NJ Based Richard Cooper, Leading Bed Bug Expert, to be Featured On NBC Dateline Sunday April 20

NJ Based Richard Cooper, Leading Bed Bug Expert, to be Featured On NBC Dateline Sunday April 20

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally recognized bed bug expert Richard Cooper (http://prnews2.cooperpest.com/press.asp) will be featured on a segment Sunday April 20, 2008 on Dateline NBC, "Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite" (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11823244).

Cooper, owner of NJ-based Cooper Pest Solutions (http://www.cooperpest.com/) and Bedbugcentral.com (http://www.bedbugcentral.com/) was selected by NBC to help in the production of the piece surrounding reconditioned mattresses in conjunction with bed bugs.

Cooper was one of the first entomologists to predict the exponential spread of bed bugs in 2003. Since that time, bed bugs have spread throughout the US and are a growing problem.

As the problem with bed bugs has increased so has research in the academic community along with an increased number of products designed to prevent and detect bed bugs. Cooper was also involved in the development of the leading mattress encasement for bed bugs produced by Protect-A-Bed (http://www.protectabed.com/). Encasements allow individuals affected by bed bugs from throwing away their mattresses and box springs as well as serving as an early detection method. This past August, Cooper presented new research regarding mattress encasements and the differences between the encasements on the market to the National Entomological Society of America (http://www.entsoc.org/index.htm) in San Diego, CA.

Cooper is also co-author of the leading publication on bed bugs, "Bed Bug Handbook-The Complete Guide to Bed Bugs and their Control" (https://secure.netsolhost.com/techletter.com/bedbugalert.html) and played a significant role in the creation of, "The Complete Guide to Traveling Bed Bug Free" (http://www.bedbugcentral.com/bed-bug-travel-guide) a guide that helps vacationers and business travelers avoid bringing bed bugs back into their dwellings.

The Dateline piece also includes Jeff White, (http://www.cooperpest.com/press.asp) Cooper Pest's bed bug research entomologist. White continually evaluating new methods and technologies in the battle against bed bugs. White worked extensively in the spring of 2007 with canine scent detection of bed bugs. The Dateline piece features a canine scent beagle from J&K Canine Academy (http://www.jkk9.com/main_about.html). J&K worked with White on his research and is a leading supplier of bed bug sniffing dogs to the pest management industry.

Philip Cooper, (http://www.cooperpest.com/press.asp) President of Cooper Pest (http://www.cooperpest.com/) and Bedbugcentral.com (http://www.bedbugcentral.com/) expressed his pleasure with the Dateline piece, "We are pleased that NBC and Dateline are bringing the issue of bed bugs and reconditioned mattresses to the forefront of the public's attention. This pest continues to grow as a problem Nationwide and the New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia corridor is a hot bed for bed bug activity. Public awareness of this pest is the first step to preventing infestations."

Cooper Pest Solutions, located in Lawrenceville, NJ, is regarded as one of the premier pest management companies in the United States. Cooper Pest Solutions is a 2nd generation run family business. Bedbugcentral.com, a division of Cooper Pest is home to the nation's most comprehensive website devoted to bed bug information and products for the public. More information can be obtained at www.cooperpest.com and www.bedbugcentral.com.

Source: Cooper Pest Solutions

CONTACT: Phillip Cooper, President & Media Relations, +1-609-799-1300
ext. 3021, Cell +1-609-947-4503, phil.cooper@cooperpest.com

Web site: http://www.bedbugcentral.com/
http://www.cooperpest.com/

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