Why Brooklyn is Infested With Bed Bugs
There is a growing problem here in Brooklyn, one that we are doing are best to solve, although the battle is far from won.
Our battle is against the bed bug.
What make Brooklyn such a great place to raise a growing (and starving) family of bed bugs? In the first place, Brooklyn is a large community of almost two and a half million residents, a larger population than the entire state of Nevada.
Add to this the fact that Brooklyn covers only about 70 square miles, and population density begins working in favor of the bed bugs, as they can spread quickly.
Kings County, New York is where Brooklyn is located, and it is ranked at number seven as the most intensely populated area in the U.
S.
Another factor that makes Brooklyn a hot spot for these pests is that Brooklyn residents are a world traveling group of people.
Nearly 39% of the residents were born in another country, making travel a way of life for many in the community.
Travel to other places increases the risk of bed bug infestation.
Brooklyn has many other pest problems as well.
With a humid climate, due to the influence of the Hudson River as well as the Atlantic Ocean, and hot summers, are the perfect habitat for termites, roaches, wasps and ants just to mention the worst.
While these pests are pretty typical in many places across the Eastern Seaboard, bed bugs are not quite as typical, in fact, many pest control companies in other states have never had to handle an infestation of these pests before.
Brooklyn is a melting pot of many different nationalities and life styles.
Exterminators in Brooklyn can easily go from Brooklyn Heights to Bed Stuy in one day, apparently bed bugs don't care what part of town you live in, they aren't picky.
So don't make the mistake of thinking that just because you live in a nicer area of Brooklyn, like the Heights, you'll be immune from these pests.
Another little fact about bed bugs is that they are very hard to kill.
They can live without eating for up to 12 months, and their eggs can go that long before hatching as well.
Often, a person doesn't realize that they have brought bugs into the apartment until its over run with them, making it that much harder to get rid of them.
They key to getting rid of bed bugs is hiring a professional bed bug exterminator as soon as you suspect (don't wait until no know for sure) that you have a problem.
Our battle is against the bed bug.
What make Brooklyn such a great place to raise a growing (and starving) family of bed bugs? In the first place, Brooklyn is a large community of almost two and a half million residents, a larger population than the entire state of Nevada.
Add to this the fact that Brooklyn covers only about 70 square miles, and population density begins working in favor of the bed bugs, as they can spread quickly.
Kings County, New York is where Brooklyn is located, and it is ranked at number seven as the most intensely populated area in the U.
S.
Another factor that makes Brooklyn a hot spot for these pests is that Brooklyn residents are a world traveling group of people.
Nearly 39% of the residents were born in another country, making travel a way of life for many in the community.
Travel to other places increases the risk of bed bug infestation.
Brooklyn has many other pest problems as well.
With a humid climate, due to the influence of the Hudson River as well as the Atlantic Ocean, and hot summers, are the perfect habitat for termites, roaches, wasps and ants just to mention the worst.
While these pests are pretty typical in many places across the Eastern Seaboard, bed bugs are not quite as typical, in fact, many pest control companies in other states have never had to handle an infestation of these pests before.
Brooklyn is a melting pot of many different nationalities and life styles.
Exterminators in Brooklyn can easily go from Brooklyn Heights to Bed Stuy in one day, apparently bed bugs don't care what part of town you live in, they aren't picky.
So don't make the mistake of thinking that just because you live in a nicer area of Brooklyn, like the Heights, you'll be immune from these pests.
Another little fact about bed bugs is that they are very hard to kill.
They can live without eating for up to 12 months, and their eggs can go that long before hatching as well.
Often, a person doesn't realize that they have brought bugs into the apartment until its over run with them, making it that much harder to get rid of them.
They key to getting rid of bed bugs is hiring a professional bed bug exterminator as soon as you suspect (don't wait until no know for sure) that you have a problem.
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