Submitted by "Bugged in Park Slope" on 02/14/2007

I saw a bedbug on my comforter two days ago.

I discovered mosquito-like bites on my upper arm a few weeks ago, but figured it was either from a cruise I took in January or an allergic reaction to the cold. After killing the bug (bright red blood came out), discarding it (BIG MISTAKE -- "keep it for evidence" is what people recommend) and some Wikipedia research, I identified it as a bedbug.

I have vacuumed everywhere and washed everything in hot. Even sprayed rubbing alcohol everywhere. Working now to contact the landlord to get an exterminator.