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Bed Bugs came back
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bedbugsinNYC
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Joined: Aug '09
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Posted 2 months ago
Thu Aug 27 2009 11:36:19
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I live in New York City and before 2 months ago I had no idea what bed bugs were. I moved in with my BF in July (we both happen to live in the same building and moved into a 1BR together). We moved in July then I went to Fl that week to visit my mom came back and about a week later I had bites all over my back and body. We had heard off bed bugs possibly being in the building, POSSIBLY. So we call management and they have someone come in and spray, I am still bitten about a week or so after the spray even though we wrapped everything in bags and washed EVERYTHING that could be washed which was very expensive and time consuming. We call again and they send someone to spray again. Then we wait 2 weeks and it seems as though the bites had gone away and the bugs had died. It's been about 3 almost 4 weeks since that last spraying and I was bitten again this week. I freaked out and inspected my bed and sheets like a mad woman (my boyfriend of course tried to tell me the bites were spider bites and that I was going crazy, that this was all mental). I go into the room pull the sheets that were tucked into the right foot of the bed and low and behold EGGS and I freaked out! Then I insisted he pick up the matress that I KNEW there would be one there and THERE WAS! He cleaned the eggs off with alcohol pads and killed the bed bug with spray he bought from the exterminator. Then we took everything apart, vacuumed and sprayed everything. We also bagged everything in the room. I'm feeling like they will never go away. I was told by the superintendent that both apartments next to above and below me all have bed bugs. He went on to say that the building has a pretty bad infestation. He said that because I live in a building that is 98% hispanic and they don't speak English that they seem to think they're bugs from being dirty like a roach or something so they don't call to get sprayed. My solution is to go door to door and hand out flyers I made in English and spanish that have all sorts of pictures and all the information they need to call. And since I actually have bites on my body right now I figured I'd show them that too. We also saved the bug in a jar so I'll Show them that too. After all this happens AND the exterminator comes to spray our apt again does anyone out there think that they'll finally just go away? I can't live like this anymore. My boyfriend NEVER gets bitten (Im assuming because he's hairier than me), I read that they do not bite you on your head because the hair does not allow them to inject you properly which is why everytime I find bites I let ALL my hair grow out. Is there any hope that this will ever be solved if I do my part and get the building to come together and defeat them?
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stricken
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Joined: Jun '09
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Posted 2 months ago
Thu Aug 27 2009 11:57:08
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Your boyfriend could be getting bitten and not reacting. Also, if the adjacent apartments aren't being treated, the bugs will return to yours. The education attempts sound like a good idea.
Good luck.
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