tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462935.post6816173979375697351..comments2023-09-05T07:13:28.953-04:00Comments on Bugged Out: Why I Do ThisBugged Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07608000523109252337noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462935.post-73680394907798478092008-02-02T11:32:00.000-05:002008-02-02T11:32:00.000-05:00Ok. I'm all for people moving to get on with their...Ok. I'm all for people moving to get on with their lives. But, with this thing growing and growing, how many times can we move before we get reinfested again. Moving is only a temporary solution. DDT needs to come back to kill these vampires. Someone else will only move into your infested apartment and get them. Now, what if you move some of the buggers with you. Now the infestation has doubled. You have them at your new place and the new tenants have them at your old place. We need something that works longterm to keep on killing. Short term solutions, as we can see, are not working. The numbers just keep on growing. And what if you get rid of them only to have them reappear again? This is a nightmare!Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02871308770870427429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462935.post-52004318416552776772007-09-25T23:35:00.000-04:002007-09-25T23:35:00.000-04:00what a horrid bunch, these little critters.Hi my n...what a horrid bunch, these little critters.<BR/><BR/>Hi my name is Roger and I have bed bugs.<BR/><BR/>Yeah also searched for natural predators but found this.<BR/><BR/>I Just recently within the last three weeks found out that bed bugs do exist. WOW.<BR/>We have been in our new home that was built last year. We are the only people to have ever lived here, so we can't blame any neighbors. They were concentrated in one of our boys room, so i figure he picked them up somewhere and they feasted. <BR/><BR/>I tore apart his rooom, cleaned, repainted and they were gone.<BR/>Except now they are in my bedroom. I woke up today with bites. My wife thought I was been paranoid. So today when I got home from work I tore up our bedroom, and there they were, right in the folds of my box spring. <BR/><BR/>My mattress and room are full of bleach. I found that bug bombs don't work, and my exterminator has been out twice with no result. But i found that spraying them with a clorox all purpose cleaner wipes them out. You have to get it riht on them, things get discolored and the smell could make you pass out, but they die and that's all I'm interested in right now.<BR/><BR/>Some one at work suggested boric acid. Has anyone tried these natural bed bug killers that I have seen on the net? I ordered one, I'll let you all know if it works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462935.post-9770911153413646182007-09-19T04:13:00.000-04:002007-09-19T04:13:00.000-04:00The Bed Bug ("BB") haiku was genuine gold. I've ne...The Bed Bug ("BB") haiku was genuine gold. I've never laughed so hard in my life (I'm fascinated by the minimalist idea). I saw your comment regarding your choice of Denver as a place to live and the social lepresy that is/are BBs; it's like having the flu and no one wants to catch it. Ones unfamiliar with BBs are scared to death, despite the fact that BBs are biological entities- they can be starved and killed. I'm contemplating ways to seriously p*ss off the BB I captured tonight (9/18/07)...<BR/><BR/>I'm in Golden, with a <B>second</B> coming of the BBs. Tried Orkin round one in late Jul '07 and frankly have no clue as to what to do next. Rehire Orkin, try someone else, yada yada the clothes washing, cleaning, the hassle. <BR/><BR/>We own this condo- moving (pack/move/treat/wait/sell/etc)isn't as fesible as treatment. Suspect multi-unit infestation, but have no other complaintants (though I only know 4/12 units personally in this building). Oye the pain of these bugs, but felt somehow comforted today when I discovered my ex-coworker also has them (6th & indiana) and is on treatment number 2 plus. I was excited I would be able to hang out with someone who has the same problem as me. Worse case scenario- one BB gets a 2 mile vacation to golden/lakewood, lol.<BR/><BR/>It'd be interesting to put together some kind of recent demographic infestation for the front range. Get the city of golden/jeffco/whatever to pay for some of these treatments, or at least formulate laws/regs to handle future outbreaks. I anticipate blogging my own bug haiku and will keep you infomed.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I, also wondering what could kill these things effectivelyinitially googled "bed bugs and <I>natural predators</I>" tonight...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462935.post-17358076712383356192007-09-16T19:53:00.000-04:002007-09-16T19:53:00.000-04:00You know, I seem to encounter the same thing -- an...You know, I seem to encounter the same thing -- and I'm in Cincinnati, Ohio. It's becoming a problem up there, too. <BR/><BR/>I have had a case of bedbugs in late 2005/ early 2006 and some symptons in '07. My bed was like 23 years old in '06, and it got so bad, my springs was wearing out my mattress and low and behold, the critrers were all over me and my old bed set until I went on ahead and took out the mattress and box spring and got me another bed mattress and box spring set.<BR/><BR/>Upon getting them, I help my room-mate out now, my bed set had plastic on them (I never take my plastic or encasements off my mattress and box spring). Some of the critters were back, but there were all over my bedsheets. I wash down my bedsheets and the problem stopped around mid-fall to winter months.<BR/><BR/>Around this year, and approaching summer I would still find those things on my bedsheets, comforters and whatnot. My air conditioner went out on me (I had a portable), and I had to swelter in my own room. Then the bugs would start feasting all over my foot and I had to get rid of my bedsheets but not my covered mattress and box spring.<BR/><BR/>I am wearing of buying bedsheets with seams, tuffs, and enclosures now for fear that they may hide and start bon appetit'ing on me.<BR/><BR/>I had to dummy down my bedroom and my roommates too (now he needs a new mattress and box spring), try to clean the floor and walls with ammonia, and dust (which I think that's where they like to hide), get rid of stuff that I don't need and throw away, wash clothes down and safely put plastic over them.<BR/><BR/>I think the only remedy to make your bed free from bedbugs is to use petroleum jelly or Vaseline and put them on the foot of the bed, the sides of the bed, the crevice of the bed. Last fall and winter, I have never had that problem of them coming back (then again, I had on extra layers of clothing at that time).<BR/><BR/>Now it seems the city is taking action against complexes infesting those things... It's just plain awful.<BR/><BR/>I feel the other poster's pain. I thought with a lot of ample cleaning and whatnot, and the problem won't seem to go away unless you call in an exterminator, only to get disappointing results leaving with no option but to move or worse, throw away furniture -- I'm just lost for words.<BR/><BR/>I sincerely hope that there would be a remedy for this problem before it worsens - seriously!<BR/><BR/>I will be looking back at this blog for updates or whatnot.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing this piece of insight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462935.post-68921938087149228422007-09-10T20:53:00.000-04:002007-09-10T20:53:00.000-04:00This sounds like a strange idea, but has anyone th...This sounds like a strange idea, but has anyone thought about any predators bedbugs might have. I know that ladybugs can be used for aphids and mantids are also used in pest control. How about spiders? Especially wolf spiders? Wolf spiders are non-venomous (at least to humans) and hunt for their prey (no webs). What do think?<BR/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/7391371@N08/496482302/<BR/><BR/>What do you think?Conor Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984124597406827021noreply@blogger.com