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[Evo]

Yes, but bed bug bites look the same.

http://medent.usyd.edu.au/bedbug/bites.jpg

 

[rewebster]

those are AUSTRALIAN bedbugs----

(those don't have that little white area you mentioned---like in the photo I posted --has them)

(I see you're back up to 5000 posts)

 

[Evo]

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[Astronuc]

Well one could try a flea and tick collar for Fruit Bat, but it's interesting that Dr. Foofer is not affected.

Also, there are insect repellants, including some natural ones that one could try at bedtime.

Do the neighbors have a similar problem?

 

[Evo]

What can I use to stop the itching? I bought some cortisone cream and it has zero effect.

 

[rewebster]

lye soap or tequila

 

[Evo]

The tequila I'm fine with, but I'm not drinking lye soap.

 

[rewebster]

The tequila I'm fine with, but I'm not drinking lye soap.

maybe try the salt and lime with it, too


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did you get the crusty stuff off of your crystal?


(we'd like clean glasses for the home warming party--and, oh, yeah--and no bug spray residue either)

 

[Evo]

I tried CLR and it didn't work, I'm going to try the dangerous stuff next.

I noticed that my expensive 24% lead crystal glasses are fine, the cheaper 24% lead crystal has the cloudy marks. Obviously a quality issue.

We'll use paper cups, I'm not letting PF members drink out of glasses that cost me $150 a piece.

You'll have to bring your own hazmat suit.

 

[rewebster]

DIG OUT THAT CAMERA-----

--I want to see a photo of the Cambridge (if that is what they are)

 

[Evo]

DIG OUT THAT CAMERA-----

--I want to see a photo of the Cambridge (if that is what they are)

Cambridge?

 

[rewebster]

Cambridge?

Its an expensive old manufacturer of stemmed glassware

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&q=+site:images.replacements.com+Cambridge+stemmed+glass

 

[Evo]

No, I have some Waterford, some Atlantis.

 

[Moonbear]

Well one could try a flea and tick collar for Fruit Bat, but it's interesting that Dr. Foofer is not affected.

Perhaps we should put the flea and tick collar on Evo.

 

[turbo]

Perhaps we should put the flea and tick collar on Evo.

Hmm...a black one with silver studs?

Actually, I'd be looking for a bed-bug collar.

 

[Astronuc]

What can I use to stop the itching? I bought some cortisone cream and it has zero effect.

Benadryl topical lotion or ointment, and perhaps one should consider benadryl (diphenhydramine) tablets. Of course, that might make one sleepy. I use both if I contact poison ivy.

Also, vitamin-C supplements would be good. Apparently fleas don't like it. I'm not sure about bed-bugs.

We have this or something like it at home. I'll check.
http://www.evitamins.com/product.asp?pid=5364 (organic and biodegradable insect repellent)

For some reason, fleas and other insects tend to avoid me. Could be all that hot sauce I consume.

More product information:

Benadryl (topical)

http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Uses/0,3915,208%7CBenadryl+Topical,00.html

http://www.allergyadvice.co.uk/en/benadryl-skin-allergy-relief.asp

http://www.drugs.com/cdi/benadryl-cream.html

http://www.pfizerch.com/product.aspx?id=367


The other stuff my mom used on us when I was a kid was Caladryl.

GENERIC NAME: PRAMOXINE/CAMPHOR/CALAMINE - CREAM (pram-OX-een/KAM-for/KAL-uh-mine)
BRAND NAME(S): Caladryl
http://www.medicinenet.com/pramoxine-camphor-calamine-cream/article.htm

http://www.pfizerch.com/product.aspx?id=377

 

[rewebster]

Yes, but bed bug bites look the same.

If those fleas are the new 'spray resistant' ones, one way to keep them from biting is to rub your whole body down with garlic and onion juice--they'll keep them away guaranteed.

 

[turbo]

If those fleas are the new 'spray resistant' ones, one way to keep them from biting is to rub your whole body down with garlic and onion juice--they'll keep them away guaranteed.

That would put Evo under increased consideration from decent French/Italian cooks who would see her as the base for marinades, sauces, etc.

 

[Moonbear]

If those fleas are the new 'spray resistant' ones, one way to keep them from biting is to rub your whole body down with garlic and onion juice--they'll keep them away guaranteed.

And almost everyone else too.

 

[rewebster]

are you saying she's saucy?


(then she'd be whine saucy!)

 

[Evo]

I'm bloody, swollen, itchy and in a REALLY FOUL mood.

 

[rewebster]

I'm bloody, swollen, itchy and in a REALLY FOUL mood.

hmmm--chicken(hawk) pox

 

[Astronuc]

I'm bloody, swollen, itchy and in a REALLY FOUL mood.

I am sorry to hear that. In addition to the anti-itch lotions I mentioned above, the oral benadryl will probably help, but it will likely make one drowsy.

Also, try this insect repellent - Liquid Net - http://www.liquidfence.com/liquid-net-insect-repellent.html.

Also consider a flea and tick collar for Fruit Bat - if the problem persists. One might have had a hatching (if it's fleas). Pets such as dogs and cats are not a major host for bed bugs, but could be.

Vacuum everything.

Here some advice on bedbugs - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedbug#Controlling_Infestations - if that's the problem.

Can spiders be ruled out?

 

[Moonbear]

Have you considered seeing a dermatologist? They can at least give you something for the itchiness and could probably tell you what type of bite it is so you can track down the right culprit (if it's even a bite...maybe you're allergic to something in the new place and getting a skin reaction to it). Maybe that *goshawk* left behind an exotic mite.

Edit: Actually, it REALLY sounds like fleas now. They have about a month-long hatching cycle, so any eggs already laid when you started moving in would be hatching now. It's good you already set off a flea bomb to kill them quickly before they breed another cycle. You may need to do it at least one more time to get any that were quick to breed this cycle. For a persistent flea infection, I also recommend getting Revolution for both Dr. Foofer and the Fruit Bat. It's one of those once-a-month topical treatments, but will stop the flea eggs as well as killing adults, and they don't have to wait for the fleas to bite them for it to work. Get enough for 3 months of treatments, because with as bad of an infestation as you have, it's probably going to take that long to get rid of them. That just leave YOU as flea food. Vacuum often, and keep treating the carpet every 2 weeks with a flea spray...that'll break the cycle of hatching even for the ones that are not in your heavy monthly hatching cycle.

 

[Math Jeans]

I'm bloody, swollen, itchy and in a REALLY FOUL mood.

Bloody? How much have you been scratching these things?

 

[turbo]

Have you considered seeing a dermatologist? They can at least give you something for the itchiness and could probably tell you what type of bite it is so you can track down the right culprit (if it's even a bite...maybe you're allergic to something in the new place and getting a skin reaction to it). Maybe that *goshawk* left behind an exotic mite.

I didn't want to bring this up due to the touchy nature of the subject [Evo from hell!], but it really does seem like a classic case of goshawk mite infection.

 

[rewebster]

http://moblog.co.uk/blogs/1383/moblog_f1eeab0229a93.jpg



http://moblog.co.uk/blogs/1383/moblog_10f6bfcd19988.jpg


http://student.bmj.com/issues/05/07/reviews/images/view_4.jpg


"Flea-bite woman claims sex discrimination"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/55400.stm

 

[Moonbear]

"Flea-bite woman claims sex discrimination"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/55400.stm

Were the fleas only biting women? If so, yeah, sue those little fleas!

 

[turbo]

The fact that your dog doesn't want to go into the bedroom means that the little rascal knows where the problem is. It's not fleas, it's bedbugs.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/18031/bed_bugs_how_to_eliminate_and_control.html

 

[Evo]

The fact that your dog doesn't want to go into the bedroom means that the little rascal knows where the problem is. It's not fleas, it's bedbugs.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/18031/bed_bugs_how_to_eliminate_and_control.html

That's what I'm afraid of. I've sprayed for bed bugs also. And spiders.

I read that 2 days at zero degrees fahrenheit will kill bedbugs. I guess when the temperature goes down, I can turn off the heat and open the windows.