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bedbugs in the bathroom??!
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nyc222
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Posted 7 months ago
Wed Aug 12 2009 14:22:35
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Hi,
I am new and trying to absorb as much information as possible. I moved into a new apartment about 3 months ago, and did not have any problems. In June, my landlord told me the people who sublet the apartment above mine for the summer complained about bedbugs and he brought in the super to lay down some powder and spray. I became aware of the problem but personally did not have any problems. 2 weeks ago, while painting, I found a dead bed bug attached to the baseboard, but searched my mattress, opened up my boxspring, and didn't find anything else in the house. Yesterday morning, I found a live bedbug attached to a paper towel next to my bathroom sink. I called my landlord and he sent an exterminator the same day to spray my apartment and other units in the building.I bagged up all of my clothes to wash, started caulking all cracks in the walls and baseboards, and started getting rid of all the clutter laying around. I couldn't find any other bedbugs anywhere (I searched for hours!) and I have not gotten bit. I am concerned though that if I saw one, there are many others out there, and that they may be traveling to me through the water pipes from other units.
Any suggestions or comments? I have spent all day reading this forum and am scared out of my mind.
Thanks!
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Hi,
Whenever I hear bed bugs in the bathroom its a clear indication that an adjoining unit is infected. You are 100% correct in the assumption that they will travel through the cracks and crevices around the utility pipes between units.
I am not sure if I agree that you need treating but you certainly need to be vigilant and have the adjoining neighbours investigated. If they are infected then treatment is needed.
I would also caution against over reading and getting worked up. If you have not found signs in the bedroom or living areas and the one sighting has been the one in the bathroom then you are only at a scale 1 out of 10 which should be easy to resolve.
One of the reasons we recently published the scale we use is in the hope that people will realise that like with many problems the scale important when you consider what steps to take and how serious the problem is.
Yes you need to be cautious and proactive in ensuring neighbour issues are resolved but its far from doom and gloom.
Hope that puts things in perspective for you.
David Cain
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DragonFlight
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Posted 7 months ago
Thu Aug 13 2009 11:39:57
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As suggested you could be in the real early stages which is good for you. Get those cracks sealed up and check your entire unit (also check radiators for holes if there are covers over the rads open them up and look) you could isolate yourself off from the infested unit above but you're going to have to start ASAP and it appears you can also do self-treatment so it appears to be in your favor.
Good Luck.
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