Comments on: Bed bugs bite in White Plains, NY public housing

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:08:42 +0000

I completely agree with the argument posted by the author. Coming from someone who is suffering the pains of bedbugs in the housing units, It is expensive and time consuming to have to go through preparations, which include money and time for all the laundry in the house, and to basically turn your house inside out. In the end the same process and heartache will have to be repeated in a couple of weeks after the treatment. I have done everything by the books, I have notified housing twice about the problem and I have prepared both times. I have also lost all my beddings, and mattress because of the problem and have been sleeping in air mattresses since the ordeal began. I am proof that the approach housing is taking is not efficient and a temporary fix for a problem so serious. It is very discouraging to hear that housing points to “personal responsibility” for a problem that is being encountered by many Americans across the country with no avail.Definetly a more agresive and collective aproach needs to be taken by housing and by the mayor since the problem is wide spread through out
White Plains.

By: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Housing Authority vs. Bed Bugs : Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:09:39 +0000

[...] Many public housing agencies (like other landlords) only treat units as residents report them infested, neglecting to inspect adjacent attached units. It’s not surprising that many infestations continue a year or more after the initial treatmen…. [...]

By: James Buggles

James Buggles — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:40:33 +0000

What this blog has made painfully clear over the past year and a half is the incredible lack of knowledge not only among everyday people, but also among those who should know better, especially politicians. Delfino is a competent mayor, but he cares more about business development than the poor. The best way to pique his interest would probably be to explain that the poor can transfer them to his well-heeled constituents.