Submitted by "Bugger" on 11/11/2008

18th floor bed bugs found! Landlord informed and is going to pay for pest control. I'm moving out as soon as my lease is over! They tried telling me I brought it in grrrrrr... there was a sign on an appartment door next door about an extermination a week or so...so add 1 and 1 together :S

Thanks to Maciej for the great site! I wish I have found it before I moved in here :S

Submitted by "Eric" on 09/29/2008

I live on the penthouse level of 545 Sherbourne. I had the problem about a year ago, but luckily was able to get rid of them (?) on my own. I had never seen one before in my life until I woke up one night itching like mad. I never bother to contact the management office about it. I went to Home Hardware one day and bought some stuff called PRO 30. There was a sign by the shelf that this product was "the best for bedbugs". It's about $15.99 a can. I sprayed my futon bed with the stuff and sprayed inside the metal tubing of the frame, then sealed that up with moving tape. I bought new pillows and covered them with plastic pillow covers that zip closed. I bought a mattress cover for my futon that also zipped up. I vacuum once a week, and each time I vacuumed for some time after, I would spray around my baseboard and around the mattress and frame. That seemed to take care of the problem. As the websites say, they can live anywhere. I have my fingers crossed that I have the problem licked. I leave the plastic covers on my pillow regardless, and it also keeps them from becoming sweat stained. The mattress cover I left on for about a year or a bit longer, but wanted to take it off because I want to see my futon's colors, not some white vinyl. I took the cover off after returning from vacation in August, and so far I have not been covered. I still keep a can of PRO 30 on hand because I like to periodically give a spray regardless. Nothing worse than bedbugs. Give me cockroaches any day over bedbugs!

Submitted by "Renee" on 06/18/2008

I had the same problem as the first post. I live on the 8th floor in 555 Sherbourne and my mattress was brand new and the apt I lived in before didn't give me problems till a week after I moved into this building. Again, the office blamed it on me for bringing it in the building but I knew that wasn't the case. They came to spray and it went away then it came back so during this period I had to stay at a friends house because I couldn't stand the bite marks all over my body. I had to get EVERYTHING cleaned myself and bought my own insect repellent and kept spraying every week and covered my mattress in a plastic cover... I haven't had a problem since but I asked the office to reimburse me for the costs of cleaning, dry cleaning and repellent, and they said they wouldn't cause it wasn't their fault when of couse it was. I moved in October 2007.

Submitted by "Renee" on 06/18/2008

I had the same problem as the first post. I live in unit 809 in 555 Sherbourne and my mattress was brand new and the apt I lived in before didn't give me problems till a week after I moved into this building. Again, the office blamed it on me for bringing it in the building but I knew that wasn't the case. They came to spray and it went away then it came back so during this period I had to stay at a friends house because I couldn't stand the bite marks all over my body. I had to get EVERYTHING cleaned myself and bought my own insect repellent and kept spraying every week and covered my mattress in a plastic cover... I haven't had a problem since but I asked the office to reimburse me for the costs of cleaning, dry cleaning and repellent, and they said they wouldn't cause it wasn't their fault when of couse it was. I moved in October 2007.

Submitted by "Award" on 01/03/2008

We are on the 9th floor in 555 Sherbourne, and have been having bed bug bites since September 2007 when we moved in. It took us a long time to determine it was bed bugs, because at first I thought it was an allergic reaction to something, but when someone mentioned it might be bed bugs...we looked under our matress in the middle of the night, in the dark with only a flashlight. Sure enough, one went running by. My room mate has only had a few bites, but I've had bites that run down the side of my face, covering my arms, and all over my back and legs. It's been terrible. The first time we called the landlord, they came and sprayed within a few days. The problem went away for about a month, but then came back. We got them to spray again, and we were good for about 2 months, but now they're back again. I have several bites on my back this morning. We keep our aparment obsessivly clean, washing and changing our sheets twice a week, keeping all clothing and clutter off the floor. The building says it's our 'fault for bringing them in to the building.' We've spoken to other tennants on other floors, and they have them as well. Also, a gentleman we spoke to in 565 also experienced the same thing. We also just encountered our first cockroach in our fridge. I would never recommend this building to anyone. Besides the terrible way we've been treated when dealing with the bed bugs, the landlord and building is poorly managed. Good luck reader, I hope this never happens to you.

Submitted by "Garbo" on 09/01/2007

I offered to fix my friend's computer, so it may have been the source of infestation.

Take heed, never bring used objects into your home!

He lives near the Art Shoppe south of Eglinton & Yonge on Hillsdale.

Landlord is usually on top of matters spraying for other pests keeping other creatures under control, but this is a different matter altogether!

I may not bother them to help caulk crevices and just manage this on my own.