NOBBEL, Inc. Newsletter Vol. 13 October 2018
Headlines * Updates * Blogs * Helpful Hints * Certified Properties
Halloween brings out the ghouls, goblins and ghosts. Scary, yes, but reality can be even scarier. Just ask anyone who has battled bedbugs. Their diet consists of human blood…talk about your vampire nightmares! For this reason, it is important to become familiar with bedbugs, and the signs of bedbug activity. Our site has all of the information you need. Trust us, you don’t want this hitchhiker coming home with you!
For our friends in the hospitality industry, bed bugs are even more frightening. Loss of consumer confidence AND loss of $$ make bedbugs one of the hardest issues currently facing hoteliers. This is why we started NOBBEL, Inc.
NOBBEL, Inc is the National Organization of Bed Bug Education for Lodging. We offer bedbug training, testing and certifications to the lodging industry to help battle online reviews and build consumer confidence. Concerned travelers can book rooms with our certified locations on our website at www.KnowBedBugs.com. Join our growing list of certified properties. See what some of our certified partners are saying.
In this harrowing issue:
- Headlines: The latest SPOOKY bed bug news from across the country
- Certified Property Spotlight: These properties won’t give you the chills!
- A Little Housekeeping: Bed bug tips to help stop the bleeding
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Headlines:
Think Halloween is scary?
- The “collection” in a jar
- Grandma could see “hundreds off eggs” beneath the dust ruffle.
Please come to Boston?
- Recent accounts of bedbugs showing up on Air India and British Airways flights
- Jonathan Boyer of Ecologic Entomology said bedbugs are “nature’s best hitchhikers” and can be found wherever people are.
Patients as prospects
Patients stunned to learn of bedbugs in new dialysis unit
Computer “bugs”
Parents remove kids from Oceanside HS after bedbug scare
- School traced the issue to a student’s Chromebook
Bedbugs & higher education
- Lansing’s Washington Avenue apartments affected
- Student says the treatments aren’t working.
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Where There Are People, There Can Be Bed Bugs:
Hotels aren’t the only place you find bedbugs, as we always remind you! Here are some other places bedbugs can be found:
Libraries:
Bedbugs shut down library branch in Shawnee, Kansas
Oklahoma library takes extra precautions after bedbugs found in building
City Council:
Bedbugs prompt police, fire response at city council meeting in Gary, IN
Schools:
Bath, MI schools taking steps to fight bedbugs
Behind Bars:
Bexar County TX: 64 inmates relocated after bedbugs found in unit
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The Certified Property Spotlight:
The following hotel properties have achieved their NOBBEL certifications. Any guest would feel better about staying in a bed bug certified property, confident that the staff is well-trained, and that the property has a plan!
Is YOUR property NOBBEL certified? Get more information or claim your property here.
Arlington, VA
Platinum Certified
Ocean City, MD
Platinum Certified
Baltimore, MD
Platinum Certified
Hotel Ballast
Wilmington, NC
Platinum Certified
Louisville, KY
Platinum Certified
Guests can click “BOOK THIS HOTEL” on our site to reserve a room. We offer direct links to our certified properties websites, and do so at 0% commissions! Yet another reason to get your property certified today. Ready to get started? Claim your property here, or email us @ info@knowbedbugs.com.
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A Little Housekeeping:
Bedbugs shed their shells as they grow. The shells look just like bedbugs, but are lighter in color and appear hollow. Train your staff to know the difference!
For more hints and updates, sign up for our blog!
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Please share in the education of bed bugs, and not the spread!
– NOBBEL, Inc.
