Comments on: Cincinnati city/county combined bed bug task force drafts bed bug plan, not a moment too soon

By: We love Dr. Susan Jones, Entomologist : Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com

We love Dr. Susan Jones, Entomologist : Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:19:02 +0000

[...] Jones is involved with the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Joint Bed Bug Task Force. Code enforcement handles individual complaints, but Jones recommends a centralized master [...]

By: Cincinnati firefighters battling bed bugs in one firehouse after another : Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:03:41 +0000

[...] from getting bed bugs is to make sure everyone gets rid of their bed bug infestations. There is a Cincinnati/Hamilton County Joint Bed Bug Task Force Strategic Plan in the works, which we hope will be making things better in the area soon. New York [...]

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:38:41 +0000

Rebecca,
I just reposted your comment as a post, to give it more attention.

By: Verminators looking for bed bug-infested buildings, homes, facilities : Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:38:02 +0000

[...] Reczek left the following comment here, and I am re-posting it in its entirety, in order to give it more attention: Rebecca Reczek | Sep [...]

By: Rebecca Reczek

Rebecca Reczek — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:05:25 +0000

Regarding New York’s bed bug issue:

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By: Helpless

Helpless — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:31:04 +0000

I don’t agree with that either. This is a city wide issue and aparently HAS BEEN since 2007. I found a link to some PDF document that no longer exists, perhaps they were helping people financially with the bugs? This is the city’s problem more than the landlords. If they are all over the place then it is not the landlords fault or problem. This may not be from the landlord’s neglect to inspect an apartment. The city needs to do something about it, maybe even the federal government. These things are no joke.

If landlords in apartment buildings, or just a landlord with a small duplex has to keep exterminating over and over and over again, and the tenants have to buy new furniture because of something the city won’t take care of, then we are ALL going to hit rock bottom financially. The longer they take to truly get rid of these things, the more they are spreading. Not to mention, if someone has a landlord that isn’t the most dependable, then the chance of them spreading is even greater.

Is there a way to start a petition stating that this is the city’s problem and not the landlord’s?

BTW~I’m not a landlord. I’m just a tenant. And while I want them to exterminate, I still don’t think it’s their fault. Anyone could have brought them in.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:02:21 +0000

After attending the Cincinnati bed bug conference, the only thing that I observed Cincinnati did was to shift the burden of the cost of treatment to the landlord…a matter that may soon be challenged. The other information “shared” at the conference, other than the info provided by Dr. Jones, was lacking in substance. My impression was that the City was more interrested in finding an escape route rather than offering residents a real solution. To quote one of our presidential nominees, “Only words…only words”.

By: Hamilton County Health Department warns residents to beware of Pyemotes itch mites — bitingmites.org

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:55:37 +0000

[...] is also important to remember that Hamilton County and Cincinnati are also suffering from the bed bug epidemic. Remember that itchy spots that appear to be insect bites might also be bed bug bites, as well as [...]

By: A small preview of the Cincinnati/Hamilton County bed bug task force report « New York vs Bed Bugs

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:22:34 +0000

[...] 31, 2008 by Renee Bedbugger recently brought us up to date on the latest news out of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. The city and county have released a draft report of the joint bed bug task [...]