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monitoring a black leather sofa
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mandelbrot
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Posted 8 months ago
Thu Jun 25 2009 15:49:42
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having been treated after catching the infestation early, i'm monitoring regularly and so far so good. the beds are straightforward to check but i have a black leather sofa which is a nightmare because 1) it's black so any fecal stains are going to be nigh on impossible to spot 2) it's a sofa so there are loads of crevices that are impossible to look in.
does anyone have any ideas of a monitoring method? double sided tape won't really do because i can't put it anywhere where it's going to be effective and not stick to other stuff I don't want it to stick to. I'm probably answering my own question here regarding the impossibility of it, but you never know, so...
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paulaw0919
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Posted 8 months ago
Thu Jun 25 2009 22:37:10
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If the sofa has legs on it, maybe getting those "Climb up" interceptors to check for activity would be possible.
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Good idea Paula
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You can go over the surface of the couch with a vacuum cleaner hose stuffed with a nylon stocking capturing the debris just behind the nozzle. Dump the debris on a light colored background & check with a magnifying glass. Keep in mind that any bed bugs captured in the stocking may still be alive.
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Hi,
The are less prone on hanging out in leather areas and yes visual inspection can be hard on dark surfaces.
I would suggest one of two things:
- Isolation trapping with something like the climbUP interceptors but this will only stop them getting from the floor to the sofa
- Monitoring with a passive bed bug bug detector which could be installed under the front edge of the sofa in such a way that no-one would even know its there
I have been working on something for later in the year for monitoring non bed items for signs and activity. Its a cute simple little solution.
David Cain
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Posted 8 months ago
Fri Jun 26 2009 9:07:48
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I don't know that you can really monitor a sofa. I mean, if they are living in the MILLION cracks and crevices of a sofa (under the upholstery there is a wood frame, etc etc.) they would never need to leave. They just take short trip to bite you, and then back to the innards of the sofa they go.
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