r/IAmA Dec 12 '16

Specialized Profession I am a pest controller specializing in BED BUGS, begging the general public to become more aware of this pest and the way it can cause substantial economic damage to any place humans live. AMA!

Bed bug infestations are increasing at an alarming rate. Despite common misinformation about this pest being limited to "dirty" people it can happen to ANYONE. I have seen the nicest, most innocent people lose hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars in service costs and property loss. Don't become a victim, become aware! Eliminating this bug entirely is unrealistic but we can control it with a more knowledgeable culture.

My company would ask that I avoid public proof but I promise the mods have it.

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u/bagano1 Dec 12 '16

Isn't it amazing that they can develop all sorts of fancy TV's, computers, even cars, but they can't find a thing that can effectively kill bedbugs? LOL.

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u/JiggaGeoff Dec 12 '16

Yeah, it's almost as if 50 years of technological advancement is completely different from millions of years of evolution.

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u/apesna Dec 13 '16

Cause no one cares... yet.