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| Bed bug outbreak reaches major Canadian city; Bed Bugs Spread | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 25 2010, 03:36 AM (773 Views) | |
| Deleted User | Sep 25 2010, 03:36 AM Post #1 |
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After reading this, I will probably be paranoid when using a motel or hotel and look for bedbugs. Or I will simply leave my suitcases in the car. Bed Bugs Spread Bed bug outbreak reaches major Canadian city To kill a bedbug: pick your weapon Killing a single bedbug can be as easy as rolling on top of it in your sleep. Ridding a home or hotel of its siblings and cousins on the other hand, is an exhausting and expensive task. Nearly eliminated a few decades ago, bedbugs are back with a vengeance. Leading experts gathered in a Chicago suburb Tuesday for a two-day summit on eradicating the hardy critters, which can live a year without feeding and like to explore at night, often catching rides to new homes in luggage, handbags and clothing. Bedbugs are very good at hiding, he explained, and the problem is finding a poison which is powerful enough to kill all the bugs and their eggs but safe enough to be used indoors. The best thing to do is try to keep bed bugs out of your home by carefully inspecting hotel rooms, washing all clothes taken on a trip in hot water and vacuuming or treating your luggage. If you end up picking up the critters at work, a movie theatre, church or work, hope that you find them quick and call a professional right away. A moderate infestation can be eradicated with a single, properly-applied treatment of insecticide, Cooper said. But serious infestations can require several treatments and a multiprong approach costing thousands of dollars. One way large hotel and apartment complexes are cutting their costs is hiring sniffer dogs to pinpoint exactly which units are affected and find the nests. Another advantage is the dogs are much less intrusive and residents don't have to worry that their neighbors will know they've got bugs. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/100922/oddities/health_us_offbeat_society_bedbugs_1 |
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| angora | Oct 25 2010, 02:23 AM Post #16 |
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A travel writer said he/she always carried his luggage in a sealed plastic bag. A few weeks ago in the TO Star there was an article about ridding buildings of bedbugs by freezing them to death. I dont remember exactly what was used but the artificial cold did kill them and didnt do any harm to pets or people. There was no need to throw food out etc. All that needed to be done was to sweep up the corpses afterward. I keep the name of the guy who invented this in case anyone is interested. |
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| wildie | Oct 25 2010, 02:39 AM Post #17 |
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Its been suggested that b/b's can also travel in new clothing thats manufactured off-shore. Running new clothing in a clothes dryer and then a hotwash is suggested! I wonder if it would be a good idea to put new clothing in the microwave and give em a zap? biggrin 04 |
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