if we were to ask tenants to leave the building for 24 hours and spray every suite at one time it might not help. Where there is a transient population it is an uphill battle. We will continue to be diligent in this matter and ask all tenants to work with me to once again have a bed bug free building.

Lloyd (Building Manager)

, because the treatment has to be done with people in the unit .And laundry has to be done and proper cleaning. Otherwise the pest company will not treat a unit. In any case it is such a pleasure to stay in your bed and BREATHE waiting for them to COME . I JUST LOVE IT
And let's talk about the problem. Let's meet somewhere and find the truth in the beautiful story , that "ALL WEST END IS INFECTED" , because they will be crawling from one apartment to another ENDLESSLY and our sweet manager will be changing tenants every half a year o:))))

ing aware, always washing everything in HOT after any hotel stay or traveling, catching the issue very quickly and being proactive. And, as the manager said, do not take in 2nd hand furniture without VERY careful inspection and never mattresses!

2. Not all people react to bites! If there is a problem in a building, some people may not react but if they are not treated the problem will continue to spread - know what to look for, not just bites and follow ALL instructions from the professionals through treatment.

3. MOST IMPORTANT - Stay in the unit or home while it is being treated!!! The last tenant did not because they were not told how crucial it was to the success of treatment and so stayed elsewhere during the few weeks the unit was being treated(who could blame them) BUT because they did not stay in the unit - the bugs came back! The bugs are attracted to your breathing, come out and cross the poison and die. If you do not stay in the unit for treatment then they do not come out, they do not hit the poison and THEY DO NOT DIE. So as hard as it is - STAY PUT! I put a small tin bowel around each leg of my bed and then that in a larger bowl, filling the space between the 2 bowls or "moat" with Murphy's oil soap. It meant I could stay without them getting to me and as long as it is not your mattress that is infested - works like a charm!

I am at 2 weeks now with no bites and very optimistic but it was hard work, I did everything by the book and had a great building manager. There are a lot of horror stories out there and it is hard to not get sucked into the hype but remember, the people who get rid of them easily don’t usually bother to post so you are reading the worst case scenarios. No, it is not a fun experience but if you are diligent and have a good building manager, you can get rid of the problem!

I will write again if things change but for now my unit seems to be free of pests and I am optimistic they are gone for good.

are infested with bed bugs.

In closing I would caution west end tenants not to purchase used furniture, particularly mattresses and sofas from anyone. If you do you might regret it.If tenants and building managers work together on this issue we will once again sleep in peace.

g this last bout of extermination should solve the problem. After living in the West End for 7 years we have never had to deal with this. From now on we will ask if the building and/or suite has ever had a bed bug problem.