The Everything Guide to Pests -- New York Magazine

The Everything Guide to Pests

The bedbug epidemic keeps getting worse. Mice are migrating indoors for the winter. Rats are getting churned up by construction all over the city. Cockroaches are simply eternal. Still, it is possible to live vermin-free in New York.

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By Melissa Kirsch
Published Nov 12, 2007

(Photo: Catherine Chalmers)

Bedbugs: While pest-control companies get up to speed on treatment options, the proliferation continues.

Cockroaches: Your infestation may be more about your neighbors.

Mice and Rats: Got furry vermin? Blame global warming.

Dirty Jobbers: Meet the expert bug-hunters.

Archive: “Guides”
Articles by Melissa Kirsch
Table of Contents: November 19, 2007 issue of New York | Subscribe!

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