Category Archives: Bed Bugs Colorado

CU Boulder Facilities Management and Environmental Health and Safety staff this month have treated one classroom in the Fleming Law building and one in Koelbel Building for the possible presence of bed bugs.

These events present an opportunity for the campus to not only create awareness around an issue that has in recent years become an increasing problem for universities and other facilities across the country but also to inform students and employees about treatment methods CU Boulder uses and available resources for mitigating against the insects.

No bugs, dead or alive, have been found in Fleming 155 or Koelbel S135. However, inspections of the rooms led scent-detection dogs to alert their handlers to the possible presence of live forms of the bugs, which could include eggs, in three areas of Fleming 155 and in one wall-mounted television in Koelbel S135. Those rooms were both closed and underwent thermal treatments. Follow-up inspections by the canines confirmed no further presence of any live forms of the bugs, and the rooms were deemed safe and re-opened.

The thermal treatment CU Boulder uses is a non-pesticide treatment proven to be the only method that effectively kills all forms of bed bugs (adults, juveniles and eggs). The treatment involves heating an area to 130 degrees Fahrenheit for several hours. There are no chemical residues left behind that could lead to skin irritations or other adverse effects. The rooms are safe to re-enter once temperatures have returned to normal. CU Boulder, however, does not re-open affected rooms until follow-up inspections confirm that treatments were successful.

If bed bugs are found on campus

Facilities Management plans to conduct periodic follow-up inspections of the affected rooms in Fleming and Koelbel to ensure the insects have not been reintroduced. However, it is important to note community awareness also plays a key role in helping to identify the source of insects and prevent reintroduction.

Anyone who frequents Fleming 155 or Koelbel S135 is encouraged to be on the lookout for bed bugs both at work and at home. Providing this information to Facilities Management can prove invaluable in more effectively preventing reintroduction to campus, as staff can consult on mitigation strategies with anyone who discovers bed bugs at home.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bed bugs can be found around the world, and their presence is not determined by the cleanliness of the living conditions where they are found. Bed bugs are not known to spread disease, although their bites can cause allergic reactions.

The university encourages anyone who notices or suspects bed bugs in an office, classroom, residence hall, family housing apartment or anywhere else to notify Facilities Management as soon as possible. Ed von Bleichert is CU Boulders sustainability and resiliency program manager and can be reached at 303-735-3627 or edward.vonbleichert@colorado.edu.

Additionally, issues can be reported to the Facilities Management Operations Control Center 24 hours per day at 303-492-5522. If you live in on-campus housing, Housing and Dining Services also has its own Facilities Operations Center that can be reached at 303-735-5555.

The university provides free pest-control services to campus departments, and von Bleichert can also advise students and employees on how to deal with the bugs if they spread to their homes.

Visit the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website for a comprehensive guide to bed bugs.

Read more:
Campus resources for bed bug detection - CU Boulder Today

Bed Bug Supply is an online supplier of bed bug products. This agreement expands the availability of Tri-Flos bed bug thermal solutions to hospitality and pest control professionals worldwide.

LONGMONT, Colo. Colorado Tri-Flo announces an online distribution agreement with Bed Bug Supply, an online supplier of bed bug products. This agreement expands the availability of Tri-Flos bed bug thermal solutions to hospitality and pest control professionals worldwide.

Bed bugs are a complicated pest, which demand attention, time and research into the most effective integrated pest management options available. Tri-Flos bed bug thermal solutions provide our customers with a discreet patented solution that kills bed bugs the first time eliminating the need for follow up visits. said Mark Sanders - CEO and Co-founder of BedBugSupply.com.

Bed Bug Supply provides an excellent channel to reach hospitality and pest control professionals with our thermal bed bug solutions, said Pete Dame, VP Sales Colorado Tri-Flo Systems, LLC.

Originally posted here:
Colorado Tri-Flo Signs Distribution Agreement with Bed Bug Supply - PCT Magazine

This FAQ was updated in June 2009 and now has two parts: the first covers hownot to spreadbed bugs when you travel, the second covers how to avoid spreading bed bugsto others in your daily life.

Note:the section of the FAQ below on travel was originally written before the invention of a tool which many readers will find useful. The Packtite allows people to remove bed bugs from items such as unwashable clothing, books, papers, shoes, etc. This may help someone with an active infestation avoid taking bed bugs to other places (and, once bed bugs are gone, items brought in may be treated even the suitcase itself!) This is quite a game-changer, and if you can obtain and use one, you may find a lot of the recommendations below dont apply, since you will be able to reliably kill bed bugs in most of your belongings. You can read more inthe Packtite FAQ.

by Parakeets

I have bed bugs and I sometimes stay overnight with friends and relatives. What a dilemma! How can I make sure I dont take bed bugs with me to my host? (Ha ha, thats a switch. With bed bugs Im usually referring to MYSELF as the host.) They are so small, such good hiders, such good hitchhikers. It seems almost impossible, but here are some tips on what I do to avoid spreading bed bugs:

1) I take the absolute least amount of things with me as possible. The less you take, the less hiding places there are. This means repeating outfits, mixing and matching, and wearing the same piece of clothing or shoes over and over. Again, the less you take, the less chance of taking bedbugs. We have to be stark minimalists. It reminds me of when I traveled in Europe with a pack on my back and carried very little.

2) Whenever possible, I wont even take a suitcase. I pack my clothes hot from the dryer into ziploc bags. I then put the zip-lock bags of clothes into a clear plastic larger bag and carry my clothes in that. (Ladies, first tuck your lingerie inside something else. Otherwise youll find youre walking down the street with your underwear showingliterally). When I travel, I wear an outfit that I take straight out of the dryer or out of a ziploc bag.

3) I tossed out all my cosmetic bags and all those travel totes for toiletries (okay, I didnt throw out my love of alliteration). I carry such items in zip-lock sandwich baggies. I dont take hairdryers, travel irons, etc. with me. I borrow shamelessly when I get to the place Im staying.

4) Again, when possible, I wont even take the clear plastic larger bag into the house I am visiting if Im using my car. I leave all my stuff in the car and use the car as my closet. The less I bring into the house, the better. Id rather infect my own car than someone elses house. I leave my coat in the car, too.

5) I wont take books or magazines with me that have been in my apartment. I buy them fresh for the trip.

6) I never take gifts with me that have been kept in my home. Instead I have any gifts shipped ahead of time, straight from wherever I ordered them online, or buy them along the way.

I dont know if Ive spread bed bugs or not. I certainly hope not. I take as much care as possible. I really care about the family and friends I stay with. Most of them dont know about bedbugs, so even if I tell them, it doesnt sink in how terrible they can be. I somehow think that precautions like this might help since hotels are not yet reporting bed bugs in 100% of the rooms and not everyone who stays in a hotel with bed bugs gets bed bugs, so there must be a way not to take them with you. However, I think the only way to be absolutely certain you wont take bedbugs when you visit is if you are visiting a nudist camp.

I eagerly welcome more comments and suggestions on how to do this. Its a learning process and stuff like this is not written anywhere else. Most of the bedbug articles I find in the media are soooo out of date, often cheeky in tone. They seem to think you just have to cover your mattress and spray, and your problems will go away. They couldnt even imagine the horror weve gone through and we continue to go through on a daily basis.

by Nobugsonme

Most of the tips above are also relevant to your daily life, if you are someone who has bed bugs in your home.

The idea is to avoid taking bed bugs out of your home and infesting your workplace, your car, or other places.

Washing and dressing in clothing known to be bed bug-free immediately before leaving the home is a good rule to follow. (You can ensure clothing is bed bug-free by washing/drying it or running it through a Packtite, and keeping it bagged until wearing; this FAQ and this one may help.)

Think about where other items rest in your home which are only used outside. Why not keep a bed bug-free purse or backpack inside a sealed Ziploc while youre at home? (The same rule would apply at work if the workplace is infested, and your home is not.)

Removing shoes at your own door and wearing something else on your feet inside the house is another good idea. The shoes, again, can be kept safely somewhere, in sealed bags. (Remember never to store damp shoes in a sealed bag!)

Shoes, hats, coats, etc. can also be run through a Packtite before storing or before use.

The important thing is to think about what youre taking outside of the home, and ensure it is bed bug-free.

A little bit of common sense, and a little bit of annoyance, will help you avoid spreading bed bugs to others. The reward? Go where you want to, visit friends and family, enjoy your life, even while battling bed bugs!

See other FAQs about travel and more FAQs about getting bed bugs out of your stuff.

Read the rest here:
How not to spread bed bugs when you travel - Bedbugger.com

Ok, so here is the million dollar questionare these bites from bedbugs? If not, any suggestions what they are?

Long story, but Ill make it as short as possible. Im a mom of 4, stand-alone house, not apartment, household of 6 plus 2 dogs & 2 birds. Four years ago I had shingles. About a month or so after having shingles, I started having red itchy bumps. At first I freaked out thinking they were a re-occurrence of shingles wouldnt wish that on anyone! Now I kinda wish it had been shingles. When they werent shingles, I assumed they were some sort of hives, since no one else in the family was getting them.

I noticed when I went on a low carb diet that the hives seemed to go away. That made me think they were allergy related Ive been treated for wheat, dairy, sugar, corn, latex allergies and more. The marks decrease with the treatments and I have certainly noticed other benefits but then the marks come back. Eventually one of the kids started showing the same marks at which point we figured it was a bite rather than hives.

Talked to the kids dr who said it was scabies ugh! Scabies have got to be as difficult to get rid of as bed bugs from what Ive read. We did the dr treatment cream on the whole family, twice. Scabies are only supposed to live up to 72 hours without human contact. We have repeatedly gone on long & short vacations with relief while on vacation but same-o same-o upon returning home. Hot tubs seem to help, as does clove oil, but no guarantee.

Finally (mind you this has been going on for 4 years) hubby decided to get serious about this last week (he has been bitten periodically, but really is just sick of my chronic insomnia, itching and complaining). He did some research and figures the problem is not scabies as no one has bites on feet, behind knees, inside of elbows, between fingers classic scabies spots. We all have bites on thighs, shoulders, back, particularly shoulder blades, all look like mosquito bites, but there are no mosquitos in Colorado this time of year. He figures theyre bed bugs. We have a prime location for bed bugs & other things that like to hide way too much junk, not good at cleaning, etc. We went to town on our room 4+ huge trash bags later, carpet out for the trash, floors, bed, night stands vacuumed, dressers cleaned out (still working on that one) we have seen no sign of bed bugs. The mattress before and after cleaning had no spots, no obvious issue. We did vacuum the carpet before removing, but when we pulled it up, nothing went scurrying and nothing but dust under it (and a DVD how did that happen?). After emptying our room of everything we could not moving anything to other parts of the house other than books & a handful of items like combs that went through the dishwasher, I disassembled our box spring its a sleep number bed platform all plastic whipped the whole thing down to clean it, put it all back together and checked inside the bed still nothing. But since doing that, I have gotten a ton of bites, 10+ the first night after cleaning. One would think whatever it is would be better after a thorough cleaning but it almost seems worse. Perhaps I was just getting my hopes up.

One of the kids gets eaten alive similar to me. I checked his mattress this morning nothing. There are a couple large spots on the mattress that look like ink or something was spilled 2 inch irregular spots, but nothing else.

If this has been going on for 4 years, would we be able to miss the signs in cleaning? Ive read incessantly for the last several nights cant sleep itching so badly & too paranoid. From what I can tell, in 4 years if it is a bed bug infestation, the signs ought to be totally obvious.

I so want to just burn the place down but cant afford to do that and dont want to spread whatever it is any more than we probably already have. Tired of guessing and being proven wrong but dont have money to spend on the wrong treatment. Tired, frustrated, itchy and I just want to cry.

What are these bites from and how do I make them go away?

View post:
Bed bug bites and bed bugs: how to tell if you have them

There is no denying that bed bugs are annoying pests, which are tremendously difficult to destroy. These nasty critters can thrive underneath your furniture and mattress. The homeowner will have a tremendously difficult time attempting to figure out precisely where the bugs originated. This further complicates the problem and will drive the homeowner into a tailspin.

Before attempting to discover a solution to your problem, it is essential to explore the potential source of the problem. How did the bed bugs enter your home? This can be tremendously difficult to tell, since the bugs can remain invisible, until theyre ready to infiltrate your home. The good news is that the best bed bug exterminator in Denver Colorado will be able to help you solve this mystery. Below, you will discover some of the potential ways for these creatures to infiltrate your home.

The biggest problem associated with bed bugs is the fact that a lot of individuals wont know their home is uninfected, until it is too late. Some will actually be bitten, before they can take corrective measures. With this in mind, you will need to know what to look for, in order to identify a problem. Below, you will find the most notable signs of a bed bug infestation, according to the best bed extermination company in Denver, Colorado.

A handful of extermination companies call Denver, Colorado home. However, our company is one of a kind and capable of achieving the tasks that others cannot. The best Bed Bug Exterminator in Denver, Colorado has helped countless families with their bed bug problem. During our venture, weve managed to satisfy and impress each of our clients and well be able to do the same for you! We have a knack for eliminating these bugs with a single treatment!

When it comes down to it, we are the best bed bug control company Denver has to offer. Were capable of ridding your home of bed bug and others bugs, as well. We use the latest technology and will be able to solve your problem, without complications or stress on your end. Below, you will find the benefits of doing business with our company.

At the end of the day, we believe that the pros outweigh the cons. Once you experience our service, you will feel the same. Were ready to help you reclaim your home and we can combat any type of pest, including ants, rats, critters, cockroaches, and bed bugs! When youre ready to return to a bed bug free life, you will want to give us a call right away and allow us to solve your problem!

Follow this link:
The Best Bed Bug Exterminator Denver Colorado Has to Offer ...