[Noisebridge-discuss] Bedbug eradication: who's in?

[Rameen]

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7454.html

Here's a good rundown of Bed Bugs. There are methods for identification of
an infestation, but until such an ID, there is no guarantee of bed bugs.
Especially since everyone reacts differently to the bites. Might be
fleas...and spider bites tend to look similar on me.

Luckily, Christie's method will kill anything it comes into contact with.
But that's the key word-- CONTACT. If bed bugs are in the middle of the
couch-- they will probably just get a few degrees toasty, which is also
probably going to be ideal for them as it is quite cold at NB...

It's a possibility that furniture will need to be dismantled and
floor/wall/molding cracks sealed up.

It sounds very likely that it COULD be bed bugs, given their ninja survival
skills; the amount of traffic at NB would surely supply a mama BB and her
nest if that were the case-- but even so, there aren't a whole lot of
soft/cloth/dark/shady cracks/crevices/couches/etc where people rest unawares
for more than 5 minutes at a time at night, without noticing if something
were trying to crawl on them/infest them.


On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 7:19 AM, Mark G Sobell <marksobell at gmail.com> wrote:

> First off, I am happy to help.
> An evening (not Thursday) or Sunday morning would be best for me.
>
> Steaming sounds perfect.
> This article has some good tips:
> http://bedbugger.com/faqs/pestcontrol/faq-killing-bed-bugs-with-steam/
> It says we should wear respirators.
> Is there an infrared thermometer at NB? My son may have one, I will check.
>
> Also, are there bedbugs at NB?
> How often should we repeat this procedure?
>
>             Mark
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 1:12 AM, Christie Dudley <longobord at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > So buried in a couple of other threads, I made two comments.  A few folks
> > responded.
> > I have a tool - a steamer - which kills insects living in things by
> pretty
> > much boiling them.  There is no such thing as developing a resistance or
> > tolerance to being boiled alive, so I have a high degree of confidence
> that
> > no matter how highly evolved any bedbugs that may be in Noisebridge may
> be,
> > they cannot survive this treatment.  It also has the added bonus of
> relying
> > on only one chemical, the universal solvent, to destroy the buggers,
> which
> > conveniently is automatically delivered to the space.  I also hear that
> it's
> > completely harmless to humans, even the ones with allergies, unless
> > deliberately ingested improperly.
> > So I'm happy to bring my steamer to Noisebridge and help eradicate the
> > bedbug problem, so long as it's not my own crusade.  It sucks working
> alone,
> > especially in a place that's supposed to be as happy-fun-work-together
> sort
> > of space as Noisebridge.
> > To that end, if I can get 3 or 4 people to commit to a mutually agreeable
> > time in helping me engage in this bedbug eradication scheme, we can stop
> any
> > potential bedbugs in their tracks.
> > (And incidentally kill any related drama on the list, although that's
> never
> > a guarantee.)
> > Christie
> > _______
> > But wait... there's no FCC on the moon!
> >
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