w days later. Even though I didn't get bedbugs, I got the spray for extra precaution. Yes, it was a pain bagging up all my shit, but it was worth it.

So long as you take precautions like I did, you'll be fine. I still haven't had any problems in this building. Just don't leave your shit outside, or take stuff from the side of the street.

iture especially) up and rehoming it. I watched a tenant the other day who planned to remove the paint that said "bugs" off a dresser and take it to his apartment. Tenants from 96 and 105 love to throw their furniture out in our bins, where your neighbours will gladly stake a claim. It's no wonder there will continue to be problems. Is it widespread? I don't think so. How many units out of the 250+ have had bugs? 10? 20? 30? That's still only about 10%. Try moving across the street to Huntley, where the infestation rate is more like 70%. I'm more concerned about one of the hoarders in this building causing a situation like the one at 200 Wellesley a little while ago.

As for management, I think you're giving them too much credit if you think they care about what is being written here. They've got a full building with a waiting list to get in. They don't care about a couple of people trying to "warn" others away.

I've been through this before, and I've successfully beat off an infestation (without the help of pest control, who were a hinderence anyway.) Once I got rid of the problem and was completely pest-free, I looked long and hard for a building that was bug-free. 4 years ago this building was the only one out of 20 I looked at that had that distinction. It's sad that people have ruined it now.

Take steps to protect yourself and there is a good chance you won't ever get them. The reality is that you're more likely to pick up hitchhikers at the public library or the movie theatre than from someone down the hall. Just wait until the day you can't buy a new pair of shoes without bringing these pests home. In the meantime, don't bring crap home if you don't know where it's been. Seal your baseboards with silicone if you're worried your neighbour might spread them. And stock up on Murphy's Oil Soap.

ravel under doors and under baseboards. Any hammering or construction sends these little creatures running for new places to call home. Because this building has a high turnover of tenants many people are bringing them into the building. This was never the case before. The exterminator also suggested purchasing a steamer and steaming all the baseboards. I have good knowledge that bugs have been detected on all the floors and many people home during the day have witnessed the exterminator going to various apartments to start the process. Also his truck is parked in the back and he's at the building all the time. I would say that the building has a problem. For the writer that stated that they visit alot of their friends in the building!!!!...Good Luck - it's just a matter of time. In short I agree with the previous submitters that the building is infested. Do yourself a favor and get sprayed. As for the lecture in preparation, most of us that have been sprayed CAN READ....

ding or to PCO to eliminate these creatures from your life, it IS up to you to do so in conjunction with the treatments.

I've been in and out of many different apartments in this building, and my friends and I visit each other all the time. None of them have bedbugs. I've never had them here. Of course, none of us are hoarders or pack-rats either - if you are one, it just makes the treatment and detection more difficult. And this building is well built, with very little chance for bugs to travel between apartments. They certainly aren't coming in from my baseboards. One of the tenants I frequently visit lives adjacent to an apartment that was treated, and they never migrated to her unit.

So either you're doing something wrong, (which means it's costing management a lot more money than they should be paying) or you're completely full of it. Then again, if you're the complaining twat that everyone in this building knows and hates, you aren't a good neighbour to anyone. So shame on you for implying that other people should be.

movie theatre, or stay in a hotel on vacation your chances of bringing them home are extremely high.

I've witnessed a LOT of people re-homing furniture that's been thrown out (in spite of the super spray painting it) and bringing home items from yard sales and craigslist. Buildings nearby (96 and 105 Isabella) love to dump their garbage in our bins and driveway too - and they're both massively infested from what I've heard. One tenant holds garage sales all summer - selling maggot infested clothing... how much do you want to bet he's helping pass on other pests too?

The office has information for prep if you're being sprayed. How many tenants have used it and followed it? Ask for a copy and they'll give it to you. People who don't follow instructions get re-infested and put the rest of us at risk.

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thankfully) not shy about telling the truth about what they were doing there. One good thing, the management did at least arrange the units to be sprayed fairly quickly. Its just unfortunate that they don't tell other tenants to help warn them.

There is also worry among some tenants that the infestations are simply moving to other apartments because the treatments are limited to single units, instead of doing a larger scale treatment (spraying neighboring apts). This would help prevent the bugs from simply scurrying off into a crevice and infesting the neighbors unit.

If you live in this building (or anywhere really), check your mattress and watch out for warning signs (i.e. bites) If you find anything, tell the super/landlord who will arrange the unit to be sprayed. I know its embarrassing, but please do your fellow tenants a favor and let your neighbors know you have found bed bugs. If the embarrassment is too much to handle, at least leave an anonymous note saying someone near them may have had an infestation, its better than nothing! Aside from preventing a fellow person from going through the trauma of finding blood sucking insects in their bed, you'll also be reducing the chances of YOUR unit being re-infested. Think about it, your unit gets sprayed, the bugs scurry off to your neighbors unit (infesting another apt), then once the pesticide in your unit wears off, they'll simply spread back to your unit.

Lets work together, so we all remain safe from this pest!