this is why it is so hard to get rid of this problem, lazy people who don't take it seriously. if my PCO told me to bury all of my clothes under a north facing...
Pris..I don' think bed bugs INITIALLY effect poor people. I am not poor and I got bed bugs, BUT I do think that poor people don't have the resources to get ...
The cooler it is (but not at a lethal temperature), the bugs can wait longer because metabolism slows down even more Let me look up some of the reported data...
I started this group about two years ago when I discovered I had bedbugs and needed support. I got rid of them without having to move or throw away many of my...
as a prof PCO i'd like to ask the group to contact me with what your local PCO's are charging, what there conditions / warranty's are (if any) and whats...
... Deb, I wish the PCOS had the power to do something to get a chemical approved with a residual effect that is effective..and safe. Another possibility is a...
Caitlin, You can send me the insect to look at if you like. If red & globular, might be a spider beetle. Of course, doesn't explain the blotches you say have...
Caitlin..Congratulations on your wedding..How wonderful for you...Now for the yucky part. This is NOT a good situation, mostly because she is pregnant. I...
I love reading posts like yours Brandi because It makes me feel as though I am not alone...I would have "walked on burning coals"..to get rid of them...Deb ......
No doubt about it Pris....The prep work for bed bugs requires super human effort. How in the world can people with jobs and children and financial problems ...
... If you got bites by just babysitting, if they are infested, they are getting bites, too. Ask them.......and work from there. Pris Bored or nippy pig? Or...
I ... I thought we had them.....spent 3 months literally washing vacuuming, spraying, bagging, throwing stuff out, could not sleep..had over 50 bumps on my ...
Hi Caitlin! I am so sorry to hear about this, but like Deb, really pleased you're getting married! You know how to avoid bringing them home (let's assume you...
Excellent point Pris....Having bed bugs has taken all the fun out of traveling for me. I dread it when my husband comes home from a trip..I don't really...
Oh, I agree! I have heard people say they would have swallowed the chemicals if the PCO had asked them to and I said those exact same words to everyone I knew...
Hi All, I just came back from a Caribbean cruise aboard the NCL Dawn. I returned March 30, 2008. I had a few bites on my legs and feet when I left the ship...
Of course! BB's are every where What I would do is jump to the pictures section of BBblogger and get used to what BB's look like, or google images of BB's....
Before you get the exterminator (PCO for pest control operator) make some interviews to assure they SPECIALIZE in bed bugs. Once you have chosen one, have them...
Yes...there have been news clips I believe about bed bugs on cruise ships....so sorry to hear this....go onto bedbugger.com....throwing your mattress away ...
Thanks. I've been buying it by the litre at Zellers or Walmart for $2.20 each. I spray it almost everywhere -baseboards, laundry waiting to be done, mattress...
... Thanks. A grey spindle is a grey shadow shaped sort of like a diamond or yarn spindle. Murphy's Oil and especially rubbing alcohol (at least 70% alcohol) ...
tree Do NOT use the pool grade DE...its a proven carcinogen...you can get organic DE easily enough...there is a place online...dirtworks. I believe..go onto...
I hope the NCL didn't tell you that because you were on a beach you must have been bitten by beach fleas. Beach fleas technically are creatures not belonging...
Thanks, everyone, for your support. Lou - thanks also for offering to identify the bug. Apparently I was a bit... aggressive?... in trying to kill it because...
Caitlin....There are so many variables with bed bugs...its impossible to know "from whence they come"....yes, could be a fluke and be from your apt., or could...
It doesn't matter if there are only smashed parts, it can be identified. The PCO hasn't had experience using a microscope, that's all. ... From: Caitlin...
Hi Everyone: I have not been that active recently but enjoy everyones post. Its really important that people know that SUSPEND AND BEDLUM can cause serious...
I'm hoping for some commentary from the pros out there on this PCO's comments, because I know you guys don't all know everything, & don't agree on everything,...
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