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06.27.08, 17:23 PM General Topics
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help help...in nyc, very nice apt, found out we have bedbugs, so disgusted, they are spraying three different chemicals, i have 9 mo old, they say it is ok for babies but oh my god, we are leaving for a week, anyone been through this, i'm grossed out and horrified [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.27.08, 05:23 PM Flag
 

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do you know how they got into your apt? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:23 PM Flag
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I'm sorry. do you live in a large building? Do you neighbors have them? Have you traveled recently? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:24 PM Flag
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we have no idea, we are thinking from a business trip from dh, like in the suitcase.....do you think there is risk for db?? I am so afraid that these chemicals will give him a learning disability or worse, i've googled everything but haven't found much, i'm so grossed out i want to puke [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:25 PM Flag
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poor you. Just wash all the dishes and pots and pand and all of baby's toys. I'd be careful about crawling on the rugs for a while and I would murhphys all the floors. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:26 PM Flag
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np the chemicals they use now are very safe and have been tested and retesred. Relax. Better than having bugs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:26 PM Flag
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np and I don't buy it. It kills a living being. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:27 PM Flag
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LOL! And a baby and a tiny little bug are exactly the same thing [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:28 PM Flag
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no one implied that. And many pesticides have been used and LATER found to harmful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:30 PM Flag
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true, but what are her options? Which would you rather have, blood sucking parasites or a few chemicals that have been pretty well tested and deemed to be safe. Often too, when they are found to be harmful, it is to people with prolonged exposure and not a one time, well controlled event. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:31 PM Flag
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^^op: ok this makes me feel better... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:33 PM Flag
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it's true. My DH is a chemist and he talks about stuff like this all the time. People getting all worked up about this stuff for no reason really bugs him but he is also very careful when he feels it's needed. It's fine. ;-) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:34 PM Flag
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NP: I wouldn't buy into this. I think you are right to go with your gut. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 06:52 PM Flag
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op: this is true, this is what is killing me! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:32 PM Flag
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calm down. Read my response. Often the harm is from some company dumping stuff in a river or people who worked in the factory that made the chemicals and not from a one time, short term expossure. I understand that you are freaked out. I probably would be too, but it's really not going to hurt your child. Just get rid of the bugs, clean well and go on with life. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:33 PM Flag
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So you would just let the bedbugs STAY? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:34 PM Flag
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are they safe for real? what can i read that can tell me this? i'm truly freaking out [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:28 PM Flag
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try the CDC website or do a search for some .gov site. I'm sure they have all been tested well. It's not pleasant to think about and ITA with the other poster who says to wash pots and pans and clean the floors etc, but yeah - people use this stuff all the time. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:30 PM Flag
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unfortunately, i am too familiar with this problem. the chemicals don't necessarily work b/c lots of bugs are resistent. Hire a bedbug sniffing dog to identify the source of the bugs, then spray, vacuum, whatever you need to do at that source. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:53 PM Flag
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how much does it cost to spray? I don't mean to upset you anymore, but I've heard it doesn't work. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:24 PM Flag
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they said $200 a room [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:25 PM Flag
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wow [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:26 PM Flag
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how do you know if you have bedbugs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:24 PM Flag
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we found a couple of them, you know because they bite you, i can barely type about it it grosses me out so much, i'm so afraid for the chemicals to be around db...i hate the idea of chemicals, i don't even use chemical cleaners in apt, db has organic mattress even!! oh my... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:27 PM Flag
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ow. sorry about the biting. And just be careful. The chemicals have to come in. you have no choice. Just clean after them as best you can. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:28 PM Flag
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you are right, i'll just scrub afterwards, i just cannot cannot believe this, i am aware there are much worse things in the world but this is just killing me, it is so disgusting, they better go away or i'm moving [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:31 PM Flag
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be careful, you take them with you when you move. it is hard to get rid of them. good luck. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:33 PM Flag
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uggggghhh, disgusting, i'm dying here, i'm trying to put it in perspective, but oh my god i'm so so so disgusted............................. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:34 PM Flag
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can you stay outside of the apt. for a couple of days after the spraying? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:54 PM Flag
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Have you talked to your neighbors? Told them you have them? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:47 PM Flag
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I was told they go thru the walls. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:53 PM Flag
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this happend to me 5 yrs ago...the whold building infected, turns out a woman paid a homeless man to carry her laundry up the 6 flights to her apt. and he had bedbugs! We moved a few months later because even after numerous spraying they never went away because they hide in floor boards and walls [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:54 PM Flag
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You know you need to wash eversingle thing in your apt, and vaccumf fastidiously, daily, behind picture frames, etc, etc, etc, and wrapy your mattresses and basically live in plastic bags for a year? This is much more frightening than the chemical thing. And frankly, I wouldn't go anywhere....you may spread them with you! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 06:57 PM Flag
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It can be very difficult to get rid of bed bugs, even with spraying. The eggs can be buried and then hatch later. If often takes several rounds of spraying to get rid of them all. If they are in neighbors and neighbors are not acting then you can get them. A lot of buildings are infected and landlords don't tell. They don't take care of them and they move from apartment to apartment. We had a scare last year and I did a lot of research and talked to friends who had them. It's a big problem. YOu have to throw out all your stuff too esp cloth and wood. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 06:57 PM Flag
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