This is kind of a random place to ask, but fuck it.

Staying in La Plata Argentina to learn Spanish. Found a good deal on an AirBNB with solid reviews. The woman who owns it has been a PITA the entire time. I showed up and there were some dirty dishes. She told me that was impossible bc her relatives cleaned. Showed her pictures and she was still in denial lol.

Last night I got no sleep because I was itching. Found little black and brown spots on sheets, according to google it is probably bed bug casings or w/e. I just know the owner of the place is going to deny it and be annoying. AirBNB is notorious for bad customer service, so idk if I would get any refund. Especially since I'm a week in and the stay is until mid January.

I am low on funds... What do y'all think. Should I try and fight the bed bugs? And if you've ever dealt with bed bugs, give me the rundown... I don't have a drier but I was gonna wash everything and dry it outside, then spray RAID...

Or should I use my credit card 😬 on another place I can't afford... I don't get paid until January, so I don't want to do that. But I don't wanna see these bugs spread like the plague and end up in my shit.

  • luddybuddy [comrade/them]
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    11 months ago

    This is excellent advice, and I’ve done the same thing traveling, as well as similar things dealing with BBs in apartments.

    Minor correction (at least from my understanding): they can’t jump, though they will strategically or accidentally fall from height.

    Really pay attention to your contaminated/clean separation. It’s the key both to effective treatment and to your own confidence, that you don’t need to treat something over and over.

    Lastly remember that they are not microscopic. You can absolutely see the smallest of them with your naked eye, so if you can inspect something thoroughly (like your suitcase) it doesn’t need to get treated. Open the lining and check between it and the outer shell. Use a paintbrush to brush out crevices and seams you can’t see into. Be extremely thorough, they are very interested in things like pockets and overlapping layers of cloth.

    Eggs look like smallish grains of rice. Newborns are clear amber, Adults are the size of an apple seed and deep red.