[identity profile] chickflick1979.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] davis_square
Hi, I searched through the other pest control tagged posts, but I didn't see anything related to moving out of an infested apartment.

My apartment was sprayed twice for bed bugs, though the other people in the building were not (it's my landlord and his family, and he hasn't done anything - I'm looking into getting my money back from him, too). After 2 sprays, I'm still getting bitten. Meanwhile, I decided to move out, because I thought it was all taken care of, but I wanted to get out of here.

So, does anyone know of a good way to move out of my apartment without taking the bugs with me? I've been looking for companies who will fumigate my items in a truck, or spray the furniture, et al, on my way out. If anybody knows of a good pest control company who might do something like that, please let me know. Or if you have advice on what the procedure should be while moving out, please let me know.

Thanks.

Re: I would worry about my health....

Date: 2009-12-10 05:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] turil.livejournal.com
Yes, obviously. So why not try the healthy (to humans) methods available? Heat, cold, washing, etc.

Re: I would worry about my health....

Date: 2009-12-10 11:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anyee.livejournal.com
It's not cold enough. You need sub-zero temperatures for weeks at a time. You'll just make them burrow deeper into the furniture. Popular culture talks about freezing bugs all the time, but my own personal experience and research suggests that bugs just don't die in the cold.

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