Got Bed Bugs? Bedbugger Forums Topic: Success? One month after treatment

Got Bed Bugs? Bedbugger Forums Topic: Success? One month after treatment http://bedbugger.com/forum/ Bed bug support forums en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:18:57 +0000 cat48 on "Success? One month after treatment" http://bedbugger.com/forum/topic/success-one-month-after-treatment#post-128765 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:08:47 +0000 cat48 128765@http://bedbugger.com/forum/ Dear Paul B., Thank you for your input and recommendations. In the meantime I've been puffing DE into the cracks and crevices around and in the bathroom that seem suspect, and I haven't seen anything. Once the holiday season is over I plan to contact management and ask them to caulk these areas and possibly spray some pesticide as well. Thankfully, the management took a more holistic approach to getting rid of bed bugs after the first heat treatment downstairs, which not only failed, but spread the bed bugs into my unit. This site has been a lot of help, and I will be posting a review of the PCO that the apt. management used. Happy Holidays everyone, and I keep my fingers crossed for the success of those who are battling BBs, prolonged success for those who seem to have conquered the problem, and no new infestations for those who have not yet been exposed to the horror of BBs. P Bello on "Success? One month after treatment" http://bedbugger.com/forum/topic/success-one-month-after-treatment#post-128751 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:49:30 +0000 P Bello 128751@http://bedbugger.com/forum/ Dear cat48, Thanks for the details provided. It's great that you have no bites to report post treatment. it is concerneing that you're finding BBs but it's great that you seem to know what to look for as well. Some suggestions/comments: (Note that these are based upon the information you provided and certain assumptions.) > Snce you report that the BBs came from the unit below and you're finding BBs in the bathroom the "utility chase" or "wete wall" may be a factor. Often times buildings are constructed such that utility lines that deliver plumbing, electric, telephone, cable TV, etc. from unit to unit are basically shared. Pests, including BBs, German cockroaches and rodents, use these utility lines to travel from unit to unit or room to room. This may be why you are seeing them in the bathroom as they may be traveling along the plumbing lines from uint to unit. > Professionals address these hidden travel routes by making suitable insecticide applications to these hidden areas as well as caulking the "utility penetrations" to prevent pest entry & exit whilst also rendering these areas off limits to pests. > You may need to speak to your LL about this so he can have the BB professional address these areas and possible entry points. > Maintain your vigilance: * Use your traps when they arrive. * Be sure to use BB blocker devices such as the BB mote or others to prevent BBs from climbing up your bed legs. Good luck, hope this helps, paul b. cat48 on "Success? One month after treatment" http://bedbugger.com/forum/topic/success-one-month-after-treatment#post-128745 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:55:11 +0000 cat48 128745@http://bedbugger.com/forum/ Back in late October, I found out that I had an infestation in my studio apt. that had spread from my downstairs neighbor. I reacted very badly to bites. I had a heat treatment combined with pesticide sprayed along the baseboard and crown molding on November 22. I had no new bites after. A week after the treatment I found one live fifth instar nymph/adult crawling up my bathroom wall (my bed is on the other side of the wall), where I had not seen any bedbugs during the majority of my infestation. Once again, there were no new bites since the treatment. Since then, while cleaning, I have found one dead fifth instar nymph next to the radiator in my bathroom (two weeks ago), and one dead adult by my bathroom door (just now). ** I did not do a thorough check of these areas right after the heat treatment, so I have no idea if they died recently, or if they died in those places during the heat treatment. ** Just to reiterate, I have not been bitten at all since the heat treatment, and have seen nothing in the climb up cups. Can I declare victory, or should I be wary? **BBAlert Passive and Active are on their way in the mail, and I will be installing them soon.