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Is this a bed bug molt?? [a: yes]
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nyc_chelle
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Posted 11 months ago
Wed Jul 18 2012 10:50:42
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Hi Everyone.
We are brand new to NYC from Miami and have never ever dealt with anything like this.
My daughters started showing bite marks a few days ago. This being one of my big fears with moving to NYC, I started checking their beds a couple times a day. We didn't find anything so we thought it could be mosquitoes. Then like 3 days ago me and my husband started waking up with bites also (different room) and so we have become insanely stressed out and paranoid. Yesterday I went through the house checking everything again and I found this on one of my daughters beds. It's TEENY TINY and it took me a while to realize it wasn't just dirt. I got it on a piece of tape, a little squished, and took a photo this morning.Any help in ID'ing this would be very helpful..
I went to the building super yesterday and he is calling the building management to get an inspection out here ASAP.
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Posted 11 months ago
Wed Jul 18 2012 10:56:33
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Hi,
Sorry but yes it appears to be a cast skin of a bedbug.
Please keep it to show your pest control professional as it will help them to confirm the infestation before looking at treatment options.
I would also advice a strong coffee and a read of the FAQ's so you understand the issue fully.
David Cain
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nyc_chelle
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Posted 11 months ago
Wed Jul 18 2012 11:13:41
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Crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **crying**
Thank you for your quick response David I really appreciate your input.Another question:
Since we live in a tiny apartment in NYC we have built our bed frames to make as much use of the space as possible... so in our daughters room and in our room (which doubles as the living room) we've built these:
This is our room. Our bed is on top (no box spring) and under the bed part is where we keep our clothes and our "office": http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/507/ourroom.jpg/
This is our daughters room. Again, beds on top (no box spring) and under the bed part is where we keep their clothes: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/41/babiesroom.jpg/
Do you guys think this makes this situation more/less/the same complicated?? Should I do anything before the inspector gets here to make their job easier?
thanks,
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Posted 11 months ago
Wed Jul 18 2012 11:44:45
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Very nice furniture, but it is also very conducive to become potential bed bug harborage areas.
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Posted 11 months ago
Wed Jul 18 2012 12:05:49
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Hi,
The answer to that is not a simple yes or no.
It may be that all that is present is that single cast skin, they are the Christmas tree needles of the insect world.
A good inspector will also look for live samples and faecal traces which are much more indicative of the extent of the issue.
On the plus side the new bed structures will not be heavily infested even if there is an issue in the apartment so dealing with it may not be as complex as dismantling the beds which would have been advisable.
I would check with your landlord for their policy on the issue and get it checked out and visually confirmed.
David
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nyc_chelle
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Posted 11 months ago
Thu Jul 19 2012 3:11:37
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Sigh....it's now 3AM, and me and my husband can't sleep. We keep going into our daughters room and finding live bugs 3 so far (two small, one so big I almost passed out. I have a major fear of bugs) and we also found a live one on the bathroom floor.
I feel like such a terrible mom for allowing my kids to sleep here. I'd move them to my bed but I know we have them too, although we haven't found any, because of all the bites we have. My arm and sides are destroyed.
All I can do is sit here and cry, I feel so hopeless/helpless. The exterminator is supposed to come tomorrow to do the inspection. I feel hopeless because we live in a multi-unit building and so I just don't see how we can really win this war even if we do everything right.
Has anyone managed to get rid of these a**holes in a multi-unit apartment?
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Posted 11 months ago
Thu Jul 19 2012 5:12:11
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nyc_chelle - 1 hour ago »
Has anyone managed to get rid of these a**holes in a multi-unit apartment?Yes - because of the housing situation in London most of the properties fall into this category in some way or the other.
They can be harder jobs to clear if the issue is coming from an adjoining neighbour but that is why communication and education are so essential when dealing with this best. In the majority of cases it is not coming through the building but if you don't anticipate that it could and educate that issue out at the start then you can go a few treatment cycles down the road before you realise that the core of the issue is.
Hope that helps.
David
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