Comments on: New interview with David Cain and more on the bbalert (TM) system http://bedbugger.com/2009/05/04/new-interview-with-david-cain/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:13:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bed Bug Barrier passive bed bug monitor wins ABC’s “The New Inventors” episode http://bedbugger.com/2009/05/04/new-interview-with-david-cain/comment-page-1/#comment-16250 Bed Bug Barrier passive bed bug monitor wins ABC’s “The New Inventors” episode Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:36:25 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1730#comment-16250 [...] You can read about other currently available bed bug monitors such as the Climbup TM Interceptors — which provide a barrier for bed bugs climbing onto or off of beds — here, or read about David Cain’s soon-to-be-widely-available bbalert monitors — which provide a harborage for bed bugs somewhere on the bed frame itself — here and here. [...] [...] You can read about other currently available bed bug monitors such as the Climbup TM Interceptors — which provide a barrier for bed bugs climbing onto or off of beds — here, or read about David Cain’s soon-to-be-widely-available bbalert monitors — which provide a harborage for bed bugs somewhere on the bed frame itself — here and here. [...]

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2009/05/04/new-interview-with-david-cain/comment-page-1/#comment-15739 nobugsonme Sat, 09 May 2009 05:07:39 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/?p=1730#comment-15739 Added the following: Update (5/8): <a href="http://www.ukpcoforum.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4896.0" rel="nofollow">Here's a review from merlin on the UK PCO forum, from a firm that is field testing the bbalert™ Passive Monitor</a> in a hotel with roughly 800 guests a month. <blockquote>We have been making fortnightly inspections to check on progress and yesterday we had a result. In one room one of the monitors had spotting on the detection skirt, on closer inspection a bug could be seen in the monitor. The monitor was removed and dismantled, inside was a lone gravid female and two clutches of 4 eggs neatly cemented to the fill layer. A very thorough inspection was carried out in the infested room and surrounding areas with no further evidence found. We will be reinspecting again to ensure that no eggs had been laid elsewhere, but early indications suggest that the inoculating population was maintained within the monitor and was removed without chemical intervention. </blockquote> Interestingly, merlin also notes, <blockquote> The 8 groups of guest that used the room since the last inspection have been flagged on the booking system. One group are staying again in a weeks time, after their holiday and arrangements have been made for the increased risk they pose.</blockquote> Added the following:

Update (5/8):

Here’s a review from merlin on the UK PCO forum, from a firm that is field testing the bbalert™ Passive Monitor in a hotel with roughly 800 guests a month.

We have been making fortnightly inspections to check on progress and yesterday we had a result. In one room one of the monitors had spotting on the detection skirt, on closer inspection a bug could be seen in the monitor. The monitor was removed and dismantled, inside was a lone gravid female and two clutches of 4 eggs neatly cemented to the fill layer. A very thorough inspection was carried out in the infested room and surrounding areas with no further evidence found. We will be reinspecting again to ensure that no eggs had been laid elsewhere, but early indications suggest that the inoculating population was maintained within the monitor and was removed without chemical intervention.

Interestingly, merlin also notes,

The 8 groups of guest that used the room since the last inspection have been flagged on the booking system. One group are staying again in a weeks time, after their holiday and arrangements have been made for the increased risk they pose.

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