Bed Bugs

[Punk Rooster]

Has anyone here had any experiences with Bed Bugs?
Had them at your house?
Stayed in an establishment that had them?
Believe them to be a myth?

[smac]

Are you drumming up business again punky?

[mighty_tiger_79]

Are you drumming up business again punky?

thats what im thinking

[Punk Rooster]

guys....

Serious questions though, as Bed Bugs have increased something like 5000% over the last 10 years

[locky801]

Has anyone here had any experiences with Bed Bugs?
Had them at your house?
Stayed in an establishment that had them?
Believe them to be a myth?

a few over the years but I cannot remember their names

[bayman]

this is no myth, we've had quilts coming in at work over the last 3 or 4 months to clean & destroy them, washing will not get rid of all of them you need chemicals to 'kill them ALL'. apparently they are in plague proportions in south africa so we maybe seeing the start of that here


ps, apparently they will leave you with rashes & they have been known to leave people severely ill & if my memory is correct i think someone in south africa died when we looked into how to clean the quilts & get rid off the bugs

big risks are hotels, motels etc & at home not using clean sheets & bedcovers etc

[Punk Rooster]

this is no myth, we've had quilts coming in at work over the last 3 or 4 months to clean & destroy them, washing will not get rid of all of them you need chemicals to 'kill them ALL'. apparently they are in plague proportions in south africa so we maybe seeing the start of that here


ps, apparently they will leave you with rashes & they have been known to leave people severely ill & if my memory is correct i think someone in south africa died when we looked into how to clean the quilts & get rid off the bugs

big risks are hotels, motels etc & at home not using clean sheets & bedcovers etc

so many errors in your comments Bayman...

First of all, washing linen in temperatures above 60 deg C will kill them
Secondly, hotels & motels are big risks only due to the turnover of people in the rooms.

[Pseudo]

Secondly, hotels & motels are big risks only due to the turnover of people in the rooms.

Well if you took a Hanson Rd Hooker to a motel and turned her over, you'd be risking worse than bedbugs

[bayman]

Secondly, hotels & motels are big risks only due to the turnover of people in the rooms.

Well if you took a Hanson Rd Hooker to a motel and turned her over, you'd be risking worse than bedbugs

stop putting down mt79's employees

[bayman]

this is no myth, we've had quilts coming in at work over the last 3 or 4 months to clean & destroy them, washing will not get rid of all of them you need chemicals to 'kill them ALL'. apparently they are in plague proportions in south africa so we maybe seeing the start of that here


ps, apparently they will leave you with rashes & they have been known to leave people severely ill & if my memory is correct i think someone in south africa died when we looked into how to clean the quilts & get rid off the bugs

big risks are hotels, motels etc & at home not using clean sheets & bedcovers etc

so many errors in your comments Bayman...

First of all, washing linen in temperatures above 60 deg C will kill them
Secondly, hotels & motels are big risks only due to the turnover of people in the rooms.

i'm not arguing with you pr, but what i said we were told by the dia, perhaps they did mean a cold wash only

[locky801]

Secondly, hotels & motels are big risks only due to the turnover of people in the rooms.

Well if you took a Hanson Rd Hooker to a motel and turned her over, you'd be risking worse than bedbugs

Hanson Rd hookers are about to be exterminated

[the wonder elephant]

no mythboys my missus mum picked them up whilst in darwin staying in a hotel didnt know she bought them home with her and has scince had to get a pest control bloke to get rid of them twice not to mention having to wash everything in her bedroom twice as well she has scince sworn of going to stay in a hatel ever again...also copped a nasty rash to go with it

[smac]

So we've established so far then that bed bugs is a cover to use when you get a mystery rash on holiday...

Stick that in the back of the mind for use later on...

[stan]

Has anyone here had any experiences with Bed Bugs?
Had them at your house?
Stayed in an establishment that had them?
Believe them to be a myth?

Man I thought that was going to be an ad...

[Spot]

Hey I got them as a welcome to Adelaide. I stayed at the Metropolitan Hotel and they came free with the rooms there. I woke up and they were all over me. The Hotel gave me another room in the morning that had the same problem. Never seen them before and shortly after managed to get a flat with no bugs.... They left a very bad rash and I remember the horror of all these little bugs all over me.

[woodwt]

Secondly, hotels & motels are big risks only due to the turnover of people in the rooms.

Well if you took a Hanson Rd Hooker to a motel and turned her over, you'd be risking worse than bedbugs

Hanson Rd hookers are about to be exterminated

by who

[Psyber]

...so many errors in your comments Bayman...

First of all, washing linen in temperatures above 60 deg C will kill them
Secondly, hotels & motels are big risks only due to the turnover of people in the rooms.

The fad for cold washing of your clothes and bedding is a significant health risk. It is sold to us as allegedly good to help save energy, but it is also relevant that if you use synthetics to make sheets etc instead of cotton or linen the fabrics will crack up if you wash them at high enough temperatures to kill bugs. Soap is less effective in cold water too, so the propaganda enhances the sale of detrergent based washing powders and solutions as well as synthetic fabrics.

This trend possibly contributes to the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in hospitals too. Another factor is the fact that hospital surfaces tend not to be wiped down daily with good old cheap methylated spirits in water as they used to be, but with various commercially marketed antiseptics less frequently.

Soap is better at killing bacteria and insects than many commercial products.

My old Microbiology Professor used to enjoy demonstrating through the semester the progress of bacterial cultures he grew in various antiseptics at various strengths. The most effective inhibitor of growth was soapy water and the next alcohol in water.

Similarly, I once had a large dog get a flea infestation which recurred after two goes with Malawash. The third time I wet him thoroughly and lathered him up with soap, and left him to stand in the shade for 15 minutes before rinsing. Result - exploded flea shells in the rinse and no recurrence.

Commercial interests have a vested interest in the cold wash, synthetic fabric, chemical treatment of everything concept - as against hot water, and less profitable soap, and cheaper alcohol based antiseptic solutions.