In Reply to: been informed posted by ridingthewind on Wednesday, 2. September 2009 at 17:25 Bali Time:
insecticide spray will work only on the big ones,the smaller hidden ones you cant see can hide better!
Got this info from the chemist on poppies1.
Once they have taken hold of a room or bed they are easily eradicated by having the room fumigated by a professional sprayer with the proper insecticide.
This is what happened at SGI
If the room is fumigated with the correct insecticide(schedule 6 or 7 ?) then it has to be kept empty for at least 24 hours.
If a hotel is not willing to have a room sprayed and left vacant then BB,s will stay there,throwing away the bed or mattress is only a temporary measure as they get into all types of woodwork and furniture.
The other method and being used in USA is "Ultra High Temperature" They tape up all the openings in a house and pump in high temp hot air.
Bed Bugs are making a huge comeback all around the world,BB,s were usualy only somthing grandparents talked about but most never experienced.
Tell tale signs (If you dont see them first) are small blackish brown bits under the sheets and mattress,small blood stains on mattress,sheets or pillows that could be mistaken for a squashed mossie, very slight mildew or very faint urine smell that is easily mistaken for a drain smell from bathroom.
Last trip we got into Bali late night so we took a plastic drop sheet to cover the bed or mattress just in case.Didnt need it this time though!
The problem with budget hotels is if you do find BB,s then you may not get a different room,with a more expensive hotel you would get another room or an alternative place to stay.
lots people get bitten in Bali by BB,s but just dont know it! It is put down to mossie or nat bites.
The only way you find out is if you are allergic,which can take 3 or 4 days to show up, or you jump out of bed in the early hours turn on all the lights and pull the sheets off the bed. The big ones full of blood cannot hide quick enough and get caught in the sheets.