Comments on: Note to Tripadvisor.com: bed bugs can be found in clean hotels too! http://bedbugger.com/2009/02/26/note-to-tripadvisorcom-bed-bugs-can-be-found-in-clean-hotels-too/ 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: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2009/02/26/note-to-tripadvisorcom-bed-bugs-can-be-found-in-clean-hotels-too/comment-page-1/#comment-14934 nobugsonme Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:33:30 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1364#comment-14934 Thanks, bug_girl! Much appreciated. I added the information and photo of the imposter to the post above. Thanks, bug_girl! Much appreciated. I added the information and photo of the imposter to the post above.

]]> By: bug_girl http://bedbugger.com/2009/02/26/note-to-tripadvisorcom-bed-bugs-can-be-found-in-clean-hotels-too/comment-page-1/#comment-14931 bug_girl Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:05:18 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1364#comment-14931 it is indeed the Striped Stink bug. In fact, as someone pointed out: "Note that bed bugs are not only in a separate Family, but in a separate infraorder (family Cimicidae [bed bugs] is in the infraorder Cimicomorpha, family Pentatomidae [stink bugs], including the pictured species, is in the infraorder Pentatomomorpha)." Double wrong :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/bug_girl/3311537160/ it is indeed the Striped Stink bug.

In fact, as someone pointed out:
“Note that bed bugs are not only in a separate Family, but in a separate infraorder (family Cimicidae [bed bugs] is in the infraorder Cimicomorpha, family Pentatomidae [stink bugs], including the pictured species, is in the infraorder Pentatomomorpha).”

Double wrong :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bug_girl/3311537160/

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2009/02/26/note-to-tripadvisorcom-bed-bugs-can-be-found-in-clean-hotels-too/comment-page-1/#comment-14824 nobugsonme Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:36:56 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1364#comment-14824 I guess they did read it. Thanks to Tripadvisor for <a href="http://twitter.com/tripadvisor" rel="nofollow">Tweeting</a> this post. Anything else? I guess they did read it.

Thanks to Tripadvisor for Tweeting this post.

Anything else?

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2009/02/26/note-to-tripadvisorcom-bed-bugs-can-be-found-in-clean-hotels-too/comment-page-1/#comment-14821 nobugsonme Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:34:02 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1364#comment-14821 I also wrote to Tripadvisor about my two concerns with the feature, and invited them to read this post, which I hope they'll do. I also wrote to Tripadvisor about my two concerns with the feature, and invited them to read this post, which I hope they’ll do.

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2009/02/26/note-to-tripadvisorcom-bed-bugs-can-be-found-in-clean-hotels-too/comment-page-1/#comment-14820 nobugsonme Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:29:53 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1364#comment-14820 Thanks, bug_girl! I knew my entomologist readers would be able to help. Once confirmed, I will update the post. Thanks, bug_girl!

I knew my entomologist readers would be able to help. Once confirmed, I will update the post.

]]> By: bug_girl http://bedbugger.com/2009/02/26/note-to-tripadvisorcom-bed-bugs-can-be-found-in-clean-hotels-too/comment-page-1/#comment-14819 bug_girl Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:01:25 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1364#comment-14819 Oh: Striped Stink Bug (Graphosoma lineatum), probably. I'll see if I can get a confirmation on that for you. Oh: Striped Stink Bug (Graphosoma lineatum), probably. I’ll see if I can get a confirmation on that for you.

]]> By: bug_girl http://bedbugger.com/2009/02/26/note-to-tripadvisorcom-bed-bugs-can-be-found-in-clean-hotels-too/comment-page-1/#comment-14818 bug_girl Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:57:47 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1364#comment-14818 Dear Lord. The insects on that banner are plant feeding true bugs (hemiptera). Colossal Taxonomic FAIL. Dear Lord. The insects on that banner are plant feeding true bugs (hemiptera). Colossal Taxonomic FAIL.

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