Comments on: Stanford: stop those bed bugs! Here’s what you need to do. http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/stanford-stop-those-bed-bugs-heres-what-you-need-to-do/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:36:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/stanford-stop-those-bed-bugs-heres-what-you-need-to-do/#comment-397 nobugsonme Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:38:16 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/stanford-stop-those-bed-bugs-heres-what-you-need-to-do/#comment-397 Hi StanfordProf-- the short answer is, yes they can transmit them. You can get them from sitting on a bus, from a gym locker, a cafe chair, or a desk in a classroom. The good news for you is that the administration at Stanford seems to be taking as much care as possible once students report infestations. They could probably improve in some ways, but their protocol is better than that I've seen described at any other colleges that journalists have covered. The best thing you can do to halt the spread and make sure students come forward is to talk about bed bugs. Learn what you can, and tell students how to look for them. They must no be afraid to report them--waiting is what causes problems. Good luck. Hi StanfordProf– the short answer is, yes they can transmit them. You can get them from sitting on a bus, from a gym locker, a cafe chair, or a desk in a classroom.

The good news for you is that the administration at Stanford seems to be taking as much care as possible once students report infestations. They could probably improve in some ways, but their protocol is better than that I’ve seen described at any other colleges that journalists have covered.

The best thing you can do to halt the spread and make sure students come forward is to talk about bed bugs. Learn what you can, and tell students how to look for them. They must no be afraid to report them–waiting is what causes problems. Good luck.

]]> By: StanfordProf http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/stanford-stop-those-bed-bugs-heres-what-you-need-to-do/#comment-396 StanfordProf Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:46:02 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/stanford-stop-those-bed-bugs-heres-what-you-need-to-do/#comment-396 Can the infested Stanford students (poor things!) transmit the bugs and infest others in the classroom as well as the classroom itself? I imagine they can hide out in backpacks. I work at Stanford and how come this is the first I have heard about this? My sister-in-law in Queens has just been infested (from her mother-in-law's nursing home) and has tranferred the bugs to both of her children before she knew she was infested and they have now transferred the things to their in-laws in New England. This is why I found your site. So Christmas with the family in New York has been cancelled, and now it seems I could get the bugs by just teaching class here at Stanford??? This is a national nightmare! Can the infested Stanford students (poor things!) transmit the bugs and infest others in the classroom as well as the classroom itself? I imagine they can hide out in backpacks. I work at Stanford and how come this is the first I have heard about this?

My sister-in-law in Queens has just been infested (from her mother-in-law’s nursing home) and has tranferred the bugs to both of her children before she knew she was infested and they have now transferred the things to their in-laws in New England. This is why I found your site.

So Christmas with the family in New York has been cancelled, and now it seems I could get the bugs by just teaching class here at Stanford??? This is a national nightmare!

]]> By: deb http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/stanford-stop-those-bed-bugs-heres-what-you-need-to-do/#comment-395 deb Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:56:43 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/07/stanford-stop-those-bed-bugs-heres-what-you-need-to-do/#comment-395 This is just another example of the horror of these bugs....These kids are transporting the bugs into their family homes. The University took too long to act. They are in good hands, Crane Pest Control is an excellent company, but we all know how insidious this bug is. Short of thermapure and Vikane its going to be near to impossible to bring the population to zero. Now the students are going home for the holidays, only to return with bedbugs !! Hate to be a pessimist but experience has taught me that this bug is extremely difficult to eradicate with the pesticides we have to work with. Good Luck Stanford, you're going to need it. This is just another example of the horror of these bugs….These kids are transporting the bugs into their family homes. The University took too long to act. They are in good hands, Crane Pest Control is an excellent company, but we all know how insidious this bug is. Short of thermapure and Vikane its going to be near to impossible to bring the population to zero. Now the students are going home for the holidays, only to return with bedbugs !! Hate to be a pessimist but experience has taught me that this bug is extremely difficult to eradicate with the pesticides we have to work with. Good Luck Stanford, you’re going to need it.

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