Bed bugs in Norwood Apartments, Washington D.C., say tenants

by bedbugger on November 18, 2007 · 2 comments

Official Norwood Tenants Blog asks “Would you pay $200k for an apartment with bedbugs, no heat, and no working elevator?”

Tenants of the Norwood Apartments at 1417 N St. NW in Wasington, DC: complain their landlord is neglecting rental apartments with mold and bed bugs, while pitching $200K condo conversions.

(tags: bedbugs landlords tenants DC washingtonDC washington norwood nov2007 2007)

1 Rudolph November 20, 2008 at 10:07 pm: I had an exterminator tell me to put diatomaceous earth in a water solution for effective disbursement. It seems to work really well in a spray bottle. The bottles will clog up some so I bought a few. It dries quickly to a powder which is what you want. I sprayed all the cracks in my bed as well as the beading around the mattress and then a lighter spray on the surface of the mattress.
You can spray it right on your rugs. Here’s a solution from one website
It can be applied as a dry dust, or mixed with water at the rate of 2 oz. per quart and sprayed as a liquid.
ALSO two sided carper tape on your bedlegs will stop them from crawling up. I just used packing tape with the sticky side out.
This kept them at bay for many months. Just discovered a new bite so am treating everything again.