Treat Bed Bugs

I'm not a prostitute. I actually work at a major television network in New York City, where bedbugs have recently become a serious problem. The bugs are not a physical health hazard (though they do suck blood and leave itchy welts), but are virtually indestructible. If they end up coming home with me, I'll likely have to get rid of my furniture and carpets at the very least, incurring major expenses that I cannot afford.

yes your workplace is bed, as a child, you don't have many rights, and yes you are required to go into the office held by your mother.

is there an alternative to throwing out all my things in order to get rid of bed bugs? I think I may have picked some up while traveling in italy, i am covered in red bites all over my body.

http://www.ipmctoc.umn.edu/Travellers_prevent_hitchhiking_bedbugs.pdf
http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-bedbugs
http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Bed-Bugs

My apartment building has constant problems with roaches and bed bugs. I have been having them spray the apartment monthly to control the issue, but the bugs are back within a week. When I complain, instead of trying to exterminate the whole complex at once (They only will spray an apartment if someone asks for the treatment, which does not take care of the issue since the bugs are still living in the other apartments), they simply say I can have them come weekly to spray.

I worry that these chemicals, while safe to apply occasionally, are dangerous when applied with such frequency. My roommate and I are both are having respiratory problems and think it's the pesticides. Can anyone tell me how often pesticides should be applied within the home? Can you provide a website/source talking about it? Thanks!
I am currently writing a letter to the landlord to break the lease and am putting this bug issue in the letter. However, I'd like to say something like, "The remedy you've offered for the infestation issue is unsafe for human health, as according to SOURCE, you can only spray so often." I'm hoping someone has that source. That's really what I'm looking for here: proof of my worries so I can get out!

You are right about your concern for how save such treatments are. They can ad do cause health concerns. I suggest you contact the health department or code enforcement and discuss your concerns. ALL dishes and laundry and furniture is going to be chemically contaminated on even one application of pesticides or chemicals; usually a bug bomb saturates the entire dwelling and contents.
I would plan to clean all your belongings well, pack in boxes that are NOT from a food store and move. You are not necessarily the problem, nor should you continue to have to live with such a problem.

our hostel in india have very resistant bedbugs, how can we get rid of them. any easy solution?

Sunlight kills bedbugs

A friend of mine is renting a house, and she believes there are bed bugs …no matter how many times she washes her sheets, she still feels bitten all over. Tiny red marks cover her. Rather than chemicals, she is looking for a "natural" solution.

Bed bugs are not something to be taken lightly as they are nearly impossible to get rid of using chemical means let alone finding a "natural" way to eliminate them. They are not living in her sheets. They are living in her home. They are living in the mattress, in the floor, the rugs, the bed frame…basically anywhere. And, if she does not get rid of them now, she will be taking her "pets" with her to her new home when she moves out. She needs to notify the landlord of the home and have them have a good exterminator come and get rid of the bed bugs. At the very least, she needs a bug professional to come and see what exactly the infestation is. I am hoping for her sake it is something easy like fleas!

This treatment was for all rooms and mine has been treated twice because the room above me had a severe problem. I recently found bugs on my mattress and these bed bugs were in a single corner of my box springs. Now I'm not a dirty person and find it weird that these were there. Is there anyway that these bugs could have traveled from that room to mine? They have torn that room apart and as I live underneath it seems logical.
They are requiring me to get rid of my furniture and as I am disabled will have no bed or couch to use. Anyone known know of a resource to help?

Mites live in all metal spring mattresses - the statistic is that the weight of your mattress doubles after ten years due to the extra weight of the bugs and their feces. Mite feces also cause a large proportion of indoor allergies.

Check Craig's List or your local classified ads for an inexpensive mattress and box spring set.

The other thing I HAVE to ask is this: are you on any medications for psychiatric issues? If so, please keep in mind that some meds, as well as the the conditions themselves, can cause people to imagine infestation by insects, and the conditions is called delusional parasitosis. Now, having said that - if you really have a legitimate bug problem in your building, I think it's awful that they would be requiring you to remove your furniture without offering to help replace it. Seems like you could press the building superintendent or owner into assisting you in replacing your furnishings since the bug problem was theirs to control.