Bedbugs in Italy! Is there anything to pack just in case?!
Jan 27th, 2007, 03:48 PM
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I'm wondering if it could have been mosquitoes, at least in Venice....
shoot, I have Ca' del Brocchi as one of my 'final' choices. Nowhere else has anyone mentioned this, so surely it isn't an ongoing problem...
shoot, I have Ca' del Brocchi as one of my 'final' choices. Nowhere else has anyone mentioned this, so surely it isn't an ongoing problem...
Jan 28th, 2007, 11:27 AM
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I think bedbugs were a worldwide problem in 06', but I haven't heard much about then in 07', yet. Much of the problem has begun as many types of the stronger (more dangerous to humans) pesticides have been banned from use in the U.S., Australia, and many other developed countries. Some hotels and extermination companies have trouble keeping them under control with the pesticides that are now allowed.
Jan 28th, 2007, 12:04 PM
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Take_Time_2_Travel,
Thanks for not slandering the bedbugs
I just couldn't stop laughing. Funny.
Yes, I am being facetious when I say you guys are obviously not sleeping tight! because:
Good night, sleep tight,
Don’t let the bedbugs bite.
And if they do
Then take your (Comfy?) shoe
And knock ‘em ‘til
They’re black and blue!"
Can you tell I have young kids at home?
Thanks for not slandering the bedbugs
I just couldn't stop laughing. Funny. Yes, I am being facetious when I say you guys are obviously not sleeping tight! because:
Good night, sleep tight,
Don’t let the bedbugs bite.
And if they do
Then take your (Comfy?) shoe
And knock ‘em ‘til
They’re black and blue!"
Can you tell I have young kids at home?
May 14th, 2007, 05:35 PM
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Travelnut: I wondered if it could be mosquitos or flies of some sort as well...just don't really know! I wish I could wind back the clock to the time we were there and look for what I now know are some tell-tale signs of bedbugs to try to verify. Please let me know how your experience turns out if you choose Ca' del Brocchi.
ComfyShoes: Thanks for the fun poetry!
ComfyShoes: Thanks for the fun poetry!
May 14th, 2007, 05:51 PM
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As far as I can see from the original post, "take time 2 travel" was simply asking if anyone had a treatment to ward off bedbugs (Or a preventative).(IF they are found one night and no other room is available the other night) She said the hotel was very nice, and the hosts nice also. I imagine it can happen in any hotel and she thought perhaps someone could suggest something they could spray or carry with. Two or three out of all the posts gave some hints...the rest were way off base, as often happens on Fodors .
However; even by posters "going astray" the discussions can be lively and interesting.
Why "bager" someone to mention what hotels are involved, if she doesn't care to. ?>
However; even by posters "going astray" the discussions can be lively and interesting.
Why "bager" someone to mention what hotels are involved, if she doesn't care to. ?
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May 14th, 2007, 06:10 PM
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There is no "spray or carry with"..it takes multiple treatments to rid your room of them. They hide in cracks of furniture, behind wallpaper, the beds and can live for months w/o a blood meal. And they get into your suitcase. If you have bedbugs in your room you need to leave your suitcase outside and not bring it into your house. They are a nightmare. In a hotel look under the sheets on the mattress for tiny blood blood spots. They are everywhere from the low rent rooms to the best hotels.....
May 14th, 2007, 07:53 PM
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After all the recent talk of bedbugs over the last months, I did some research and it seems that they can live for up to 18 months w/o feeding. This is one of the characteristics that makes them so hard to eradicate.
May 14th, 2007, 07:58 PM
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May 14th, 2007, 08:08 PM
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May 14th, 2007, 08:27 PM
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I'm not sure you can carry anything with you to kill the bugs. But certainly something like Avon Skin-So-Soft lotion is well-known as a good protectant against bug bites of any kind. There are a number of lotions you can buy with tea tree oil in them, also.
I just have to throw this one out there, too. My grandmother used to keep a couple of bay leaves in her flour jar. She explained that it kept the bugs out. It certainly works for me. And I also saw my mother-in-laws elderly housekeeper line her kitchen cabinets with them. She said it kept the bugs away. I guarantee you, it works in my pantry! So, you might try taking a baggie filled with dry bay leaves with you, crunch em up and sprinkle under your sheets. Just a thought. (Or pulverize them and mix with water and mist them onto bedding?)
I just have to throw this one out there, too. My grandmother used to keep a couple of bay leaves in her flour jar. She explained that it kept the bugs out. It certainly works for me. And I also saw my mother-in-laws elderly housekeeper line her kitchen cabinets with them. She said it kept the bugs away. I guarantee you, it works in my pantry! So, you might try taking a baggie filled with dry bay leaves with you, crunch em up and sprinkle under your sheets.
Just a thought. (Or pulverize them and mix with water and mist them onto bedding?)
May 14th, 2007, 08:46 PM
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PS This website seems to indicate that a concoction made with Catnip Oil is 10x more powerful than DEET. And can be safely sprayed on skin and bedding. I might try that out and get back to y'all.
http://www.ipmofalaska.com/files/essentialoils.html
http://www.ipmofalaska.com/files/essentialoils.html
May 15th, 2007, 04:35 AM
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take-time-2-travel, Please notify Ca' del Brocchi about the problem so they can deal with it!!!! We have reservations there in October and I would really like to know that the problem has been dealt with!! I'm sure they could fumigate the place if needed..or something.
May 15th, 2007, 06:04 AM
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In the old film, "L-Shaped Room," when bed bugs were suspected and proof was needed, they had a bar of soap ready, in the dark, pulled back the covers and put the light on fast so they could slam the soap onto the mattress and catch a few.These critters hate daylight, which is why they are seldom seen.... try it, then you can face the hotel with the proof...
May 15th, 2007, 03:41 PM
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Can you imagine when the maid changes the sheets and she sees dried, crushed bayleaves underneath them?
Anyway, I have no idea if this works, but you could take a sleepsheet pretreated against bedbugs.
http://www.gogogear.com.au/html/94STSAPERMSILK.htm
Anyway, I have no idea if this works, but you could take a sleepsheet pretreated against bedbugs.
http://www.gogogear.com.au/html/94STSAPERMSILK.htm
May 15th, 2007, 03:53 PM
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I asked a person working in pest control how to tell if there are bed bugs. He said, look at the sheets. If there are red lines, like a dot of blood smeared, these are made by bed bugs sucking blood.
It's good to know tea tree oil can be used, if needed!
It's good to know tea tree oil can be used, if needed!
May 15th, 2007, 06:05 PM
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Our exterminator has said bedbugs are an increasing problem in hotels. Apparently they are next to impossible to get rid of, and, as mentioned above, you can find them in 5-star hotels as well as 1-stars.
A couple of useful tips he told us....never keep your open luggage on the floor or on the bed (use the luggage racks) and keep clothes off the bed. This ensures you don't take them home with you!
A couple of useful tips he told us....never keep your open luggage on the floor or on the bed (use the luggage racks) and keep clothes off the bed. This ensures you don't take them home with you!
