Comments on: bed bugs in Los Angeles http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/13/bed-bugs-in-los-angeles/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:04:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/13/bed-bugs-in-los-angeles/#comment-10892 nobugsonme Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:38:30 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/13/bed-bugs-in-los-angeles/#comment-10892 Hi Andy, It sounds like your professional treatments may be failing because everyone in your building who has bed bugs is not getting coordinated treatment. I would suspect you and this ONE neighbor may nto be the only ones needing treatment. If you have had six treatments and still have bed bugs, your landlord needs to talk to the pest control operator about inspecting all the other units which touch yours or the neighbor's (above, below, and on all sides). They must be carefully inspected, and treated if necessary. And the landlord and pest control company also need to consider the timing of treatments. If they are going back and forth between you and the neighbor, the bottom line is they are not managing this well. And I know so far this is not going well for you, but I would not try and self treat. Spraying something --even if it does work on bed bugs, and I am not sure it does -- will not solve your problem when it is as big as this and scattered in different apartments. You and all the infested neighbors need a good coordinated treatment. Hopefully the landlord will understand that if this is not dealt with properly, it will only get worse and cost him/her more. Hi Andy,

It sounds like your professional treatments may be failing because everyone in your building who has bed bugs is not getting coordinated treatment. I would suspect you and this ONE neighbor may nto be the only ones needing treatment. If you have had six treatments and still have bed bugs, your landlord needs to talk to the pest control operator about inspecting all the other units which touch yours or the neighbor’s (above, below, and on all sides). They must be carefully inspected, and treated if necessary.

And the landlord and pest control company also need to consider the timing of treatments. If they are going back and forth between you and the neighbor, the bottom line is they are not managing this well.

And I know so far this is not going well for you, but I would not try and self treat. Spraying something –even if it does work on bed bugs, and I am not sure it does — will not solve your problem when it is as big as this and scattered in different apartments. You and all the infested neighbors need a good coordinated treatment. Hopefully the landlord will understand that if this is not dealt with properly, it will only get worse and cost him/her more.

]]> By: ANDY http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/13/bed-bugs-in-los-angeles/#comment-10875 ANDY Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:14:12 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/13/bed-bugs-in-los-angeles/#comment-10875 DOES ANYONE KNOW IF REAL KILL KILLS BED BUGS? DOES ANYONE KNOW IF REAL KILL KILLS BED BUGS?

]]> By: ANDY http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/13/bed-bugs-in-los-angeles/#comment-10869 ANDY Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:28:12 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/13/bed-bugs-in-los-angeles/#comment-10869 hello to all.ihave had bed bugs for the past year, ihave had several exterminators come.by on the 5th visit he used cy kick cs.well it worked for me,but not for my poor neighbor across the hall. now she had bed bugs. she had her appt treated.in which they filterd back into my appt. i had 6th treatment done.what should i do if my neighbor has another treatment and they filter back into my apartment can anyone please helpme out?thank you... bugged out hello to all.ihave had bed bugs for the past year, ihave had several exterminators come.by
on the 5th visit he used cy kick cs.well it worked for me,but not for my poor neighbor across the hall. now she had bed bugs. she had her appt treated.in which they filterd back into my appt. i had 6th treatment done.what should i do if my neighbor has another treatment and they filter back into my apartment can anyone please helpme out?thank you… bugged out

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/13/bed-bugs-in-los-angeles/#comment-5195 nobugsonme Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:50:25 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/13/bed-bugs-in-los-angeles/#comment-5195 I think this is not the first good article, but it's the first in a while. (I am partial to the San Francisco Chronicle article, of course, having had the site featured in it in a positive way. And those in the NY Times have been very good.) But yes, this article is a beacon, to be sure. I'm telling you, it's the Michael Potter factor. Does he even know he has groupies?!? I think this is not the first good article, but it’s the first in a while. (I am partial to the San Francisco Chronicle article, of course, having had the site featured in it in a positive way. And those in the NY Times have been very good.)

But yes, this article is a beacon, to be sure. I’m telling you, it’s the Michael Potter factor.

Does he even know he has groupies?!?

]]> By: Bugalina http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/13/bed-bugs-in-los-angeles/#comment-5162 Bugalina Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:05:22 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/13/bed-bugs-in-los-angeles/#comment-5162 CAN YOU HEAR ME JUMPING UP AND DOWN ALL THE WAY FROM LONG ISLAND !!!! YES...Finally a legitimate newspaper with a REAL "slant" on the devastation of bed bugs. We hear have frequently referred to our infestations as "our Katrina" .....To the uneducated ( I refer to bed bug education )...This reference in comparison to storms seems outlandish....fantastical...ridiculous. Why just yesterday, my sister in law who witnessed my "bed bug nervous breakdown" last year, said that a Tempurpedic Bed would prevent bed bugs from being able to set up shop in anyones home. I could not reply...I just sat there and internalized it...because I know she thinks I "overreacted".....A woman who had bbq's at her home all summer long, whose grandchildren do sleepovers every weekend . If bed bugs "hit" her home ( with her tempurpedic) She would have to be rescued. I would be there to throw out the life preserver. So what I am trying to say is that this article VALIDATES me....It speaks to the serious nature of bed bug infestation....Until this epidemic is recognized as serious there are too many people like my sister in law out there.....living in ignorance. Ignorance can be dangerous....journalists please step up and speak out..let others know how serious this is..... CAN YOU HEAR ME JUMPING UP AND DOWN ALL THE WAY FROM LONG ISLAND !!!!
YES…Finally a legitimate newspaper with a REAL “slant” on the devastation of bed bugs.
We hear have frequently referred to our infestations as “our Katrina” …..To the uneducated ( I refer to bed bug education )…This reference in comparison to storms seems outlandish….fantastical…ridiculous. Why just yesterday, my sister in law who witnessed my “bed bug nervous breakdown” last year, said that a Tempurpedic Bed would prevent bed bugs from being able to set up shop in anyones home. I could not reply…I just sat there and internalized it…because I know she thinks I “overreacted”…..A woman who had bbq’s at her home all summer long, whose grandchildren do sleepovers every weekend . If bed bugs “hit” her home ( with her tempurpedic) She would have to be rescued. I would be there to throw out the life preserver. So what I am trying to say is that this article VALIDATES me….It speaks to the serious nature of bed bug infestation….Until this epidemic is recognized as serious there are too many people like my sister in law out there…..living in ignorance. Ignorance can be dangerous….journalists please step up and speak out..let others know how serious this is…..

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