Bed Bugs

Bed bugs have been a scourge in the info kaffe and Sauna. They have been in such places for roughly more than a year as of September 2017. They have been verified through consistent bites being found on those who sleep there.

History
They appeared as if from nowhere. No one knows where they came from and for the longest time a few people didn't really care, despite misgivings from certain members of the community.

The Info Kaffe was a living space and hang out spot that was full of fabrics and belongings- the whole shibang. Thankfully the bed bugs were never spread from the info kaffe. If they had it would have been almost literally impossible to get rid of them.

The apathy and normalisation of the bugs could have easily caused mass infestation and it is a miracle that it did not.

The info kafe was emptied of humans and much of the materials there in the middle of 2017. It is awaiting treatment.

Treatment
Bed bugs are some of the most resilient pests humanity knows of. Seriously. They can live for up to 2 years without food. They are resilient to nearly every poison available on the commercial market with many commercial products promising they are lethal to bed bugs without any evidence to suggest that is the case.

They are very small and flat meaning they can fit inside plug sockets and even the edges of plywood or OSB wood panels. They can hide away in walls, climb most surfaces and travel a decent distance in a night.

They can be killed with ethanol- though good luck getting them to walk into it. Diatomaceaus Earth which cuts them up and dries them out until they die a couple of days later (it's made of crushed seashells and they have to walk through it) or heat.

Heat is the best option! 50 degrees celsius for an hour at least will kill them. Good luck penetrating their hideouts with ambient temperature, though. This is why steam is a reeeeally good idea. Exterminators have steam guns they use to penetrate curtains and walls.

I've done so much research on these things in the past that has pretty much been ignored by people that my eyes bled and fingers exploded when I started to look for citations.

Bed bug warrior, may this link be a good primer: undefined