Hi,Try Stern Environmental Group: 201-319-9620. They're in NJ but cover NYC. I'm a lawyer and Stern did a great job with one of my clients. They seem to really...
Hello, I have bedbuggs that are coming from the other apt. The building manager (not owner) says that to get out of my lease I have to pay 2.5 months rents +...
I was reading the comments on the use of encasements over the mattress and boxsprings. As a PCO in SC where we are also fighting bedbugs just not as populated...
PLEASE read through the terms of your lease. A lease is not a one sided agreement. The lease also protects you as the tenant. My lease did not directly...
... I asked my PCO guy the same question. After all, it would be very limited use by professionals, not the carpet bombing of thousands of acres at a time....
Dear Allproman...Thank you for your professional input. As a bed bug survivor I totally agree with you. Encasing both the mattress and boxspring allow the...
Everyone has opinions but no one is an expert when it comes to what effect ddt would have Without first hand knowledge you are dealing with subjective...
My PCO said if I could get my hands on some keep it quiet because it's the most effective solution to date yet illegal in this country. The problem is not...
No, to completely eliminate the population you'll have to spray over and over and over in addition to vacuum and removing all clutter. Deb on this site is...
... My hubbie's father was the captain of super tankers and used to bring it back from abroad.... in huge canisters used on ships. They would use it for...
I have been down this "DDT" debate road before.....I did some research. If you go back and read the EPA papers, there was no definitive conclusion that ddt ...
... I'm also no scientist, but then even scientists disagree. A simple search brought up a concise 2006 opinion piece by John Stossel that I think cuts to the...
If you're in NY, your landlord has an absolute responsibility to keep your place vermin-free. This includes bedbugs. If the bedbugs are intolerable, you...
I totally agree. I believe Stossel, like myself, grew up playing in parks and fields that were routinely sprayed with ddt. No one gets more than one ...
I saw this infrared indoor sauna yesterday in a discount warehouse. Since it plugs into a household outlet and heats up to 130 degrees with dry infrared heat,...
... That's an interesting concept. Here's an article on "near-infrared" energy used to kill insects in food: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/1997/971215.htm so...
Reminds me of a joke about a shark and a lawyer which ends with a punchline of professional courtesy. ... manager (not owner) says that to get out of my lease...
I am not a lawyer so don't take my word on it, but isn't the whole point of a security deposit for a landlord that if you DO move out and break a lease, he has...
... wrote:> That said, I think that the odds of getting bedbugs from a library book are> extremely slim. I would hope so. I went to take some books back to the...
Welcome to bedbugger. Are you reading through the old posts? Good for you! It sounds like you moved into a place that already had bedbugs since there were so...
Sounds like you are in Canada. And it sounds as though the bed bugs were there before you moved in, ie. furnished room and new bed...Anyways you MUST ...
Hi Henrietta, I'm David Zevin and I'm a lawyer here on the list. I just wanted to tell you that under New York law, you are not responsible for bedbugs, so...
... I didn't figure that I caught the bed bugs from my beloved library books. :) I was just horrified that one had the nerve to hitch a ride when I tried to...
Hi! I'm actually in New York, and I've started to read up on the rules and regulations here, starting at bedbugger.com. In retrospect, I wish I had thought of...
how big is the house, is it a house letting rooms, or a building with several apartments, and if so, how many? "Landlords in NYC are generally responsible for...
Henrietta...deb here...I don't know how I thought you were from Canada...guess I've had a rough week! Anyways sounds like you're getting good advice and best...
Henrietta can I ask you when and where did you get your new mattress? I recently purchased a "new" mattress and mysteriously began to get bedbugs. I KNOW...
... had ... Yes beg bugs can bite at anytime. They will also come out during the day in light if they are in need of feeding. You need to order the pest...
I didn't actually buy the mattress; the person whom I was doing ordered a new mattress and boxspring for the room before I moved in. I did move in a few days...
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