[Gocamino] Bedbugs

[Joanie Hess]

 The albergue in Granon, 6 km from Santao Domingo, was fumigated also (early part of September just before I got there).  Many pilgrims had been bitten and the feeling was that it was Navarra albergues.  I saw live bedbugs and smashed one (filled with blood).  I used concentrated lavender oil -- brought a vial from home.  And I wasn´t bitten.  Did a short hike in from Sarria afterwards, and stayed in private lodgings along that stretch.  Used the lavender oil and silk sleeping bag liner (not impregnated with anything) and did fine! 

 



 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tania Heinemann <taniar at golden.net>
To: 'Bridget Highfill' <highbell at sbcglobal.net>; gocamino at oakapple.net
Sent: Mon, Oct 11, 2010 12:59 am
Subject: Re: [Gocamino] Bedbugs


I used tea tree oil on my camino and it worked great!!  I was never biten,

my companions were though! :-)  Just a few drops, rub into your hands, and

all over your body, safe and useful!



Good luck!!  Avoid those nasty chemicals for everyone's sake, please!!!



Tania A. Heinemann RHN, RNCP

Keynote Speaker, Nutrition & Lifestyle

Consultant, Post-Partum Doula

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-----Original Message-----

From: gocamino-bounces at oakapple.net [mailto:gocamino-bounces at oakapple.net]

On Behalf Of Bridget Highfill

Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 6:33 PM

To: gocamino at oakapple.net

Subject: Re: [Gocamino] Bedbugs



I cannot imagine why I could have been bitten.  I drank enough wine to keep

the 

bedbugs away.  Maybe on my next Camino, I will have to use the higher

content 

alcohol outside of my body, and still enjoy those lovely Riojas as an added 

insurance.

Bridget









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From: Rosina <blaroli at aol.com>

To: GoCamino at oakapple.net; saintjames at yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sun, October 10, 2010 1:04:19 PM

Subject: [Gocamino] Bedbugs





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! 









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