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4. Re: Bed bugs

I have never heard of a bed bug problem at Caneel. When I googled Bedbug St. John, I found a few comments on Trip Advisor about problems at the Westin several years ago, but none at Caneel and given the tendency to complain about all manner of insects on St. John, I would think it would have come up. Tropical bedbugs are a slightly different species than temperate zone begbugs. Maybe easier to control? (you can find the most interesting information on the web!) I also found this article regarding noseeums and other insects from US Virgin Islands News, 4/23/12.

"BTW, Todd Roskin , the islands well known pest exterminator, says in the six years he;s been doing pest control on the island, hes never seen a bed bug. Thats ANOTHER way St. Johns better than New York."

Doesn't seem like something to worry about. (by the way, before you comment, the 'St. John's" above is a contraction, not the typical mistaken possessive. I read it a couple of times because it threw me, thinking it was the town.)

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4. Re: Bed bugs

I have never heard of a bed bug problem at Caneel. When I googled Bedbug St. John, I found a few comments on Trip Advisor about problems at the Westin several years ago, but none at Caneel and given the tendency to complain about all manner of insects on St. John, I would think it would have come up. Tropical bedbugs are a slightly different species than temperate zone begbugs. Maybe easier to control? (you can find the most interesting information on the web!) I also found this article regarding noseeums and other insects from US Virgin Islands News, 4/23/12.

"BTW, Todd Roskin , the islands well known pest exterminator, says in the six years he;s been doing pest control on the island, hes never seen a bed bug. Thats ANOTHER way St. Johns better than New York."

Doesn't seem like something to worry about. (by the way, before you comment, the 'St. John's" above is a contraction, not the typical mistaken possessive. I read it a couple of times because it threw me, thinking it was the town.)

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Forget, for a minute, the glowing reviews of Michelle Obama's and Bill Clinton's speeches at the DNC. It turns out another thing reporters' minds were the rotten hotels they were assigned for the event, which took place this past week in Charlotte, NC. But cramped rooms and bad service were the least of itwe're talking drug dealers, prostitutes, and bed bugs.

The bed bugs in particular were an issue, as the Washington Times reported that several of the DNC media-hosting hotels have dealt with bedbug infestation complaints in the past year.

The scene was enough to make radio talk show host David Webb comment:

"It comes down to organizing a good event, and frankly, that says something about how they do things here."

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No one likes to talk about Bed Bugs especially not us after we once received several photos of supposed bed bug bites from hotel guests. (We like hotel photos in our inboxes but definitely not this kind.) Yet there's an entire event happening in Vegas in September that will be all about bed bugs.

The third annual North American Bed Bug Summit is taking place from September 6-7 at the Red Rock Casino and Spa off the Strip in Summerlin. At the conference, the "BedBug University" will be in session giving hotel owners and maintenance teams an "educational blueprint" on effectively dealing with and preventing bed bugs. Twenty-three entomologists and bed bug experts will be giving talks while more than 75 vendors will be hawking the latest bed bug-related services and products.

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