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By nobugsonme on Mar 10, 2008 in Joe Fiorito, Paula Fletcher, Toronto Public Health, bed bug statistics, bed bugs, bed bugs and health, bedbugs, canada, disabled, dr. david mckeown, elderly, homeless, low-income, new york and bed bugs, nyc, ontario, public health, shelters, statistics on bed bugs, toronto, toronto board of health, toronto medical officer of health | 12 Comments
A bit of background:
Toronto has had a serious bed bug problem for some time, just like New York, London, San Francisco, Vancouver–I could go on and on, but you get the idea.
The Toronto Star also has a journalist called Joe Fiorito who wrote extensively and repeatedly about how serious a problem bed bugs were, […]
By nobugsonme on Mar 6, 2008 in YMCA, YMCA Greater Boston, bed bugs, bedbugs, boston, funding, homeless, homelessness, shelter, transitional housing | 0 Comments
Bed bugs are one of the problems 63 formerly homeless men in transitional housing in a Boston YMCA are having to put up with. The building has apparently been so neglected so long that program sponsors may begin witholding rent.
Ironically, when these men have made the choice to leave homelessness behind, they’re made to live […]
By nobugsonme on Mar 2, 2008 in bed bugs, bedbugs, caribbean, homeless, port-of-spain, trinidad, trinidad and tobago | 1 Comment
This story comes from Port-of-Spain, in Trinidad.
Bed bugs may be responsible for a number of vagrants roaming the streets of Port-of-Spain because sleeping at their Riverside location has become unbearable.
According to some homeless people, the bed bugs “are biting wind” and it is now more comfortable, but not particularly safer to rest under the stars.
Health […]
By nobugsonme on Dec 11, 2007 in Joe Fiorito, The Star, bed bug education, bed bug treatment, bedbugs, billings, florida, get rid of bed bugs, homeless, homeless shelter, how to get rid of bed bugs, low-income housing, mattresses, misinformation, montana, montana rescue mission, mosquitos, ontario, orlando, public housing, streets, tenants, throwing away mattresses, throwing stuff out, toronto, toronto community housing corporation, tossing out mattresses, tossing things out | 1 Comment
TheStar.com | Joe Fiorito updates us on prior bed bug story
“… when bedbugs spread to her apartment, and when the Toronto Community Housing Corporation could not respond to her complaints…, she booked a fumigator on her own and paid… to take care of the problem. She has now been reimbursed by TCHC.” This […]
By nobugsonme on Nov 27, 2007 in Yellowstone City-County Health Department, bed bug denial, bed bug epidemic, bed bug harborages, bed bug spread, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bed bugs in shelters, beds, billings, homeless, how to get rid of bed bugs, mattresses, montana, montana rescue mission, pest control, shelter, usa | 3 Comments
BillingsGazette.com: “Bedbugs give shelter a challenge”
This article carries more details on the bed bug war going on in the Montana Rescue Mission men’s shelter than the one blogged last week. It is a harrowing reminder of how hard it is to get rid of bed bugs under certain circumstances.
More than a year ago, the […]
By Nobugsonme on Nov 20, 2007 in Aliens, bed bug bites photos, bed bugs, billings, canada, desperate measures to kill bed bugs, homeless, montana, ontario, photos of bed bug bites, shelter, spread, toronto, usa, vancouver | 3 Comments
TheStar.com | Joe Fiorito | Bedbugs not a hazard? Try telling that to their tormented victims
Mary smelled gasoline. “I called the security guard. We followed the smell. . . . . The guy who opened the door . . . . was getting bit. He was scratching. He said someone told him to […]
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