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Topic: Question on the Dallas Jamboree of 2014. |
Jim Saunders
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Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 16 Aug 2014 8:28 am |
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| I don't want to cast anything negative about the Dallas show in March, but I have a question. My house has come up with a bedbug infestation that we are now treating and the guy has asked me where I have traveled to come home with the critters. The Dallas show is my only trip staying in a hotel. So, could I have gotten them there? I don't know. A quality hotel, I'm told, is not immune. Anyone else have this happen? |
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Bill Ferguson
From:
Milton, FL USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2014 8:31 am
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I have ever heard of "bringing bed bugs home" unless you took your own linens.
According to the mattress advertisers, we all have bedbugs. |
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Jim Saunders
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Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 16 Aug 2014 8:35 am Bed bugs
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| Bill, No, I didn't take my own linens. I can't imagine anyone who would, but, who knows. The pest control company says I could have transported them in my luggage or dirty clothes that we pile up on the floor of the closet. I don't know?? |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 16 Aug 2014 9:35 am
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One of my best friends is a retired pest control "authority"! He says that yes,,,you can bring them home in dozens of ways,,,the more "subtle" the contact, the longer it will take for them to manifest themselves in your home. He told me of an infestation in a small town movie theater,,,sit in their chairs for a couple of hours,,,adopt a few of their "pets" to bring home,,,,he says virtually anywhere,,,,AND,,,he says that extreme heat is the only way to get rid of them,,which means moving everything out of your house that won't tolerate 135-150 degrees for 12-24 hours. Those little suckers are bad news!!!!
Which mattress advertisers say "we all have bedbugs"??? |
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Jim Saunders
From:
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 16 Aug 2014 3:54 pm bedbugs
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| Sonny, Your friend agrees with the pest control expects I'm using. They had to have been transported into my home from somewhere. I don't know if it was Dallas, or possibly my health club where I go 3 times a week. It could be there. My home will be fumigated Monday, hopefully to end the problem. |
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Rex Lindsey
From:
Ellisville, MS USA
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Posted 17 Aug 2014 6:59 am Bed Bugs
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I have been in Pest Control Business since 1978, in Laurel,MS. First bed bug I even saw was in 2008. They have been in New York area since the 1990's.
You could have gotten them from Dallas or alot of other ways.
There are lots of ways to kill them. Heat is very good
But so is freezing them [ $5,000 machine ! ] +
combined OF SPRAY . When the general public says kill them --- THEY MEAN 100 % --- THAT is more fun.
I vacuum + spray + use traps + recommend 2 or 3 treatments 2 to 3 weeks apart. Has worked well for me.
But they are getting more and more everywhere -- even
Alaska. |
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Jim Saunders
From:
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 17 Aug 2014 7:29 am Bed Bugs
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| Thanks Rex, I appreciate your expertise. Honestly, I was reluctant to even post this issue for fear of hurting attendance at future shows. But, you experts say it could have come from many sources. I have already booked my reservation at the Sheratan for next year and I hope I won't take any bugs to Dallas! |
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Rex Lindsey
From:
Ellisville, MS USA
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Posted 17 Aug 2014 7:34 am Bed Bugs
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One sure way to not get bed Bugs in Dallas is to
PICK 24/7 !
Good luck & let us know how it works out for you |
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John Swain
From:
Winchester, Va
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Posted 17 Aug 2014 4:43 pm
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| NPR suggests if you leave your luggage and clothing in a closed car in the summer for few hours the heat will kill any hitch-hiking bedbugs! |
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Jim Saunders
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Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 17 Aug 2014 5:41 pm Bed bugs
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| Not a bad idea, John, but it's usually not too hot in March. Darn the luck! |
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Henry Matthews
From:
Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2014 8:45 am
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Sonny, how can you get your house to 150 degrees? Man that's hot.
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Henry Matthews
D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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Jim Saunders
From:
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Aug 2014 1:26 pm The Solution
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For those who may want to know, here's what we did. First we had to throw out the box spring where the bugs were rampant. Two, we had the room treated by a pest control service. Three we got some special mattress zipper covers for the spring and mattress. They are made as barriers for the bugs and they can't get in (or out). Finally we got some little cups the bed legs sit in and they act as traps for bugs who attempt to crawl up the bed frame. The cups are coated with a slick powder and the bug can crawl in, but then they are trapped.
We are now bug free. Whew!! Thanks everyone. |
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Dennis Saydak
From:
Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 24 Aug 2014 3:05 pm
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Here's a bed bug registry you can check to see if there are any reports of bed bugs at specific hotels:
http://bedbugregistry.com/
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Dennis
Just when you think you're getting ahead in the rat race, the rats get faster. |
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