Bed Bug prevention 101: don't move into a place that has them.
The Bed Bug Registry's Map of NYC
Did you see? New York City just enacted the Bedbug Disclosure Act , requiring your building’s owner to give you a one-year history of bed bugs BEFORE you move into a place. This, as many of you know, is a vast improvement over NYC’s previous “What? You found bed bugs in your apartment? And the old tenants told you that’s why they moved out? Well sure, but I’m still not paying for an exterminator” landlord-disclosure policy.
Still, if you’ve ever actually *had* a New York City landlord before, you know that law or no law, they can’t be counted on to be entirely upfront about an apartment’s, shall we say, shortcomings. Which is why this is the perfect time to remind you of a resource that we all should be making more use of: the Bed Bug Registry.
This handy-dandy website allows you to search by street address for any reported history of bed bugs. It also has a wealth of information on how to recognize and fight against those little blood-suckers. And it’s not just for potential apartments either – you can look up and report any address in the city. Heading into the city to see Piranha 3D? Check out which movie theater with 3D capability still isn’t infected. Going home with that cutie you just met at Union Pool? Do a quick search of their address before spending the night. See how easy it is?
And to those poor souls for whom this is all too little and coming too late? Sorry man. Just make sure you call an exterminator. I think we all learned from Brian last week: it never pays to be a bed bug vigilante.
It’s getting more and more difficult to find an area that does not have a bed bug problem I have been dealing with them for years and cases are increasing at a dramatic rate
I just wanna say nice info and thank you
I hate them. It was a nightmare. I couldn’t sleep.
I sprayed my bed so many times, but they still come bed and bite me.
I had bed bugs for almost a year and finally got rid of them.
Sometimes, I can still feel them crawling my legs at night
Problem is that I’m sensitive to these bites. The next day, I was so itchy.
My whole body was full of red itchy scares. Terrible
Here is my advice when you have bed bugs:
Don’t throw away your mattress immediately; otherwise someone else can get bed bugs.
1. Buy 3 cans of bed bug spray (you really need that)
2. Spray your mattress
3. Seal your mattress with thick plastic mattress cover
(must NOT have any holes, otherwise they can get in and bit you again)
4. Find the bed bugs in your bed frame and kill them
5. Spray your bed frame every day for at least 1 week
6. Wash your bed sheets and blankets with HOT water
7. Wash all your clothes with HOT water
8. Dry your clothes in heater (heat can kill bed bugs)
9. After cleaning, put your cloths in a plastic bag with air zip
10. Put your bags of cloths in the middle of your house
These are just the basic steps, bed bugs can still hide in the holes and cracks of your wall.
http://www.bedbuggoaway.com
There is more than I can write here, but not enough space here