What precaution do you take for BED BUGS?

[tomboyy]

I drink Jack Daniels and there ain't no bugs on me .............

there ain't no bugs on none of your mugs... cause your to dang mean

think flea commercial for those of you that are comically impaired

Tom

 

[farsidefan1]

The little buggers don't die. You can step on 'em, starve 'em, put 'em in the microwave, and they just don't die...

George Romero invented 'em...

You put them in a mirowave??? I think I'll pass on that dinner invite

 

[DivingPanda]

Been there, done that, not at all fun. Check bedbugger.com for more information, but briefly:

• Bed bugs generally come out only at night and otherwise hide in dark places. Upon arrival, check underneath the mattress and around the bed for black spots (fecal residue from the bed bugs). Check seams and small crevices in particular. If you see any signs of them, notify the hotel and ask for a different room.

• Bed bugs tend to live in and around beds. Do not place your suitcase on a bed. Use a luggage rack as far from the bed as possible.

• Bed bugs also like to hide in clothes. Pack a Ziploc Big Bag in your suitcase. Before leaving the hotel, place all of your clothes in the ziploc and seal it.

• Bed bugs are incredibly resiliant. When you return home, wash and dry all clothes from the ziploc bag. Anything that cannot be washed should go through the dryer on high for at least 30 min. Bed bugs can live for as long as 18 months without food, so sealing them in a bag for a few days is not enough.

• Use a high-powered vacuum to vacuum your suitcase inside and out, focusing again on any seams and crevices (this gets any eggs that may have been laid). Seal the vacuum bag in a ziploc bag and dispose of it immediately.

It's a big pain, to be sure, but once you've had them, you'll realize that this amount of prevention is far less trouble than the alternative.

 

[BKP]

You put them in a mirowave??? I think I'll pass on that dinner invite

I've got five kids... you wouldn't BELIEVE the stuff that's gone into my microwave...

 

[twinkles]

radon, mold, bed bugs, if its not one thing, its something else. Stop worrying so much.

 

[Laustimus]

My co-worker got them from renting a couple cots for his family that came into town. They are unstopable creatures, they treat foggers like the local steam room. For Orkin to remove them they have to come in and treat the place once a month for 12 months.

It made him break down and tear out all the carpet in his entire house, he's buying the hardwoods this weekend actually. He hated carpet anyway so it just forced his hand to do what he wanted anyway.

 

[spectrum]

Often we have to stay in hotels for diving. With incidence of bed bugs exploding over the last year, what precautions are you taking?

I've seen 4 cases over the last year. Zero the last decade before this epidemic. Suggestions I've read included not putting your luggage on your hotel bed, furnitures, etc. And also, when you return home, do not put your luggage on your beds or furnitures while unpacking. They also said to store your luggages in a shed, or somewhere far away from the living quarter.

They are very hard to eradicade, and hard to find unless you know where they hide.

Local diving is sounding better all the time.

 

[Bottomfeeder Brodie]

I travel to dive....not sleep in them....

 

[Bottomfeeder Brodie]

well...I thought it was cute

 

[LIVES4SHARKS]

Nothing like a good thread to give ya the Heebie Jeebies! It makes me itch just thinking about it! Would it be worth taking some of the products you would use to kill them when you travel? I have seen quite a few when I did a search. http://www.diatect.com/bed-bug-killer-ppc.php

Carolyn:sharks: