Listen, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there are a things you all need to know about bedbugs, and you are not going to like what I am about to tell you. First thing is first, it is an indisputable fact, that no pesticide of any type can kill bedbugs. Please do not let exterminators, etc tell you otherwise (they just want the paycheck) Only heat will kill them. Only a home treated with heat raised to a specific temperature by a professional can completely kill all bedbugs, larvae, and eggs. The bedbug problem across the nation has been on the news and in several stories on the Discovery channels. Some may not know about it yet as its only at an epidemic level in 15 states so far. It is huge news because this new generation of bugs is completely unresponsive to chemicals. It has everyone baffled and running around in a frenzy. There are now specialists in bedbug extermination who have special machines that can raise the temperature of the home (in every crevice) high and safely enough to kill bed bugs. This is FAST becoming a hideous problem in the states. So much so there is an official bed bug registry online that you should always check right before checking into a hotel/motel. Personally I'm wigged out because it just hit our city this summer. There is a sickening case where an apt complex is infested and has been infested for a couple months now. The tenants, shown on TV, have so many bites they have SCARS from it. It got out of hand because the landlord has been ignorant in kept trying to use typical exterminators to kill them off. It doesn't work. So of course the tenants had to finally turn to the news to get anything done. There are special precautions that experts are telling ALL citizens to take now when they travel. One is to check the online national bedbug registry. Two is there are certain ways you should check your room. There are signs to look for that would indicate if there are bedbugs in the room. Under NO circumstances should you stay somewhere if you think there may be bugs. Get your money back, leave, and report it to the online registry. When you do stay somewhere safe, they are asking us to please not take any clothes out of your suitcases. And even further, to please put all suitcases in the bathtub. Further, after you get home, they suggest sticking your suitcases out in the heat (during warm weather) for a few hours or longer to kill anything that could have hitched a ride. Lastly they tell you to stick all clothes in a dryer on high for a specific amount of time when you get home. Yes its "that" bad right now. And they say if we listen and practice everything they are saying to do when we travel, we could possibly avert this problem from spreading further. I never thought about it affecting ferrets or about them biting them. Wow. ::shiver:: Wolfy ::itch itch itch:: [Posted in FML 7194]