[Noisebridge-discuss] What is this bug?

[Jeffrey Carl Faden]

Sounds like we've got a good path forward. https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Bedbugs is a great article.

I've never dealt with bringing professional services into the space (and I am not a member). Not afraid to go ahead and just do it, but I wonder if I should be consulting with the landlord or anything else before going ahead and scheduling an appointment with Scent-Tek.

Danny, I'll happily accept your $100 and cover the rest.

Jeffrey

On Sep 3, 2012, at 12:26 AM, John Magolske <listmail at b79.net> wrote:

> * Jeffrey Carl Faden <jeffreyatw at gmail.com> [120902 23:13]:
>> OK, so for the sake of everyone not bringing bedbugs back wherever
>> they might reside, I would happily pitch in for an exterminator. Is
>> this a wise or efficient idea? Anything I should know or anyone I
>> should speak with?
> 
> Having dealt with eradicating a bedbug infestation, and also being
> familiar with the expansive sprawling space that is Noisebridge, I'm
> pretty sure any attempt at chemical extermination would be pointless.
> Way too much surface area across way too many objects to deal with.
> Also, chemicals would likely push the bugs this way & that through the
> porous boundaries of the space, through which they could return.
> 
> First we should determine if there are actually bedbugs in the space,
> and if so, where & to what extent. The scent-tek dogs Danny mentioned
> would be an excellent first step. I used these dogs in my space, and
> they really do work.
> 
> If we DO have an infestation, here's what I'd suggest:
> 
> Block out times where no-one is in the space (maybe overnight from
> midnight to 8am over the course of a week or two) with traps set up.
> What I found to be an effective trap was a CO2 emitter mounted above
> a plastic tupperware container with tape on the outside for climbing
> traction and talcum-dust on the inside to make it extra-impossible for
> the bugs to crawl out. In the absence of any humans, they'd go for the
> traps. The traps not only take them out of action, but also provide a
> clear accounting of the state of their population.
> 
> Anyhow, based on my experience, that's what I'd suggest -- move their
> food sources aside and patiently draw them out. But first, send in the
> dogs. And if you haven't already, read up:
> 
> http://www.google.com/search?q=%22bedbugs%22%20site%3anoisebridge.net&btnG=Google+Search
> 
> Regards,
> 
> John
> 
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