Comments on: Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008 http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/20/dont-let-the-bed-bugs-bite-act-of-2008/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:20:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kevin Kirby http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/20/dont-let-the-bed-bugs-bite-act-of-2008/#comment-10588 Kevin Kirby Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:39:39 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1001#comment-10588 Unless effective legislation gets passed on the issue of bedbugs, the current procedures (or lack thereof) will only serve to spread the range of these ravenous blood-balloons. To my mind, there is only one solution. A person with bedbugs must be temporarily isolated -- given new clothes, etc. -- for his/her own health and the safety of others. Infested habitations must literally be razed to the ground. Instead, we are seeing unscrupulous hotel owners literally chasing the bedbugs from room to room, while contaminating their rented-out living spaces with ineffective pesticides. Not only do the bugs continue to spreead, but now we have people spreading these pesticides, by contact, in public places. Unless effective legislation gets passed on the issue of bedbugs, the current procedures (or lack thereof) will only serve to spread the range of these ravenous blood-balloons.

To my mind, there is only one solution. A person with bedbugs must be temporarily isolated — given new clothes, etc. — for his/her own health and the safety of others.

Infested habitations must literally be razed to the ground.

Instead, we are seeing unscrupulous hotel owners literally chasing the bedbugs from room to room, while contaminating their rented-out living spaces with ineffective pesticides. Not only do the bugs continue to spreead, but now we have people spreading these pesticides, by contact, in public places.

]]> By: Time for action: support the Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act 2008 currently in the U.S. House of Representatives : Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/20/dont-let-the-bed-bugs-bite-act-of-2008/#comment-10516 Time for action: support the Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act 2008 currently in the U.S. House of Representatives : Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:22:11 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1001#comment-10516 [...] the House of Representatives’ Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008? It would institute a grant program for states to inspect hotel rooms for bed [...] [...] the House of Representatives’ Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008? It would institute a grant program for states to inspect hotel rooms for bed [...]

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/20/dont-let-the-bed-bugs-bite-act-of-2008/#comment-10262 nobugsonme Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:39:25 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1001#comment-10262 A belated thanks, Doug, for the Washington Watch site. I recommend it to others. If you scroll down to the bottom of the site, you can subscribe to an RSS feed for the bill. If you do not know how RSS feeds work, just start a free account at http://google.com/reader/ and then try clicking the RSS feed subscription button for the bill. FYI, you can also subscribe to Bedbugger, Bedbugger's Comments, and the Bedbugger Forum posts, each of those three being a separate feed, and then you will be able to read this and other blogs via the Google Reader page--helpful if you try to keep up with multiple websites and news alerts. A belated thanks, Doug, for the Washington Watch site. I recommend it to others.

If you scroll down to the bottom of the site, you can subscribe to an RSS feed for the bill.

If you do not know how RSS feeds work, just start a free account at http://google.com/reader/ and then try clicking the RSS feed subscription button for the bill.

FYI, you can also subscribe to Bedbugger, Bedbugger’s Comments, and the Bedbugger Forum posts, each of those three being a separate feed, and then you will be able to read this and other blogs via the Google Reader page–helpful if you try to keep up with multiple websites and news alerts.

]]> By: The bed bug times are a’ changin’ : Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/20/dont-let-the-bed-bugs-bite-act-of-2008/#comment-9675 The bed bug times are a’ changin’ : Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com Thu, 22 May 2008 06:48:17 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1001#comment-9675 [...] Earlier this week, there was the bed bug bill in the U.S. Congress. [...] [...] Earlier this week, there was the bed bug bill in the U.S. Congress. [...]

]]> By: fightorflight http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/20/dont-let-the-bed-bugs-bite-act-of-2008/#comment-9674 fightorflight Thu, 22 May 2008 06:44:13 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1001#comment-9674 Okay, I need to get off my butt and start "writing their local, state, and national political officials about their own costly and time-consuming personal struggles with bed bugs." Instead of just preaching to the choir here. Putting it on my To Do list. Okay, I need to get off my butt and start “writing their local, state, and national political officials about their own costly and time-consuming personal struggles with bed bugs.” Instead of just preaching to the choir here.

Putting it on my To Do list.

]]> By: Doug Summers MS http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/20/dont-let-the-bed-bugs-bite-act-of-2008/#comment-9668 Doug Summers MS Wed, 21 May 2008 15:05:50 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1001#comment-9668 This is the first federal legislation to specifically address infestations of bed bugs in public lodging establishments. This will accelerate the creation of state agencies that are tasked with controlling the spread of these invasive parasites. Representative Butterfield and his co-sponsors need our support for this ground breaking bill. You can track the progress of this legislation on sites like WashingtonWatch.com. Here is a link for the bill: http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html We need to call & write our Congressional Representatives and ask them to vote for this legislation that is currently before the House Energy & Commerce Committee. This is the first federal legislation to specifically address infestations of bed bugs in public lodging establishments.

This will accelerate the creation of state agencies that are tasked with controlling the spread of these invasive parasites.

Representative Butterfield and his co-sponsors need our support for this ground breaking bill.

You can track the progress of this legislation on sites like WashingtonWatch.com. Here is a link for the bill:

http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html

We need to call & write our Congressional Representatives and ask them to vote for this legislation that is currently before the House Energy & Commerce Committee.

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/20/dont-let-the-bed-bugs-bite-act-of-2008/#comment-9665 nobugsonme Wed, 21 May 2008 05:20:47 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1001#comment-9665 Hopelessnomo, Thanks for that! I think it is an exciting development. Will it actually get passed _and_ lead to better bed bug control? It's always hard not to be cynical. At minimum, people will be talking about bed bugs and the need to detect and treat them early. More evidence, too, that everyone should be writing their local, state, and national political officials about their own costly and time-consuming personal struggles with bed bugs. Hopelessnomo,
Thanks for that!

I think it is an exciting development.
Will it actually get passed _and_ lead to better bed bug control? It’s always hard not to be cynical.

At minimum, people will be talking about bed bugs and the need to detect and treat them early.

More evidence, too, that everyone should be writing their local, state, and national political officials about their own costly and time-consuming personal struggles with bed bugs.

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