I always search hotel rooms for bed bugs before I do anything else. I use a flashlight and a magnifying glass. I've only ever found one, and I went back to the desk and got a new room. They are nasty critters if you bring them home, and they reproduce very quickly.
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Originally Posted By: dishdude
If I check into a hotel and I have to spray bed bugs with rubbing alcohol, I'm outta there.
LOL!!
He's right, though..
You know something is not right when you feel little sensations on your skin. You know the difference, as your skin isn't supposed to feel like something smaller than an ant is on it.
I was recently in a position to have bed bug in contact with my arm. After they denied it may have even been a bed bug, I observed two white circles around my wrist. Apparently, I tasted good.
I was out of there lickety-split, and made a note of just how condescending the staff were about the matter. I got bit, made attempt to photograph the bug and everything and it may not have been a bed bug?.. Right-O. To the Yelp! App, we go.
I'm glad I didn't die, or become poisoned.
Originally Posted By: dishdude
If I check into a hotel and I have to spray bed bugs with rubbing alcohol, I'm outta there.
LOL!!
He's right, though..
You know something is not right when you feel little sensations on your skin. You know the difference, as your skin isn't supposed to feel like something smaller than an ant is on it.
I was recently in a position to have bed bug in contact with my arm. After they denied it may have even been a bed bug, I observed two white circles around my wrist. Apparently, I tasted good.
I was out of there lickety-split, and made a note of just how condescending the staff were about the matter. I got bit, made attempt to photograph the bug and everything and it may not have been a bed bug?.. Right-O. To the Yelp! App, we go.
I'm glad I didn't die, or become poisoned.
Yep. You don't want to bring them into your house.
Never bring suitcases or bags into your house after staying at a hotel. Wash clothes immediately.
Never bring suitcases or bags into your house after staying at a hotel. Wash clothes immediately.
Originally Posted By: Prune_Juice
You know something is not right when you feel little sensations on your skin. You know the difference, as your skin isn't supposed to feel like something smaller than an ant is on it.
I felt a sensation on my skin yesterday; it was an earwig
crawling on my left shin. And it was a girl earwig at that!
Girl Earwig:
Boy Earwig:
You know something is not right when you feel little sensations on your skin. You know the difference, as your skin isn't supposed to feel like something smaller than an ant is on it.
I felt a sensation on my skin yesterday; it was an earwig
crawling on my left shin. And it was a girl earwig at that!
Girl Earwig:
Boy Earwig:
They were almost completely eliminated 20 years ago. The strict EPA outlawed the correct chemicals that kill them. Pest professionals are just know starting to catch up on how to kill them efficiently. They are much harder to get rid of than the standard roaches.
Originally Posted By: qwerty1234
They were almost completely eliminated 20 years ago. The strict EPA outlawed the correct chemicals that kill them. Pest professionals are just know starting to catch up on how to kill them efficiently. They are much harder to get rid of than the standard roaches.
There's a biological treatment based on some kind of naturally-occurring fungus that quickly kills them in tests. But who knows how long it will be before governments allow us to use it?
We always leave bags in the garage now after travelling. I wish we had a porch to leave boots and coats in, since those are the other two ways they like to find a new home.
They were almost completely eliminated 20 years ago. The strict EPA outlawed the correct chemicals that kill them. Pest professionals are just know starting to catch up on how to kill them efficiently. They are much harder to get rid of than the standard roaches.
There's a biological treatment based on some kind of naturally-occurring fungus that quickly kills them in tests. But who knows how long it will be before governments allow us to use it?
We always leave bags in the garage now after travelling. I wish we had a porch to leave boots and coats in, since those are the other two ways they like to find a new home.
Our pest control company also does work in the nearest city, and their tech that comes out to our house is also their bed bug specialist. We've discussed that in the past-it's surprising how many hotels (even upscale hotels) have bed bug problems.
He also quickly debunks the home do-it-yourself methods; he's had to go into homes and follow up on pretty much every do-it-yourself attempt, and by delaying it simply worsens the infestation and costs the homeowner more to eradicate them. The only method they use is heat; it's the only thing that will penetrate all of the areas that the bed bugs can squeeze into and it's completely benign to humans and pets. Of course-the best method is to not bring them home in the first place. The cost of treatment can easily reach into the thousands of dollars for severe infestations.
If you do have a bed bug infestation, the sooner you have a professional eliminate them, the less expensive it will be.
He also quickly debunks the home do-it-yourself methods; he's had to go into homes and follow up on pretty much every do-it-yourself attempt, and by delaying it simply worsens the infestation and costs the homeowner more to eradicate them. The only method they use is heat; it's the only thing that will penetrate all of the areas that the bed bugs can squeeze into and it's completely benign to humans and pets. Of course-the best method is to not bring them home in the first place. The cost of treatment can easily reach into the thousands of dollars for severe infestations.
If you do have a bed bug infestation, the sooner you have a professional eliminate them, the less expensive it will be.
Even movie theaters are seeing bed bug infestations.
Yuck. I'll stay home and watch movie.
Yuck. I'll stay home and watch movie.
I've never seen a bed bug. You guys know what size they are or what they look like ?
On the plus side, while bed bugs spread rapidly once your home is infected, they are relatively hard to bring home. The human body is too hot for them to feel comfortable, so they don't like to hide on any clothes that are close to your body. Hence bags, boots and coats being the most likely way to bring back a hitch-hiker.
The most common method of infection is a bug walking from one apartment to another in a block, which is why they've spread so fast in universities and the like. Studies of bed-bug DNA show that most infections in apartment blocks are caused by one bug that has lots of babies who spread out, not by lots of people bringing them in.
The most common method of infection is a bug walking from one apartment to another in a block, which is why they've spread so fast in universities and the like. Studies of bed-bug DNA show that most infections in apartment blocks are caused by one bug that has lots of babies who spread out, not by lots of people bringing them in.
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