How can I, as a home gardener, help the bees? I'm wondering if there are any flowers in particular I should plant to help the bees out. That is a good place to start, because you can really be bee friendly.
As a home gardener, you can do some small, yet important steps to help bees. Fill your garden with plants tha bees like - plants and trees that are rich in pollen. Besides, bees prefer flowers in blue, yellow and blue, purple colors. That is what bees see best and are attracted to.

Bed bugs are tiny little creature that sucks blood off their human prey. Often dismissed as a nuisance, bed bugs are now a serious problem both at home, in the offices and luxury establishments.

Why the infestation? There are two reasons for the increase in the number of bed bugs found in homes and other establishments recently. One of them is the increase in the number travelers and immigrants who stay in motels and unknowingly bring these insects along with them back home.

Unlike the struggling Mets and Knicks, bed bugs have again made headlines in New York City. In 2004, bed bug violations in New York City totaled 377 in 2004, up sharply from only two in 2002 and 16 in 2003. Reports of bed bug infestations continuously come from different parts of the US but those coming from New York are seemingly the most disturbing.