Posts Tagged ‘decorating’

Holiday Lights Can Be Environmentally Friendly

Your Christmas decorations can be environmentally friendly and energy efficient. Christmas is almost here so it is time to put out the Christmas lights and put the home in a festive mood. There are lots of different holiday light options you can choose from. Here are a few ways you can decorate your home and still be green.

The Rise Of Bed Bugs In The USA

Bed bugs are making a massive revival in the West. They were practically wiped out in the Fifties due to the widespread use of DDT, which has subsequently been proscribed. It took them forty to fifty years to recover, but in 1995 they started their comeback. In 2004, there were 82 instances of bed bugs in New York, but only five years later, in 2009, that figure had mushroomed to 10,985.

How To Clear Bed Bugs Out Of Your Clothes

You cannot tell where bed bugs are living; you cannot even guess, just by looking at a building. You could be sitting in a chair in a posh hotel waiting for someone to come down or you could be having tea at a friend’s house and you are equally as likely to pick up a bed bug.