Comments on: Vikane Fumigation Successful in New Jersey

By: chrissyalvarez

chrissyalvarez — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:14:11 +0000

That sounds like a dream come true, NO BEDBUGS!!!!!! These bugs are demons sent from HELL!!!!!!!

By: bugbasher

bugbasher — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:14:27 +0000

Hats off to that LL ! He or she deserves a big handshake.You don’t see many that care for their tenants at all,much less going to such a financial extreme as this. I would vote for this person for president, if they ran.I know that building will only have a vacancy if someone passes away,I know I’d never leave. LL , you should be very proud of yourself.

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By: Another Jersey building goes whole hog for Vikane; but will they follow up with the necessary preventative education? | bedbugger

Tue, 22 May 2007 18:17:54 +0000

[...] I hope other companies will do this when needed. But now comes the real test. As the comments on Jess’s recent post about another Jersey building undergoing the treatment suggested, education is most important–before people get bed bugs, [...]

By: jessinchicago

jessinchicago — Tue, 22 May 2007 01:52:18 +0000

Hey Anon-

Yes, the smartest thing for this property owner to do is educate tenants and work with a PCO to form a prevention/treatment plan for the future. He may have done that already, considering the large amount of money he probably invested in the Vikane treatment. We don’t know what his future plans are, or what he’s chosen to do. All we have is the information in the article.

I think this was probably an unmanageable infestation. We rarely hear PCOs use the term “heavily infested.” It seems they like to keep a good perspective, and when they say “heavy,” it’s probably of proportions we can only imagine (or have nightmares about). I have a feeling it was along the lines of either Vikane or burn the building to the ground, if you know what I mean. Now that the building is bug-free, the property manager and tenants can start from scratch- hopefully with a plan.

By: nyjammin

nyjammin — Tue, 22 May 2007 00:44:10 +0000

Also, what if someone has a guest that brings them in and then that apartment gets bbs. The landlord should be willing to do followups with the tenants and educate the tenants for future infestation control.

By: jessinchicago

jessinchicago — Tue, 22 May 2007 00:15:51 +0000

I know. Scary, right?

I swear, every time I find something positive, you guys KILL IT!!!!!!

*kidding, of course*

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Mon, 21 May 2007 23:38:18 +0000

… except that one new tenant can move in and, boom!

It starts again.

By: Winston O. Buggy

Winston O. Buggy — Mon, 21 May 2007 23:26:06 +0000

Oh man I hate to say this but while Vikane is certainly a usefull tool, it can not be used in a number of cases and after all the expense their is no residual life. So you have to
practice eternal vigilance which I would think after an experience like this most
of the occupants would.

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:07:35 +0000

Hi Anonymous,
I know it is an expensive process, but it would be interested to know how much.

Jess, thanks for the article and commentary!

I hate to say it, but whenever I’ve heard of these situations before, where tenants must spend at least a few nights in other accommodation (in this case a week), I wonder if the alternate accommodation is also treated somehow. In this case it isn’t specified, but often reports of Vikane treatments mention the tenants spending several nights in a local hotel. This may not be the situation here, but I do worry about those hotels and their future guests.