Comments on: KRDO in Colorado Springs: some misleading advice regarding bed bugs http://bedbugger.com/2008/09/11/krdo-in-colorado-springs-some-misleading-advice-regarding-bed-bugs/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:14:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: SANDYRYE http://bedbugger.com/2008/09/11/krdo-in-colorado-springs-some-misleading-advice-regarding-bed-bugs/comment-page-1/#comment-14757 SANDYRYE Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:44:33 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1143#comment-14757 I KNOW OF A MOTEL HERE IN COLO SPRINGS THAT HAD BED BUGS REAL BAD AND THEY TRIED EVERY THING EVEN TERMINEX WHO SAID THEY WOULD NOT SPREAD AND THEY DID .THE OWNERS FINALLY WET TO A PET SUPPLY AND BOUGHT DIATOMACEOUS FOSSIL SHELL POWDER THAT IS ALL NATURAL HARMLESS TO ANIMALS EVEN HUMANS .AFTER USING IT THE BED BUGS CRAWL THROUGH IT AND IT DRIES THEM OUT AND THEY DIE IT WAS VERY TIME CONSUMING BUT NOW 3 MONTHS LATER THEY ARE GONE THANK GOD THEY ARE SO NASTY .NOTHING HAS TO BE THROWN AWAY JUST WASHED I KNOW OF A MOTEL HERE IN COLO SPRINGS THAT HAD BED BUGS REAL BAD AND THEY TRIED EVERY THING EVEN TERMINEX WHO SAID THEY WOULD NOT SPREAD AND THEY DID .THE OWNERS FINALLY WET TO A PET SUPPLY AND BOUGHT DIATOMACEOUS FOSSIL SHELL POWDER THAT IS ALL NATURAL HARMLESS TO ANIMALS EVEN HUMANS .AFTER USING IT THE BED BUGS CRAWL THROUGH IT AND IT DRIES THEM OUT AND THEY DIE IT WAS VERY TIME CONSUMING BUT NOW 3 MONTHS LATER THEY ARE GONE THANK GOD THEY ARE SO NASTY .NOTHING HAS TO BE THROWN AWAY JUST WASHED

]]> By: Christian Hardigree on bed bug legal issues : Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com http://bedbugger.com/2008/09/11/krdo-in-colorado-springs-some-misleading-advice-regarding-bed-bugs/comment-page-1/#comment-13956 Christian Hardigree on bed bug legal issues : Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:28:50 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1143#comment-13956 [...] Hardigree does not discuss the fact that many people simply do not react to bed bug bites.  Jerome Goddard has said the percentage who do not react to bed bug bites may be as high as 70%.  This is an important fact [...] [...] Hardigree does not discuss the fact that many people simply do not react to bed bug bites.  Jerome Goddard has said the percentage who do not react to bed bug bites may be as high as 70%.  This is an important fact [...]

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2008/09/11/krdo-in-colorado-springs-some-misleading-advice-regarding-bed-bugs/comment-page-1/#comment-12174 nobugsonme Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:08:20 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1143#comment-12174 I emailed Tak Landrock, the author of the piece cited above, who <a href="http://www.krdo.com/Global/story.asp?S=8989102" rel="nofollow">has now updated the article</a> on KRDO.com to correct the suggestion that mattresses, pillows, and bedsheets must be discarded in order to get rid of bed bugs (and in fact, such behavior may spread the problem further). The relevant section now reads as follows: <blockquote>Usually an exterminator needs to be brought in and anything the bugs touches needs to be thrown out. This may be the reason why the bed bugs are spreading, people throwing out infested beds and couches, and people picking them up and putting them in their apartments. "Avoid free couches and free mattresses and a lot of the items thrown out at foreclosures or evictions," says Lewis. "If you see anything on the side of the road, stay clear of it." If the bugs are just on your mattress, you can by a plastic cover to put over the mattress instead of throwing it away. According to www.bedbugger.com, a protect-a-bed or mattresssafe product will keep bed bugs in or out. You can also wash the sheets, but it needs to be in hot water above 120 degrees.</blockquote> (The encasements mentioned are not plastic, but it is good to raise awareness that <a href="http://bedbugger.com/encasements/" rel="nofollow">encasements</a> are available which can allow a mattress to continue to be used, rather than going first to the curb and then, in many cases, going on to infested one or more additional homes.) Thanks to Tak Landrock for helping to spread good information to those dealing with bed bugs. I emailed Tak Landrock, the author of the piece cited above, who has now updated the article on KRDO.com to correct the suggestion that mattresses, pillows, and bedsheets must be discarded in order to get rid of bed bugs (and in fact, such behavior may spread the problem further). The relevant section now reads as follows:

Usually an exterminator needs to be brought in and anything the bugs touches needs to be thrown out. This may be the reason why the bed bugs are spreading, people throwing out infested beds and couches, and people picking them up and putting them in their apartments.

“Avoid free couches and free mattresses and a lot of the items thrown out at foreclosures or evictions,” says Lewis. “If you see anything on the side of the road, stay clear of it.”

If the bugs are just on your mattress, you can by a plastic cover to put over the mattress instead of throwing it away. According to http://www.bedbugger.com, a protect-a-bed or mattresssafe product will keep bed bugs in or out.

You can also wash the sheets, but it needs to be in hot water above 120 degrees.

(The encasements mentioned are not plastic, but it is good to raise awareness that encasements are available which can allow a mattress to continue to be used, rather than going first to the curb and then, in many cases, going on to infested one or more additional homes.)

Thanks to Tak Landrock for helping to spread good information to those dealing with bed bugs.

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