NEW YORK — With the busy holiday travel season upon us, NBC’s “Today Show” dedicated a news segment on an unwelcome travel companion – bed bugs. Last Tuesday’s “Today Show” included a 5-minute story on the re-emergence of bed bugs.
The program included interviews with Gail Getty, entomology professor at UC-Berkeley, and a pair of bed bug experts from Orkin – Technical Director Frank Meek and Branch Manager Pat Wicker.
Meek discussed some of the more obvious areas where bed bugs are a concern – places like hotels and apartments – as we well as not-so obvious locations (e.g., airlines, cruises and movie theaters). Wicker stressed the importance of homeowners calling a professional because they have the proper knowledge, methods and materials.
In the “Today Show” studio was a mattress with (dead) bed bugs. Getty pointed out all the areas of a mattress that people should inspect. She too, re-iterated how crucial it is for homeowners to use a professional and noted that the main reason bed bug treatments fail is customers not following the advice given by their pest management professional.
CLICK HERE to view the “Today Show” bed bug segment.
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