http://bedbugger.com/2007/12/02/nytimes-real-estate-hunt-results-in-bed-bugs-for-second-time-in-12-weeks/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:10:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://bedbugger.com/2007/12/02/nytimes-real-estate-hunt-results-in-bed-bugs-for-second-time-in-12-weeks/#comment-7736 parakeets Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:42:17 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/12/02/nytimes-real-estate-hunt-results-in-bed-bugs-for-second-time-in-12-weeks/#comment-7736 I remember when the American Hotel Management Association said how they didn't think bedbugs couldn't be a real issue in American Hotels based on how few complaints they got from guests about bedbugs ... and I (who have graduated from the College of Bedbug Knowledge here) thought "What guest would ever think of registering a complaint about bedbugs with the American Hotel Management Association. Do guests even know that organization exists, let alone where to contact them?" Travelocity, along with these op-ed columns you mention above and other outlets of personal stories such as blogs, are starting to show the REAL increases in bedbugs that you are talking about. I think once the aggregate pheromone traps become available, hopefully next year, there will be an explosion of bedbug reports. Until bedbugs are considered a health problem, I'm not so sure there will be accurate counts, but if one major city (Cincinnati? Vancouver? Toronto? San Francisco?) were to do a careful count, I'm sure their stats would make other cities sit up and take note. I remember when the American Hotel Management Association said how they didn’t think bedbugs couldn’t be a real issue in American Hotels based on how few complaints they got from guests about bedbugs … and I (who have graduated from the College of Bedbug Knowledge here) thought “What guest would ever think of registering a complaint about bedbugs with the American Hotel Management Association. Do guests even know that organization exists, let alone where to contact them?” Travelocity, along with these op-ed columns you mention above and other outlets of personal stories such as blogs, are starting to show the REAL increases in bedbugs that you are talking about. I think once the aggregate pheromone traps become available, hopefully next year, there will be an explosion of bedbug reports. Until bedbugs are considered a health problem, I’m not so sure there will be accurate counts, but if one major city (Cincinnati? Vancouver? Toronto? San Francisco?) were to do a careful count, I’m sure their stats would make other cities sit up and take note.

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