Submitted by "jpod" on 03/08/2008

I don\'t think the landlord is properly dealing with this situation at 1855 E Georgia. My friends in the top upper north east corner just found out about an infestation and are in the process of moving out of the building. All the signs of a landlord not doing a proper job of dealing with this are associated with this bulding. The good news is that as of March 31st, 2008 all reports and inspections will be done by Vancouver Coastal health atthority and they are about to make landlords deal with infestations properly.

Submitted by "anonymous" on 02/12/2008

as far as i know my apartment was the first to be reported with an infestation. this was in october of 2006. the landlord told me that it was my responsibility to deal with the problem. i did everything that i was told by the pest control people to prepare for the fumigation. it was sprayed twice while i still lived there. i suggested strongly to the landlord that they also spray the adjoining suites to prevent a further problem. they chose not to. they told me that no other tenant had complained about a problem. well, looking at this web site confirms my greatest fear. i have moved on and i have learned that HEAT is a great killer of these bugs. steam is a great answer and non toxic too. just like throwing your textiles in a hot dryer, the steam will kill not only the bugs but the eggs as well. fumigation does not kill the eggs and it takes 15 days to fully kill adults. how these bugs got into my apartment i have no idea, i had not travelled anywhere or purchased any used furniture. i do know that the bed bug will not bite every person, so possibly one of the other tenants brought them in and the bugs liked my blood better? all i know is that my entire body was covered in itchy welts. i am so very glad to have the whole affair behind me now.

Submitted by "anonymous" on 01/21/2008

a bed bug warning notice was posted in the lobby. sure enough, we now have the start of a bed bug infestation. have sprayed mattress ourselves and left lights on to help control it. now prepping bedroom for professional pest control. spoke to other tenants and apparently its been a problem for a few years. wish we were told before we moved in/bought a new mattress....hoping to leave asap.

Submitted by "Anonymous" on 07/20/2007

Live adult crawled under the door July 2007. Building was fumigated twice in february (2007), yet this bug stayed alive in a ziplock bag for ten days.

Rumours are that other apartments have been infested starting two years ago.

Also, anonymous neighbours recently posted two different paper signs in the hallways warning of new infestations.

This suggests that three of thirty apartments may currently be infested, if not more.

Keep your lights on -- they stay away from light!