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Follow on Google News | Bed Bugs Phoenix Statistics Call Budget Brothers Today 602-253-2495. The treatment for bedbugs is a growing cause of concern. They come out at night and are hard to detect. Since they can often remain unnoticed while breeding an even larger population, it can frustrate those having to battle infestations.
By: Budget Brothers Termite Pest Elimination 82 Number of confirmed infestations in NYC in 2004 4,084 Number of confirmed infestations in NYC in 2009 100 Percentage increase in calls to bedbug exterminators in Houston in 2008-2009 1 in 6 Chances that residents of Cincinnati had a bedbug infestation in 2008 — a few years prior there were no reports in the entire state of Ohio 2 Number of days the New York branch of the Hollister clothing chain was shuttered so that its bedbug infestation could be eradicated 3 Number of weeks Hollister allegedly waited to tackle its bedbug problem after the staff's initial complaints. (Other NYC retailers and media offices that have reportedly suffered infestations include: Victoria's Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, Marie Claire magazine, and FOX News.) 600 Number of bites one woman allegedly received at a New York hotel in 2007 $382,000 Amount a Chicago jury awarded in 2003 to a couple who were besieged by bedbugs in a local motel $8,000-10,000 Average amount a victim could expect to receive in an out-of-court settlement over bedbug infestation, according to one lawyer $50 million Amount that Rep. George Butterfield (D—NC) proposed Congress spend to help tackle America's bedbug problem. Sadly, his "Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008" (its actual name) never became law 80° F Temperature at which bedbugs grow fastest and lay the most eggs 30 Percentage of people who don't feel bedbug bites 550 Number of days an adult bedbug can survive without food End
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