If you have twitter and are getting pissed at the growing problem of addressing bed bugs, here is a something for you. Protect-A-Bed has announced that they will be hosting a Q&A session via Twitter, where much of the bed bug problems can be shared and addressed.

Among the people who will be entertaining the event include edBugCentral.com experts, entomologists Rick Cooper and Jeff White, who will be fielding questions and providing immediate feedback to participants during the discussion.

“The number of bed bug mentions on Twitter right now is right in sync with the recent surge in bed bug conversations taking place all across the board in other online communities,” said James Bell, CEO of Protect-A-Bed. “It all adds up to an incredibly troublesome issue and Protect-A-Bed is committed to educating the public on ways to control the problem before it gets even worse.”

The event is slated for Tuesday, June 23 at 2 p.m. EST. By using the hash tag “#PAB” in their tweets, participants’ questions will automatically be added to the queue of questions and answered in the order they are submitted. Participants will also be entered in a random drawing to win one of three prize giveaways, each including a Protect-A-Bed mattress encasement and set of pillow protectors.

This event is not affiliated with Bedzine.

(Source) Press

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If you are in search of a company that customizes pillows then check out Select Comfort. The company recently announced its Pillow[ology] feature, which lets the customer personalize their pillows and pick features related to outer comfort, inner support and pillow protectors.

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Though the bed bugs may not be immediately seen but can wreak havoc in our journey towards safe and sound sleep, we can always look for alternatives. This does not mean you have to use the normal aerosols everyday when you are not lying on your bed. There are solutions called bed bug barriers that can trap and kill these pesky bugs which deprive you of comfortable sleep.

There are various solutions offered by most bed companies. Companies such as Bed Bath and Beyond and Allergy Solutions Inc., have developed programs for this growing issue. Given the right emphasis, these bed bugs may yet be the thing of the past once we start to fight them with the arsenal provided by these bed companies.

“Just a couple of years ago, it was a pest that not many people had seen. Now, virtually every pest control company that we’re in contact with is dealing with regular bedbug incidents,” said Greg Baumann, vice president of Technical Services for the National Pest Management Association.

Because bedbugs are primarily associated with mattresses, some companies are now designing protective products for bedding. London Luxury LLC has just introduced a collection of “bed bug barrier bedding,” mattress and pillow protectors, available through Bed Bath & Beyond.

Allergy Solutions Inc. also sells mattress encasements, as do Protect-A-Bed and National Allergy Supply’s Bedcare line. The Harvard School of Public Health says any encasement that is used for protection from the dust mite is sufficient for much larger bed bugs.

(Source) The Canadian Press

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