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We don’t normally recommend PCOs outright, but in London, I would call David Cain of http:://bed-bugs.co.uk

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I’m sorry I didn’t read posts on this subject earlier and your reference to your poster. It’s a nice poster (from what I can see of the thumbnails), but I would pay more attention to the nymphal stages since these are small, esp. the first instar, and are easily overlooked by the homeowner or custodial staff. Obviously the egg stage is another that is often overlooked. There may be more immature stages than adult stages in an infested area or people may find more immatures but have a search image of a red/brown 1/4 inch long insect and therefore overlook tiny, pale-colored ones. The smallest have to be be differentiated from booklice that could be collected from the suspected apt, room, home or workplace.

You can also use the search box there to look for NYC PCO in the forums.
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I am sorry for your bed bugs and for their bad timing.

Here’s the deal: they multiply exponentially. We don’t know how many bed bugs you have, and you probably don’t either. They are hard to see so seeing any at all is a bad sign.

While it is seriously inconvenient to deal with them now, you must do it. There are probably some people whose line of work is to spray for pests, and you need to find one. The good news is that many countries have less stringent pesticide laws than the US–your pest control people may have an easier time of it than the rest of us. Ask them about prep. Some PCOs outside North America and parts of Europe may not be into that side of things. But they likely have an approach that works for them.

If a comforter is infested it can be hard to kill bed bugs even with a dryer or with dry cleaning. That might be a loss. But you should be able to wash your clothing as hot as possible and dry it (preferably not in your home). All you can do is what you can do, but there is evidence that the hot wash alone will do a lot for clothing and sheets. Again, pillows, comforters, anything thick may be a problem.

If the clinic beds are infested, this must be dealt with. I cannot imagine a health facility not making a serious effort to get rid of bed bugs.

If the clinic has trouble eliminating them, there are still steps you can take to minimize bringing them home again and again (read the travel faqs–FAQs button in top menu–and come to the forums if you have further questions–Forums button on top right sidebar).

In my opinion, though, doing nothing is not an option.

Also have the same problem as some others here as I am living in a foreign country and don’t have access to many products, and i don’t have a drier either….so can washing on 90*C work for washing sheets and comforters, without the drying? And I have another problem…the reason I got them I am pretty sure…is that I am required to do night shifts at my school’s clinic, and I strongly suspect the beds there are infested…and knowing my school they will not bother to do anything about it, so I will probably just wind up bringing them home again right?