Comments on: Cincinnati fights bed bugs, declares some success

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:12:04 +0000

Bugging Out,

I think you can do some things to avoid them, but there’s a limit. A lot can be said for learning how to search for them so they can be detected quickly. Educating others on detection and prevention– like the folks at school– may also go a long way.

By: Bugging Out in Cincy

Bugging Out in Cincy — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:14:04 +0000

Yup. I am pretty certain my son picked them up at school. So, if I can manage to get rid of them, I get to look foreward to obsessive rituals of keeping them away?? Stripping down as soon as ds returns from school- putting on “sterile” clothes?
I work in people’s homes, and am temporarily *I hope only temporarily* out of work- my own Mom told me, lovingly, to stay away until they are gone.
Who ever thought I could cry so much over stupid tiny bugs????? They are everywhere in this city.

By: nobugs

nobugs — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:07:12 +0000

Damn, This more recent post is in line with your thoughts here.

By: Damn

Damn — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:58:24 +0000

Well Its December 2008 and bed bugs are everywhere in cincinnati. i have them, they’re on the buses, in businesses, in theaters, in hospitals and even crawling out of the person standing in front of me at the grocery stores coat. its an epidemic and something needs to be done about it. new people get them everyday so whats the ratio to that one? Cincinnati Isn’t Winning Shit! they’re taking over cincinnati, watch what happens in 5 years.

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:59:29 +0000

Paula,

I don’t think you read the “1 in 7″ comment carefully. It’s very confusing, so that’s not your fault. The man cited in the article said, “we are not there yet.” He also did not name the professional who made this prediction (that this 1 in 7 number would be reached by 2008), so I would not put much stock in it.

In other words, it has not happened, yet, anywhere in North America. Far from it.

I am the first person to stress that bed bugs are indeed spreading, but it is important to keep it in perspective. It appears to be far, far less frequent, even in a city like Cincinnati, than 1 in 7.

I would love to know where that number came from, but from what I gather, it was someone’s prediction, and has not come to pass.

Also, look at hopelessnomo’s post from the other day about the rise and fall and rise again of bed bugs in the UK. What we can gather from the few statistics available is that bed bug populations were high in the UK around 1985/6. They do not seem to have stayed high, but appear to have cycled down and up again.

The nightmare scenario–”everyone has bed bugs!” does not seem to have ever been the case (before DDT cleaned them up in the 1950s). And while in present company we might feel that bed bugs are really common, they still are not.

We must keep perspective and not panic. It sounds like your bed bugs are gone and I hope you will find some peace now, much deserved.

By: paulaw0919

paulaw0919 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:52:45 +0000

Saying it’s 1 out of 7 families having bed bugs in that area only..how long before it reaches that number by me? Having a family with small children there is no way to take all the precautions needed when coming home from school, doctors, dentists, other peoples homes unless you totally isolate your family from the outside world. That’s crazy. When the hell is the government going to recognize this and take action.
I’ve always been the cleanest person ever and we had these bugs so badly and spread throughout our home, that after 6 treatments we ended up Vikaning the house and vehicles. I have in the past before I knew we were infested have had family and friends here, exchanged baby clothes etc. How am I supposed to take my three toddlers to a friends house now when after all the stuff we had exchanged over time, she probably has the damn bugs. I’ve explained but she doesn’t want to hear about it.
I guess she’ll be calling when her infestation gets so large that it becomes noticeable.
All I can say is that I was never a clutter person, clean as ever, had a beautifully decorated home. Now after a bed bug infestation we have almost no furniture or anything in the house, kids barely any toys, very little clothing and after adding up expenses and losses due to this event we are in the whole $35,000. This is for a single family home mind you. Yes this was truly a catastrophic experience for us. If it were just me and my husband we would most likely have some sort of new living room and family room furnishings by now. But with small children starting school soon I would die if we had to rid another costly set due to re infestation in 6 months.
There’s families still suffering from the floods years ago, what makes me think that something will be done about this epidemic any time soon. Here’s to praying.