Science in Action!

[unforth]

Well, today, after not seeing a single bug since this started (the roach in my kitchen doesn't count), I caught two bed bugs in the space of 20 minutes - both meandering on my sewing (of all places!) while I was sitting on my couch. Both have now been securely sealed into a glass pyrex bowl, awaiting the time in the future when I may need to produce them as legal evidence of my infestation. See, according to what I've read, evidence of bites (which I have, since I took pictures of them) doesn't constitute proof, but actual physical bugs do, and so I had resolved to contain them as soon as I could, if only I could see and catch them. Both of the ones I captured are juveniles, which doesn't, I fear, bode well for my future - or for my couch, which now has a much greater chance of not surviving this infestation.

Difficult times lie ahead, I fear...

Comments

[guiniveve.livejournal.com]

That's awful. I had a mouse infestation last fall. It was gross and annoying. They finally quit coming in the house after my kittens kept catching them.

My landlord had to put poison in the attic which I don't like, but they were field mice and those things are crazy.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

Mice infestations suck, too. I had a mouse once who was able to climb up "mouse proof" industrial shelving, and when thus surrounded by a plethora of food options including cereal, flour, dried pasta, and more...opted to eat my peeps.

Damn mice.

Damn bed bugs. They're gonna have to poison my home, too, and I agree, I don't like it one bit. Still, it sounds like ultimately you got rid of your mice - hopefully I'll have equal luck! ;)