[Fuusm-l] Bedbugs! Please read every word! !

[Joan Coffey]

Thank you Dawn!!
It's a lot to remember. I'll watch it again.

Joan

On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM Dawn Hewitt, FUUSM office assistant via
Fuusm-l <fuusm-l at fuusm.org> wrote:

> Dear FUUSM members and friends,
>
> The FUUSM Board of Trustees asked me to notify all of you that two
> separate and unrelated member households are battling bedbug infestations.
>
> Note: *FUUSM does not have a bedbug infestation* and is not likely to
> face such a problem. Panic and overaction are neither helpful nor
> productive.
>
> First, please watch this video:
> https://youtu.be/f0X042Bk_gQ?si=XKM8TwS_tyiUD9w2  . It is enormously
> informative, calming, and helpful.
>
> Second, when one bedbug was observed crawling out of a bag brought in by
> one of the households—several months ago—I called the Washington County
> Health Department pest inspector to ask him to come to FUUSM and check for
> bedbugs. He said he has never seen a bedbug infestation in a church
> building in his many years of experience, because the church sits empty for
> long periods of time every week. There's just not enough human activity
> there to be suitable habitat for a bedbug aggregation. He said something to
> the effect of, "You saw one bedbug?  It would be a waste of my time and
> yours for me to come inspect your church. I won't find anything."
>
> And no bedbugs were found at FUUSM for many months.
>
> In the past few weeks however, several bedbugs were found at FUUSM—on
> members of the households who have infestations. Vic sprayed with bedbug
> insecticide the places where the individuals had been sitting; later, I
> "bombed" the nursery. Both efforts were probably unnecessary, because FUUSM
> DOES NOT HAVE A BEDBUG INFESTATION.
>
> But FUUSM could become a bedbug "depot" if we are not careful. Please
> watch the video link above to learn how to identify bedbugs—and* how to
> inspect your belongings* to make sure you didn't pick one up.
>
> Third: Although bedbug bites cause rashes on some people (not everyone),
> bedbugs are not known to carry disease. They are really, truly difficult to
> get rid of once an infestation occurs (and being blood-suckers, they're
> gross) but they are not a threat to human health.
>
> Fourth: This is not a reason to panic—which won't help at all. Rather,
> this is a time for caution and vigilantly paying attention. Please help by
> not panicking, and by being alert.
>
> Thanks! Now, please watch that video!! Seriously!!
>
>
> --
> Dawn Hewitt
> Office assistant
> First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta
> 232 Third St.
> Marietta, OH 45750
> (740)373-1238
> Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m.--2 p.m.
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