Second Bed Bug Forum in Portland, OR

Multnomah County Public health hosted second bed bug forum this morning. Representatives from various housing organizations, more pest companies and the City Council participated. I think this dreadful problem is gaining traction. Some of the priorities the group came...

No New Bites

A follow-up to my last post. Stripped my bed and wash and dried everything. Sprayed the metal futon frame (still in dog dishes full of Murphy’s oil) with Bedlam. Bedlam is labeled for bed bugs and kills eggs, although common understanding is that it is not a...

Bed Bug Forum Portland Oregon

In August (last month) Portland Public Health Vector Control hosted a forum on Bed Bugs.  As I have been in contact (sending links/articles/rants) with Public Health throughout my ordeal, I was contacted and asked to speak at the forum as a former “victim”...

All clear with chemical treatment

It’s been since May that I’ve seen any sign or bites. The little house has been given the all clear by two species, a human and a dog from Sprague. The craziness lingers but subsides progressively, and by that I mean the crawly feelings, bitey feelings and...