Today I was simply short of throwing myself on the floor when I learned how much goes into the prepping of having your house/apt professional sprayed for bed bugs.
Orkin Inc, is the company coming to my house on Friday while I'm at work then on the island.
Here is the list to prep for the spraying, dusting and gasing they will do on Friday.
PRE TREATMENT! ..yes Pre.
- must launder ALL CLOTHES,ALL LINEN, ALL JACKETS clean and/or dirty, put in bags and seal tight. (regardless of the room they were in. This will help more overall to eliminate re infestation - gross word)
- take everything out of dresser(s), book cases and anything that may have been on the floor and bag it, THEN post treatment, wash again.
- vacuum
- all pictures on walls must come down and same with any picture frames....
-pull everything a foot away from any wall
- all electrical outlets, phone jack covers and baseboards must be unscrewed and left open so they can "dust" behind it. aka poison the little buggers!
-Dismantle bed frames.
POST TREATMENT
-leave all sealed clothing that you are not using in bags for 10-14 days til
(or 100% repeat the above pretreatment)
-laundry the bed linen from that day and couch slip covers after treatment
-Vacuum again.
RE-TREATMENT is done.
- see pre/post treatments.
so according to our Gov't these BB are not a danger but only a "small nuisance".
umm ya okay... I'm spending $40-$70 CDN in laundering all my belongs TWICE and losing a days work for a "small nuisance"
I tried to keep this private at work, cos well, people gossip and if you don't do your research, you'd think I was dirty or something.
My boss was great about it as I sat in her office this morning with my second REGULAR coffee (I only drink decaf) and holding back the tears of this "small nuisance"
I'm decided I'm just going to throw a lot of stuff out.
I mean I live alone, what do I need with 20 complete sets of bed sheet sets
and 40 plus towels. (this includes kitchen towels, hand towels, face clothes, regular towels for hair and bath sheets for the body) yes I'm that girlie.
Well the towels and sheets I'm going to give to someone at work who will benefit from them as he and his wife have a small litter growing (I think they have 4 kids now), and simply could use it in these hard financial times.
I'm going to buy some beer and cry.
The landlord is unable to rig the laundry machines for me to do a small fortune of laundry for free. However, he will put a note on two of the four machines for "his use only" from 9-5, so I'll have access to two washers/dryers full time, but can use all 4 if no one is using them.
Its like moving. I swear to gawd.
You have my permission to kick anyone who ever may cross your path and say bedbugs are ONLY a "small nuicance"
Well, they are small and they are a nusiance!
ReplyDeleteSamantha. I feel your pain. I hear from readers all the time who think that government underestimates this problem and needs to step up extermination efforts. I was surprised that you didn't either have to throw out your mattress or get a bed bug proof zipper bag.
ReplyDeleteJust look forward to the day that you don't have to worry about the bedbugs anymore.
HI Geoff,
ReplyDeleteI just read your site. I'm only getting bit once or twice at a time and usually only on the hands, or near my underarm.
as of today, 17 bites in total since valentines day. today the bugger got me 4 times on my thumb.
I thought for sure I brought them home with me from the island, but i forgot the neighbour has a ferrett and there is a hole under the baseboard on my spare room. I'll be talking to her today to see if she has any issues.
When I talked to Orkin Inc, and explained how many bites etc, they said it didnt sound like I was infested, but it could be on its way.
The spraying, dusting and gasing is taking place friday while i'm at work.
I will be purchasing a mattress cover once its all said and done.