I was able to go to the Second Greater Boston Bed Bug Conference yesterday, June 13, 2007. The sub-title was “Extermination and Legislation.” There were many people there, maybe 100 or more, from diverse areas such as government, public housing, inspection services, senior services, property managers and exterminators. They even had live […]

by Parakeets
Here’s a powerful tipping point: Bedbugs are mentioned in the newsest Brookstone Catalog! We have finally arrived.
Their featured “NEW” product is a mite-proof mattress cover and in big letters on the top of the print catalog page, the headline reads:
“Mites and […]

I found this website,  a supposed health information website recommending that if you have bedbugs it is good to leave your windows open
… because of the sunlight that will help eradicate the bugs.
Regarding your bed,
Never redo your bed right away. Leave it totally undone as long as possible. Bed bugs will asphyxiate.
Where is this […]

A friend of mine recently said she was told that her building was being treated for “a new kind of roach.” Then she described the treatment–all the tenants would have to put all their things in plastic bags in the center of the room, the treatment was going to be done 3 times over a […]

I’m bedbugged-out, having been reading about them for months. So I had some fun entering the word “bedbug” into this essay generator. Each time you run it, a different essay is generated. It gave me a laugh (and we so need a laugh around this topic)
Essay Generator

by Parakeets
I have bedbugs and I sometimes stay overnight with friends and relatives. What a dilemma! How can I make sure I don’t take bedbugs with me to my host? (Ha ha, that’s a switch. With bedbugs I’m usually referring to MYSELF as the “host.”) Bedbugs are so small, such good […]