Comments on: Boston and bed bugs: Mayor Bloomberg in NYC could learn a thing or two http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:44:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bonnie Friedman’s NYTimes Op Ed on Bed Bugs http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-8097 Bonnie Friedman’s NYTimes Op Ed on Bed Bugs Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:36:55 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-8097 [...] we’ve been saying for ages… SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bonnie Friedman’s NYTimes Op Ed on [...] [...] we’ve been saying for ages… SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Bonnie Friedman’s NYTimes Op Ed on [...]

]]> By: Government money needed to help people pay for treatment | bedbugger http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-3887 Government money needed to help people pay for treatment | bedbugger Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:14:42 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-3887 [...] Boston, surrounding towns, and especially Allston-Brighton, has a serious bed bug epidemic. We’ve covered the ABCDC’s bed bug prevention and treatment efforts before. We think the... It’s just sad that more help is not available. If governments (local, state, federal) and [...] [...] Boston, surrounding towns, and especially Allston-Brighton, has a serious bed bug epidemic. We’ve covered the ABCDC’s bed bug prevention and treatment efforts before. We think the… It’s just sad that more help is not available. If governments (local, state, federal) and [...]

]]> By: And so, it gets worse | bedbugger http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-3718 And so, it gets worse | bedbugger Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:11:41 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-3718 [...] We’re big fans of the ABCDC’s bed bug-fighting attempts (some of which are mentioned here), and we’d be glad to hear about other community organizations that are trying to help people [...] [...] We’re big fans of the ABCDC’s bed bug-fighting attempts (some of which are mentioned here), and we’d be glad to hear about other community organizations that are trying to help people [...]

]]> By: Vancouver community activists urge city to pay for bed bug eradication | bedbugger http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-2034 Vancouver community activists urge city to pay for bed bug eradication | bedbugger Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:22:52 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-2034 [...] stickers on discarded furniture on the busiest moving day of the year in Boston (Sept. 1, 2004). This is described in a previous post. The ABCDC also–via government and corporate funding– arranged grants to pay for [...] [...] stickers on discarded furniture on the busiest moving day of the year in Boston (Sept. 1, 2004). This is described in a previous post. The ABCDC also–via government and corporate funding– arranged grants to pay for [...]

]]> By: jessinchicago http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-826 jessinchicago Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:50:34 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-826 Hey! You guys march, and I'm in, I'm serious. And I'll do anything I can to help. Hey! You guys march, and I’m in, I’m serious. And I’ll do anything I can to help.

]]> By: Bugalina http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-825 Bugalina Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:45:40 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-825 An interesting proverb found online : Mayor Bloomberg take note.... One tiny insect may be enough to destroy a country.(6) (Ancient Arabic) Certainly the bed bug is going to have an extreme adverse effect on the Hotel and Tourism Industry, and the Real Estate economy....how can it not.. and how long before the truth comes out about them being found in schools...office bldgs. etc. etc. etc....... An interesting proverb found online : Mayor Bloomberg take note….

One tiny insect may be enough to destroy a country.(6) (Ancient Arabic)

Certainly the bed bug is going to have an extreme adverse effect on the Hotel and Tourism Industry, and the Real Estate economy….how can it not.. and how long before the truth comes out about them being found in schools…office bldgs. etc. etc. etc…….

]]> By: Bugalina http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-811 Bugalina Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:05:05 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-811 buggedinbrooklyn I am afraid you are right....I think , when warmer weather sets in..we just may have to organize a march on City Hall...demanding answers to bed bug infestation trauma....When the Mayor says...."Oh.I thought it was just a matter of laying down some chemicals"....we must realize that we are not in good hands with this ignorance....Mr. Mayor..It is much more than laying down a few chemicals....it is a living horror !!! It is physically and mentally exhausting...not to speak of financially exhausting....so bugged..stay tuned..Bugalina.. buggedinbrooklyn I am afraid you are right….I think , when warmer weather sets in..we just may have to organize a march on City Hall…demanding answers to bed bug infestation trauma….When the Mayor says….”Oh.I thought it was just a matter of laying down some chemicals”….we must realize that we are not in good hands with this ignorance….Mr. Mayor..It is much more than laying down a few chemicals….it is a living horror !!! It is physically and mentally exhausting…not to speak of financially exhausting….so bugged..stay tuned..Bugalina..

]]> By: buggedinbrooklyn http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-812 buggedinbrooklyn Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:54:01 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-812 ladys, while I agree that calling the mayor, maybe each and every week might help awarness... only a march to city hall will help. we who have been ATTACKED in our homes need to make the public aware that such a financial, and emotional hardship it is realy like... but we maybe even need to show that we sufferers, are not going to stand by and be ridiculed (as in the Village Voice article)...or the Mayor too. ladys, I fear that we are going to have to take steps far worse then we may think before we are taken seriosly. or maybe someone could drop a few bedbugs in the mayors office...after all, it's not like the bugs are a health issue. lol, jk. anyway, I might have my hands full, but if I could help in any way, just ask. buggedinbrooklyn ladys,

while I agree that calling the mayor, maybe each and every week might help awarness…

only a march to city hall will help.

we who have been ATTACKED in our homes need to make the public aware that such a financial, and emotional hardship it is realy like…
but we maybe even need to show that we sufferers, are not going to stand by and be ridiculed (as in the Village Voice article)…or the Mayor too.

ladys, I fear that we are going to have to take steps far worse then we may think before we are taken seriosly.
or maybe someone could drop a few bedbugs in the mayors office…after all, it’s not like the bugs are a health issue. lol, jk.

anyway, I might have my hands full, but if I could help in any way, just ask.

buggedinbrooklyn

]]> By: Bugalina http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-816 Bugalina Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:11:45 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-816 Doug and NBOM....You both raise excellent points..But, by not keeping statistics the government officials can "underplay" the epidemic...which is exactly what they want to do...That is why, we here have to find a way to expose the coverup....Can you imagine that if a person checked into the Waldorf Astoria, or the NYC Marriott or any highpriced hotel, and then found a few roaches crawling in their beds !!! They would FLIP out....BUT....Bed Bugs do not rear their ugly heads....so the hotels can deny this bug epidemic...they know that most unsuspecting guests will wake up with only a few bites...which can remain easily unidentifiable by the ignorant eye...these poor unsuspecting fools will have enjoyed their stay in the hotel, pack up their bags and go home...there they unpack their luggage...out crawls a female adult bed bug and their home in Ohio or Tennessee is well on its way to an infestatation...by the time they realize this...the hotel is Home free ! This is the terrible truth about bed bugs...Yes some people wake up in hotels with bites all over...those are actually the lucky ones because the hotel cannot deny their responsibilty and the guest can sue and hopefully win....So the bed bug denial WORKS for government and big business...That is why we have to keep trying to help people and somehow we have to get people to come out and demand help....these are my sentiments on it...also I think more and more insurance agents are going to start getting calls from their insureds to find out if the catastrophic loses can be covered under there policies....will we see special Bed Bug Insurance coverage being offered ???? I would like to see insurance cover the cost of a bed bug dog inspection, they promote preventative measures, like smoke detectors and house alarms...so why not bed bug sniffers...... Bugalina Doug and NBOM….You both raise excellent points..But, by not keeping statistics the government officials can “underplay” the epidemic…which is exactly what they want to do…That is why, we here have to find a way to expose the coverup….Can you imagine that if a person checked into the Waldorf Astoria, or the NYC Marriott or any highpriced hotel, and then found a few roaches crawling in their beds !!! They would FLIP out….BUT….Bed Bugs do not rear their ugly heads….so the hotels can deny this bug epidemic…they know that most unsuspecting guests will wake up with only a few bites…which can remain easily unidentifiable by the ignorant eye…these poor unsuspecting fools will have enjoyed their stay in the hotel, pack up their bags and go home…there they unpack their luggage…out crawls a female adult bed bug and their home in Ohio or Tennessee is well on its way to an infestatation…by the time they realize this…the hotel is Home free ! This is the terrible truth about bed bugs…Yes some people wake up in hotels with bites all over…those are actually the lucky ones because the hotel cannot deny their responsibilty and the guest can sue and hopefully win….So the bed bug denial WORKS for government and big business…That is why we have to keep trying to help people and somehow we have to get people to come out and demand help….these are my sentiments on it…also I think more and more insurance agents are going to start getting calls from their insureds to find out if the catastrophic loses can be covered under there policies….will we see special Bed Bug Insurance coverage being offered ???? I would like to see insurance cover the cost of a bed bug dog inspection, they promote preventative measures, like smoke detectors and house alarms…so why not bed bug sniffers…… Bugalina

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-819 nobugsonme Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:04:49 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/08/boston-and-bed-bugs-mayor-bloomberg-in-nyc-could-learn-a-thing-or-two/#comment-819 HI Doug, I agree completely. PCOs should have to report every case treated. It would allow the city to map the problem. It would also force people to understand how large it is. I've made the point a number of times that here in NYC, the city's statistics are so woefully under-representing the scale of the bed bug epidemic. Pest Away, a local PCO, told the VIllage Voice last month that it had 100 calls about bed bugs every day. And that 85 of those are legitimate cases, not scares. If they really get that many a day, on average, then that's 22,100 bed bug cases in one year from ONE PCO (granted a popular one). There are hundreds of PCOs in the 5 boros of NYC, and more in surrounding areas that work here. The city had 4600 complaints of which 1195 were actual cases in the year from summer 2005- summer 2006. If Pest Away's statistics were not exaggerated, we have a huge epidemic here. I've suggested in the past that we need a study like the one done in Toronto in 2003, which tracked bed bug cases (with data from PCOs) that year. It's on the CDC website (search for CDC in our search box and you'll find an article linking to it). But mandatory reporting, period, rather than a one-year study, is a much better idea, and you're right too that this is a good idea for a first step. I think citizens have a right to see the data, for example, check the status of buildings. But I have a feeling that won't fly here--landlords have the upper hand. HI Doug,
I agree completely. PCOs should have to report every case treated. It would allow the city to map the problem. It would also force people to understand how large it is.
I’ve made the point a number of times that here in NYC, the city’s statistics are so woefully under-representing the scale of the bed bug epidemic. Pest Away, a local PCO, told the VIllage Voice last month that it had 100 calls about bed bugs every day. And that 85 of those are legitimate cases, not scares. If they really get that many a day, on average, then that’s 22,100 bed bug cases in one year from ONE PCO (granted a popular one). There are hundreds of PCOs in the 5 boros of NYC, and more in surrounding areas that work here. The city had 4600 complaints of which 1195 were actual cases in the year from summer 2005- summer 2006. If Pest Away’s statistics were not exaggerated, we have a huge epidemic here.

I’ve suggested in the past that we need a study like the one done in Toronto in 2003, which tracked bed bug cases (with data from PCOs) that year. It’s on the CDC website (search for CDC in our search box and you’ll find an article linking to it). But mandatory reporting, period, rather than a one-year study, is a much better idea, and you’re right too that this is a good idea for a first step.

I think citizens have a right to see the data, for example, check the status of buildings. But I have a feeling that won’t fly here–landlords have the upper hand.

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