[Gocamino] Bedbugs

[Rosina]

Hello you all,
A few months back there was a bed-bug alert in New York City.  Apparently the creatures had made themselves alarmingly felt, particularly in Brooklyn.
There was a spate of articles in the newspapers advising us what to do in case we were the victims of such unwanted, and clever, visitors. (Reportedly they anesthetize the chosen human body site before they feast). In my building we  got advisories telling us that the thing to do if we experienced such unpleasantness was to spray the affected bed, sheets and blankets with plain rubbing alcohol. In fact, plastic spray bottles were made available to us for the purpose. The advisory said that the critters are effectively repelled by the smell of alcohol.
Since we never did get the bugs in my building, or neighborhood, as far as I know, I cannot tell whether the proposed remedy was effective or not, but I thought I'd pass the information along.
Hugs!
Rosina
 ps. Some newspaper articles suggested that the bugs had been brought to New York City from abroad by visitors!