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BED BUGS!?!???! — Brooklynian

BED BUGS!?!???!

themfa
themfa
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
Awwwwwwwwwww SHHHHHiiiiiiiiiiiittttttt!!!!


we just spotted our first bedbug this morning?!?! yikes

this is all new to me any suggestions? the girlfriend is in a bit of a frenzy
and i need a solution, or a direction to a solution.

thanks
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  • MOD
    MOD
    Yup, it's an epidemic around here:

    http://brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5563&highlight=bed+bugs

    Start cleaning.
  • themfa
    themfa
    the more i read about this bed bug situation the more i realize how much of a nightmare this could possible be...

    CRAPTASTIC!!!
  • whyfi
    whyfi
    I fear bed bugs more than I fear being mugged. After a mattress showed up on the sidewalk with "BEDBUGS!!!" written in big, bold, black marker, I avoided that side of the street for about a month... eesh...
  • themfa
    themfa
    anyone have a manual on how to sleep standing up???
  • MOD
    MOD
    Well, the thing to consider here, is that bed bugs don't fly. As far as I know :shock:

    So, if you spray some bed bug killer around your bed frame, and around the perimeter of your floors (where the walls meet the floor) then you should have some defense against them crawling into bed with you for tonight. Go to R&A hardware on 5th and get some spray. Then call your local exterminator to check out the situation tomorrow. The experts will give you an assessment.

    It sounds like you caught it early. So it might not be that bad.

    Don't Panic!
  • rbenghiat
    rbenghiat
    i suggest searching for a NY Times article a few months ago on bedbugs - there were some quotes and some advice from exterminators - if it were me, I'd hire one of them..
  • rbg
    rbg
    Call Ben!! He's the best exterminator on this side of the Atlantic. No joke. PM me if you want his number. You need an exterminator fast!
  • themfa
    themfa
    it's hard for me not to panic as i've already been bitten nearly 30-40 times in the last couple weeks...but hadn't been able to spot a damn bug anywhere.
  • themfa
    themfa
    themfa wrote: it's hard for me not to panic as i've already been bitten nearly 30-40 times in the last couple weeks...but hadn't been able to spot a damn bug anywhere.
    nevermind. he hasn't. his girlfriend has. :(


    just to clarify this is his girlfriend...///
  • poshspice
    poshspice
    RBG - do you mean Ben of Superior Pest? I agree! He's my exterminator too and he's great :)
  • rbg
    rbg
    Hey Poshspice---YES, I do mean mean of Superior. He's my private exterminator and he comes to my house one Sunday a month. He's been my exterminator for two years...and I adore him...He reminds me of Elvis circa 1970!
  • drano
    drano
    This is a potential problem I refuse to even think about. If it shows up, I'll deal with it. Until then, I refuse to acknowledge it as a possibility.

    OP: Good luck.
  • decknick80
    decknick80
    I had to move out of my place in Ft. Greene a few month ago b/c of bedbugs. I can't count how many times we had an exterminator come over. It was literally over 20 times. The entire building was infested. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. The bites are nothing compared to the psychological damage. I sympathize.
  • brookfetish
    brookfetish
    Can you see bed bugs? What do the bites look like?
  • themfa
    themfa
    hmm.. let's see

    just like this but not as many, they look pretty close to mosquito bites
    http://web.nmsu.edu/~blkoen/whatever/europe04/DSC01144m.JPG

    btw...thats not my girlfriend...
  • MOD
    MOD
    I feel for your girlfriend. If there is a mosquito, spider or any other biting insect, without a doubt, I WILL be bit. However, my sweet cute boyfriend stays bite-free and blissful of my itchy painful torment!!

    Damn you boys!!! :evil: :evil:
  • whyfi
    whyfi
    BrookFetish wrote: Can you see bed bugs?
    Kinda like small ticks... round, flat... but usually you only see their bites and their waste - if you start to find little drops of blood on your sheets, that's them takin' a crapper after a big meal, just like uncle Marvin used to do.
  • izisharp
    izisharp
    WhyFi wrote: [quote=BrookFetish]Can you see bed bugs?
    Kinda like small ticks... round, flat... but usually you only see their bites and their waste - if you start to find little drops of blood on your sheets, that's them takin' a crapper after a big meal, just like uncle Marvin used to do.

    Actually that's incorrect [-X

    They're more triangular and flat; sort of a rust-colored.

    The blood stains on the sheet is a myth, not fact.

    Some people do not have allergic reactions to bed bugs at all and have no signs of bites. Those folks can be sleeping with the critters and have no clue. Scary muh-fuckas.
  • michaelkeys
    michaelkeys
    According to my bud, his neighbor on Carlton btwn Willoughby and Murder in Ft. Greene dumped his bedbug-infested mattress on the sidewalk without taking ANY precautions. So, if you're in that vicinity beware.
  • laura
    laura
    I haven't seen any actual bugs, but I've had the most horrible bites on my arms, and being the allergic-to-everything gal that I am, they have swollen into huge welts that even my trusty Benadryl isn't doing anything for.

    I ordered this system, I hope it works. I don't want to use anything toxic, especially having three cats.
    http://www.deadbedbugs.com/index.htm

    My bedroom looks like a cross between a vintage clothing store and an antique shop, so you can imagine what a nightmare this is. Getting rid of stuff is NOT an option.

    When I moved into this place a year ago I was horrified to see cockroaches (they soon disappeared, thank god), but this is the worst thing imaginable.
  • drano
    drano
    I happened to see a mattress in front of a building on my block last night. I also happened to have my bag with me, so for my own amusement I whipped out a marker (red, too) and wrote "BED BUGS!!!" on it in the biggest letters I could practically manage. I stood a good bit away in case it really was being tossed for BED BUGS.

    People are coming up on that thing and giving it a wide berth or maybe even crossing the street - in my mind, at least. I wish I could see it from my window.
  • michaelkeys
    michaelkeys
    Drano wrote: I happened to see a mattress in front of a building on my block last night. I also happened to have my bag with me, so for my own amusement I whipped out a marker (red, too) and wrote "BED BUGS!!!" on it in the biggest letters I could practically manage. I stood a good bit away in case it really was being tossed for BED BUGS.

    People are coming up on that thing and giving it a wide berth or maybe even crossing the street - in my mind, at least. I wish I could see it from my window.
    The last time I saw a mattress on the street it was spread out on the sidewalk as I was walking a lovely, young lady home, late one evening. We took it as an omen. :wink:
  • whyfi
    whyfi
    MichaelKeys wrote: The last time I saw a mattress on the street it was spread out on the sidewalk as I was walking a lovely, young lady home, late one evening. We took it as an omen. :wink:
    Were you sporting a pair of khaki shorts? :twisted:
  • emily
    emily
    WhyFi wrote: [quote=MichaelKeys]The last time I saw a mattress on the street it was spread out on the sidewalk as I was walking a lovely, young lady home, late one evening. We took it as an omen. :wink:
    Were you sporting a pair of khaki shorts? :twisted:

    Not for long! :lol:
  • michaelkeys
    michaelkeys
    WhyFi wrote: [quote=MichaelKeys]The last time I saw a mattress on the street it was spread out on the sidewalk as I was walking a lovely, young lady home, late one evening. We took it as an omen. :wink:
    Were you sporting a pair of khaki shorts? :twisted:
    Khaki shorts??!!! Oh, it's on, man. It's on!
  • whyfi
    whyfi
    MichaelKeys wrote: [quote=WhyFi][quote=MichaelKeys]The last time I saw a mattress on the street it was spread out on the sidewalk as I was walking a lovely, young lady home, late one evening. We took it as an omen. :wink:
    Were you sporting a pair of khaki shorts? :twisted:
    Khaki shorts??!!! Oh, it's on, man. It's on!
    http://brooklynian.com/~brooklyn/forums/viewtopic.php?t=748
  • michaelkeys
    michaelkeys
    WhyFi wrote: [quote=MichaelKeys][quote=WhyFi][quote=MichaelKeys]The last time I saw a mattress on the street it was spread out on the sidewalk as I was walking a lovely, young lady home, late one evening. We took it as an omen. :wink:
    Were you sporting a pair of khaki shorts? :twisted:
    Khaki shorts??!!! Oh, it's on, man. It's on!
    http://brooklynian.com/~brooklyn/forums/viewtopic.php?t=748
    Whoa! :shock: :lol:
    For the record, it was in Park Slope that we saw the mattress; it was wintertime; and we proceeded to her place upon getting the cosmic hint. :wink:

    As for the Prospect Heights Horndogs--great band or team name, huh?--did they ever find out who they were?
  • kizzo
    kizzo
    I fear bed bugs more than I fear being mugged
    Me too! Good luck! See this: http://home2.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/residents/bedbugs.shtml
  • themfa
    themfa

    Subject: i itch.. itch

    well i hate to say this but today ( FINALLY) the exterminator came by, and within 15 minutes he confirmed we have BED BUGS.

    Our Nightmare has begun wish us luck!!!!
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    How did the exterminator confirm that? Just curious.
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