/li>\n<li>Inspect pre-owned furniture and clothing for the presence of bed bugs prior to purchasing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bed Bug Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check sheets and mattress for black (blood) spots<\/li>\n<li>Heat treatments in excess of 130\u00ba kills bugs and eggs<\/li>\n<li>Bugs are attracted to human exhalation (C02)<\/li>\n<li>Trained dogs detect presence of bed bugs<\/li>\n<li>Bites are always in multiples<\/li>\n<li>Bugs harbor in cracks and crevices<\/li>\n<li>Bed bugs are typically nocturnal<\/li>\n<li>Humans who are victims of bites may also suffer psychologically<\/li>\n<li>Bugs can infest a home by traveling on clothes, furniture or human visitors<\/li>\n<li>Bedbugs will congregate once they find a suitable environment<\/li>\n<li>A pest control practitioner could take up to an hour to find a bed bug infestation, whereas a trained dog takes only minutes<\/li>\n<li>Increasing resistance to pesticides, an increase in travel abroad, and an increase in furniture bought and sold between households contributes to a rise in bed bug infestations in the United States since 1995<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bed Bug Prevention: Isolate mattresses that are suspected to be infested Tend to dirty laundry, never leave out for more than 5 days Clean carpets by vacuuming at least every 2 weeks Steam clean items that cannot be washed Place luggage in hotel bathroom, never on carpets or beds Inspect pre-owned furniture and clothing for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/militerriers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/militerriers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/militerriers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militerriers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militerriers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/militerriers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":329,"href":"https:\/\/militerriers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/militerriers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}