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01/11/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Are you living in a bed bug sanctuary city? National pest control numbers reveal cities with worst infestations in 2017

Based on the annual list recently released by Orkin, a U.S.-based pest control company, Baltimore was “the most bedbug-infested city in the U.S. for the second year in a row.” No matter how vigilant homeowners are, experts say that it is impossible to eliminate the pests completely. Bedbugs are on the rise, and they continue to spread in […]

08/23/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Los Angeles homes, schools and workplaces still heavily contaminated with lead

Residents of southeast Los Angeles County in California recently discovered from media reports and public health experts that their homes, schools, and places of work may be contaminated with lead. This may be due to a former battery recycling plant in Vernon that had supposedly spewed toxic chemicals before it stopped its operations. The L.A. County […]

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