Tony Bensley
Senior HTF Member
My motive for posting this on HTF is twofold. Since being informed by a pest control consultant regarding our having a bedbug infestation earlier this month, I’m now living in fear of losing my video collection and electronics! Trust me when I say bedbugs are an absolute bane for Video collectors and Home Theater enthusiasts!! As it stands, I have already thrown out many of my books, which can also tie in with video collecting! While we've already had one fumigation treatment with another two expected in the coming weeks, what I've read about how extremely difficult it is to eradicate these blood sucking vampires of the insect kingdom's infestations isn't exactly encouraging!
Related places where bedbugs are known to hide include, but are not limited to the following:
- Cardboard (IE. Outer DVD casings; Digibook style casings; etc.)
- Books (IE. Between pages; Hardcover book bindings!)
- Electronics (IE. PC and Laptop vents, as bedbugs like the constant warm air; Also TVs, with the older CRT monitor style being a likelier target than the newer flat screen style TVs, as the former emits heat!)
An article about Bed Bugs In Electronics:
Here is an example of what a Bed Bug looks like for those who might need to know!
Has anyone else on here ever had to deal with bed bug infestation? I seriously hope not, but if so, I'd really appreciate hearing about how others have dealt with (Or are dealing with) this horrid experience, especially in terms of saving their physical video collections and/or electronics! It also occurs to me that this could be an additional selling point for going the digital download route, especially as things like bed bug infestations have become increasingly common in the last couple of decades.
CHEERS!
Related places where bedbugs are known to hide include, but are not limited to the following:
- Cardboard (IE. Outer DVD casings; Digibook style casings; etc.)
- Books (IE. Between pages; Hardcover book bindings!)
- Electronics (IE. PC and Laptop vents, as bedbugs like the constant warm air; Also TVs, with the older CRT monitor style being a likelier target than the newer flat screen style TVs, as the former emits heat!)
An article about Bed Bugs In Electronics:
Can Bed Bugs Live in TVs & Other Electronics? How to get them out | Pestbugs
Some of the rare places that people forget to inspect when looking for bed bugs are in the electronic appliances. So many cases of bed bugs in electronics have been reported and that is why research is being done on effective ways of eliminating bed bugs from electronics. This article discusses...
pestbugs.org
Here is an example of what a Bed Bug looks like for those who might need to know!
Has anyone else on here ever had to deal with bed bug infestation? I seriously hope not, but if so, I'd really appreciate hearing about how others have dealt with (Or are dealing with) this horrid experience, especially in terms of saving their physical video collections and/or electronics! It also occurs to me that this could be an additional selling point for going the digital download route, especially as things like bed bug infestations have become increasingly common in the last couple of decades.
CHEERS!