Comments on: Bed bugs taking over Ireland, too http://bedbugger.com/2007/06/19/bed-bugs-taking-over-ireland-too/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:44:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2007/06/19/bed-bugs-taking-over-ireland-too/#comment-3923 nobugsonme Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:35:16 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/06/19/bed-bugs-taking-over-ireland-too/#comment-3923 Hmmm... I hope you're wrong. But it does sound fishy. Hmmm… I hope you’re wrong. But it does sound fishy.

]]> By: hopelessnomo http://bedbugger.com/2007/06/19/bed-bugs-taking-over-ireland-too/#comment-3922 hopelessnomo Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:08:59 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/06/19/bed-bugs-taking-over-ireland-too/#comment-3922 In one of those late-night internet searching sessions some time ago, the kind that's filled with interesting but useless stuff, I came across this in a <a href="http://www.dcu.ie/accommodation/faq.shtml" rel="nofollow">FAQ about campus housing</a> at a Dublin university: <blockquote>Q. Is there anything else I should know? Bed Bugs - Due to the widespread bed bug problem in Ireland and following advice from our Pest Control Company, Campus Residences Limited will treat each apartment every three months. Campus Residences Limited is committed to making every effort to ensure your living environment is maintained to the highest standards. </blockquote> I remember thinking: great, candid, proactive, good job! (I knew little then about preventative treatments being frowned upon.) But then, wow, every 3 months? Later it dawned on me what was wrong with that picture and why they probably <em>have to</em> do it every 3 months, and probably never succeed in eradicating them. In one of those late-night internet searching sessions some time ago, the kind that’s filled with interesting but useless stuff, I came across this in a FAQ about campus housing at a Dublin university:

Q. Is there anything else I should know?
Bed Bugs - Due to the widespread bed bug problem in Ireland and following advice from our Pest Control Company, Campus Residences Limited will treat each apartment every three months. Campus Residences Limited is committed to making every effort to ensure your living environment is maintained to the highest standards.

I remember thinking: great, candid, proactive, good job! (I knew little then about preventative treatments being frowned upon.) But then, wow, every 3 months? Later it dawned on me what was wrong with that picture and why they probably have to do it every 3 months, and probably never succeed in eradicating them.

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