1) They really are not equipped to deal with bed bugs. The pest control methods and pesticides they do have are really for roaches and more traditional pests.

2) It is cheaper for me to treat my apartment myself or hire an outside exterminator because my building’s management, if I ask them for regular (bi-weekly) spraying, they might add the cost to my rent bill next month, and like most New Yorkers, I can barely afford my current rent. Plus, they will charge me more because I won’t be just paying for the treatment but for the labor of having the exterminator, and of course the super is going to jack up the cost of labor if the company does plan to bill me for the treatment.

3) The current law is kind of vague on this issue as to the level of obligation a landlord has to rid a tenant’s apartment of bed bugs. Some lawmakers have argued that because bed bugs do not carry disease, the presence of them is not a direct public health issue, as would be the case with rodents or roaches.

The law varies from state to state and even from city to city. Bit trying to find out what the law is in New York City would definitely be a worthwhile project.

I just checked out your blog, looks great to me. I’ll return the favor and put a link to your blog on Bugged Out.

Keep fighting the good fight!

are you having any additional treatments done in your apt.?? if you dont have any scheduled, i would think about it. its been over 2 weeks, hasnt it?? isnt that the general time frame that it’s suppossed to still see bedbugs in after you have sprayed? i know its ASS expensive, but probably definitley worth it. also, not that it is the publics business, but why didnt your landlord pay for the extermination? when i was dealing with bedbugs, i did some research that said that it was a landlords responsibility….just curious more than anything. and yes, i would definitley check target for an air mattress,if you havent done so already:)