Comments on: Guest post: Can information spread faster than bed bugs?

By: Geoffrey Day

Geoffrey Day — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:32:48 +0000

Bed Bug Warriors,

Please restrict your comments here to topics about using information to fight the bedbug war.

Sincerely and Thanks,

Geof Day

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:12:47 +0000

Marie, please copy your comment and post it in the forums instead:

http://bedbugger.com/forums/

We have lots of people willing to give feedback, but it’s best to keep those conversations in one place. You’ll get more advice there.

By: Bugalina

Bugalina — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:36:12 +0000

We have an FAQ on the Blog….you have to read it…You cannot just take your stuff out of a bed bug infested apt.. Everything has to be thoroughly , inspected..and even then, there are no guarantees. Bed Bugs hide in screwheads and the smallest cracks possible. Its always better to stay in the place until it is bed bug free. Or pack all your things up ( in tightly sealed plasic bins ) and store them for 18 months to be positively certain. There are a few more options but they are expensive. Items like glasses and dishes can be readily seen, but you have to be careful as to what you are packing them with, and in what, as the packing material, or container, if left on a counter overnite or in a drawer, could be infested ) READ our FAQ’s and then ask questions….So sorry for your experience. Bugalina

By: marie in San Francisco

marie in San Francisco — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:50:46 +0000

I moved into this apartment in June 2006. Learned there was a problem, I made the manangement treat, still I got bites-small relative to what I see on Caitlin, but persistent. So I hired another PCP to come and treat. Better, but still bites. I am now able to move the hell out of here. What to take? Dishes, Computers, SEWING MACHINES, clothes??????????

By: Bugalina

Bugalina — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:30:43 +0000

Another point….What happened to the Coney Island Police Station that was totally infested..NO follow up !! And, what about the Ralph Lauren Design Studios on Madison Ave., that were infested ..NO follow up ! Where are the investigative reporters when we need them !

By: Bugalina

Bugalina — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:00:20 +0000

Geoff, in the entertainment industry there is an expression that goes – there is no such thing as bad publicity – I want to apply this to bed bugs…the most important action we must undertake , in order to get attention, is to get the word out….the more people who know, the closer we get to larger numbers of outraged citizens….I know that some people do not agree but I think it is an outrage that this bug has been allowed to “silently” infest peoples homes. We have to break this silence. And, we should be questioning why there is such silence !! Could it be because they are perceived as such a big problem for the economy that people in the Tourisim and Real Estate Industries are doing whatever they can to keep it out of the public arena…How would people who take cruises like to know that the ships have major bed bug infestations, How would people who check into well-heeled Hotels like to know that there are high odds that bed bugs are lurking in the beds, How would people like to know that they could be renting or purchasing a bed bug infested dwelling !! How would people feel that when they paid 9 dollars to buy a movie theatre ticket that its possible a bed bug could be just waiting to go home with them !!!!
But the most well-kept secret of all is that they are so very difficult to exterminate, and that they ARE communicable. I have never visited someone’s home or apt. and had thoughts about transporting a cockroach home with me…..NOT SO with BED BUGS….I have never gone into a restaurant and hung my coat up on a coat rack and thought ” Oh I’d better not do that because a bug could come home with me”…I think this way now, Bed Bugs are very , ruinous and must be exposed for what they are !…..So let us question the silence….its there for a reason..Bugalina