Bed Bug Central Press Room

Richard Cooper	Jeff White
Vice President of Bed Bug Central Research Entomologist, M.S.	Research Entomologist, M.S.

A note from Bed Bug Central President Phil Cooper

Phil Cooper, President - Bed Bug Central - I welcome you to Bed Bug Central, the home to the nation’s most comprehensive website devoted to bed bug information and products for the public.  My brother, Rick Cooper and I created bedbugcentral.com to provide a wealth of resources and products for consumers around the country as well as resources for the pest management industry.  Consumers will find products and can also find pest management firms to help solve bed bug problems through the bedbugFREE section of the site.  I hope you enjoy the site and I would love to hear from you.  Drop me a line and give me your thoughts and suggestions at phil.cooper@bedbugcentral.com.

About Bed Bug Central

Bed Bug Central’s depth begins with Rick Cooper and Jeff White, both with Master of Entomology degrees.  Both Rick and Jeff spend their days working almost exclusively on the bed bug issue.  The website’s wealth of information is a direct result of their daily activities and interactions with the nations leading bed bug experts.  Rick and Jeff interact with the nations leading universities researching bed bugs, top industry professionals and product manufacturers all who lead the fight to solve the bed bug problem.

Rick Cooper, Technical Director of Bed Bug Central, is regarded as one of the leading bed bug experts in the pest control industry.  He recently co-authored a book titled “Bed Bug Handbook: The Complete Guide to Bed Bugs and Their Control,” and he is a highly sought out speaker on bed bugs and other pest management topics.

Manufacturers around the world approach Bed Bug Central everyday with products they would like sold on the website.  The team at Bed Bug Central is very discerning over what is sold.  The team works very hard to only offer products we believe will be successful in the battle against bed bugs.

In addition to providing consumers with the best products available to prevent and manage bed bug problems, the site keeps returning visitors informed of the latest bed bug news and the latest bed bug research.

One of the most frequently visited areas of the site is Bed Bug Central TV, hosted by Jeff White.  Each episode is approximately 5 minutes in length and provides our visitors with a chance to see videos on a wide range of bed bug topics.

In response to the growing need for qualified pest management professionals around the country, Bed Bug Central launched bedbugFREE in January 2009.  Phil Cooper, President of Bed Bug Central,  was instrumental in making bedbugFREE a reality.  “When we launched Bed Bug Central, we did not expect the remarkable number of requests for qualified pest management professionals in their marketplace,” said Phil Cooper.  “In response to this we developed, “bedbugFREE” -- a network of “like minded companies sharing the philosophies of Bed Bug Central."  All companies proceed through a rigorous screening process overseen by Rick Cooper.  Approved companies are then listed as a bedbugFREE on the Bed Bug Central website.