Category: shelter
By nobugsonme on Mar 12, 2008 in Bug and Scrub, IPM, PCO training, Richard Grotsch, Seaton House, Toronto Public Health, bed bugs, bed bugs in toronto, bedbugs, canada, economics, employment, low-income housing, ontario, shelter, toronto | 1 Comment
The article from Joe Fiorito yesterday (and my post on that article) mentioned an initiative being tried out at Seaton House, a City of Toronto-run shelter for men that has been operating since 1959. Men who live in the shelter are being given paid training as “pesticide technicians.” They’re being paid a […]
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 Dec 10, 2007 in YWCA, art, australia, backpackers, bargara, bed bug blogging, bedbugs, cincinnati, culture, domestic abuse, domestic violence shelter, emergency, epidemic, exhibit, exhibition, homeless shelter, hostel, infestation, london, medical, ohio, popular culture, porkopolis. bed bug spread, possum feces, queensland, shelter, sleep, travel, travelblog, wellcome centre, women | 2 Comments
Londonist: Sleeping And Dreaming: The Wellcome Collection (exhibit on sleep includes bed bugs)
“This is an all-embracing examination of our need to sleep. . . . The very practical logistics of sleeping are also tackled: bedbugs and the luxury of a bed to oneself.” Bed bugs figure in exhibit on sleep at medical-themed-art centre in […]
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 […]
By Nobugsonme on Nov 12, 2007 in Syracuse, Vera House, bed bug refugees, bed bugs, bedbugs, emergency shelter, evacuation, new york, safety, shelter, social services, usa | 0 Comments
Bedbugs force all out of Vera House (Syracuse, NY) -
“More than 20 women and children have been evacuated from the Vera House emergency shelter for 40 days after staff members discovered bedbugs at the facility.” It’s a safe house, so management are rushing to find a new location to secretly house 20 women.
(tags: bedbugs safety […]
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