Comments on: the hotel industry lies: bed bugs in hotels as rare as Asian flu (i.e. Bird flu) http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/08/the-hotel-industry-lies-bed-bugs-in-hotels-as-rare-as-asian-flu-ie-bird-flu/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:16:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anonymous http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/08/the-hotel-industry-lies-bed-bugs-in-hotels-as-rare-as-asian-flu-ie-bird-flu/#comment-8031 Anonymous Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:50:12 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/08/the-hotel-industry-lies-bed-bugs-in-hotels-as-rare-as-asian-flu-ie-bird-flu/#comment-8031 Let's hope the Bird Flu remains rarer than the BedBug! It's just sad to see the hygeine angle being repeated ad nauseum. I had that from my local BC Provincial Health Authority as well. They actually laughed at me when I asked if they had a BB policy and said it was like 'lice' and should be dealt with personally. Sheesh! Let’s hope the Bird Flu remains rarer than the BedBug! It’s just sad to see the hygeine angle being repeated ad nauseum. I had that from my local BC Provincial Health Authority as well. They actually laughed at me when I asked if they had a BB policy and said it was like ‘lice’ and should be dealt with personally. Sheesh!

]]> By: jessinchicago http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/08/the-hotel-industry-lies-bed-bugs-in-hotels-as-rare-as-asian-flu-ie-bird-flu/#comment-419 jessinchicago Sun, 10 Dec 2006 03:31:03 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/08/the-hotel-industry-lies-bed-bugs-in-hotels-as-rare-as-asian-flu-ie-bird-flu/#comment-419 Ahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa. Couldn't have said it better. Ahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa. Couldn’t have said it better.

]]> By: bugzinthehood http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/08/the-hotel-industry-lies-bed-bugs-in-hotels-as-rare-as-asian-flu-ie-bird-flu/#comment-418 bugzinthehood Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:42:47 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/08/the-hotel-industry-lies-bed-bugs-in-hotels-as-rare-as-asian-flu-ie-bird-flu/#comment-418 Hey, Dave Wilkening, a/k/a Pinocchio, your nose is creating a bigger target to bite. Did we forget about the itsy-bitsy symposium which took place on September 12, 2006? "The American Hotel & Lodging Association AH&LA Partners With National Pest Management Association To Host An International Bed Bug Symposium at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel in Herndon, Va." Oh, of course, we're only interested in the pure science of how bed bugs behave in laboratories in controlled double-blind studies. It's not like THEY'RE IN EVERY FREAKIN' HOTEL IN AMERICA AND WE BETTER DO SOMETHING FAST OR WE'RE IN DEEP DOO-DOO. Hey, Dave Wilkening, a/k/a Pinocchio, your nose is creating a bigger target to bite.

Did we forget about the itsy-bitsy symposium which took place on September 12, 2006?

“The American Hotel & Lodging Association AH&LA Partners With National Pest Management Association To Host An International Bed Bug Symposium at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel in Herndon, Va.”

Oh, of course, we’re only interested in the pure science of how bed bugs behave in laboratories in controlled double-blind studies. It’s not like THEY’RE IN EVERY FREAKIN’ HOTEL IN AMERICA AND WE BETTER DO SOMETHING FAST OR WE’RE IN DEEP DOO-DOO.

]]> By: Sean http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/08/the-hotel-industry-lies-bed-bugs-in-hotels-as-rare-as-asian-flu-ie-bird-flu/#comment-417 Sean Sat, 09 Dec 2006 14:44:07 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/08/the-hotel-industry-lies-bed-bugs-in-hotels-as-rare-as-asian-flu-ie-bird-flu/#comment-417 That is very interesting considering I attented the International Symposium on Bed bugs hosted bt the AHLA in Washington DC this past September and I can tell you that the numbers were MUCH higher then. Heck this was one of the topics (http://www.hotelmotel.com/hotelmotel/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=385157#) This is from a November article (http://www.hotelmotel.com/hotelmotel/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=385157) "Hotel attendees--those who spoke on and off the record--agreed that it's an issue that has to be addressed, which is what brought them to the event." Meek said that in the past two years, requests for bed bug training visits have increased, which means hotels are taking education seriously. "We get a lot of requests to train housekeeping staffs and educate employees on the signs to look for," he said. "There are some hotel brands that have us provide regular training sessions." Sean Entomologist / Pest Professional www.thebedbugresource.com That is very interesting considering I attented the International Symposium on Bed bugs hosted bt the AHLA in Washington DC this past September and I can tell you that the numbers were MUCH higher then.

Heck this was one of the topics (http://www.hotelmotel.com/hotelmotel/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=385157#)

This is from a November article (http://www.hotelmotel.com/hotelmotel/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=385157)

“Hotel attendees–those who spoke on and off the record–agreed that it’s an issue that has to be addressed, which is what brought them to the event.”

Meek said that in the past two years, requests for bed bug training visits have increased, which means hotels are taking education seriously.

“We get a lot of requests to train housekeeping staffs and educate employees on the signs to look for,” he said. “There are some hotel brands that have us provide regular training sessions.”

Sean
Entomologist / Pest Professional
http://www.thebedbugresource.com

]]> By: deb http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/08/the-hotel-industry-lies-bed-bugs-in-hotels-as-rare-as-asian-flu-ie-bird-flu/#comment-416 deb Sat, 09 Dec 2006 04:46:22 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/12/08/the-hotel-industry-lies-bed-bugs-in-hotels-as-rare-as-asian-flu-ie-bird-flu/#comment-416 Right now, we are experiencing the "denial" stage. They think that if they deny them, they'll go away. Well, that's not so. They are spreading and they are going to get worse until an effective treatment is introduced. What they don't understand is that denial will not stop the spread; it will only serve to help it. Acknowledge these monster bugs and then find an answer for their effective extermination. Education is the first line of defense. Right now, we are experiencing the “denial” stage. They think that if they deny them, they’ll go away. Well, that’s not so. They are spreading and they are going to get worse until an effective treatment is introduced. What they don’t understand is that denial will not stop the spread; it will only serve to help it. Acknowledge these monster bugs and then find an answer for their effective extermination. Education is the first line of defense.

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