So I can see it already, lots of lovely fines from the DoS when the fragile plastic coverings are found ripped, damage or otherwise destroyed by the time the mattresses are collected.

I still want to see some discussion on whether small scale deployments of DDT in specific cases would actually be beneficial in dealing with this problem.

Bio degradable plastic or should we just use plain old poly for the dump.....fools.

If you are looking for a good way to get rid of bedbugs in your house, try diatomaceous earth. It is completely natural and it works. You can get it online at http://www.gardenharvestsupply.com/ProductCart/pc/Diatomaceous-Earth-Food-Grade-p39.htm

I was looking for a natural predator and one of them is the cockroach.....this can`t possibly be true. Are bedbugs and roaches not cohabiting in the same locations?

Cyanide is a completely natural poison also. So are sulpheric acids, nicotine, and Carbon Monoxide.

Go Green while you exterminate!

The difference is that diatomaceous earth isn't a poison at all. Basically it's rock, containing fossilized remains of diatoms which are a hard-shelled algae. It's used as a pesticide because of the effect it has on insects with an exoskeleton... simply put, it causes them to dehydrate.

Often DE-based products sold for use against bed bugs also do contain an amount of some sort of typical poisonous pesticide (usually pyrethrins), but then they aren't packaged simply as diatomaceous earth.

Wow. viral marketing fail.

Thanks for the clarification.

Note to self: the next time I have to throw out an infested mattress, place in front of neighbor's house to avoid fine and need to buy bag

I am going to be stocking ultra cheap mattress disposal bags on my site in the near future to accommodate New Yorkers looking to trash their infested mattress, so keep an eye out for those. For now, check out the box spring covers on my site (BedBugsy.com), which are relatively inexpensive (at least compared to the $100 fine), and can be used for mattresses that are 9" deep or less...

Adam M.

BedBugsy.com, CEO

Thanks! Finally! My ghetto neighbors {building} have left 3 mattresses and boxsprings in their front yard for a week each, unwrapped and unmarked, over the past 2 months. I've seen little kids walking by go in the yard, and jump on them, playing. Think they have bed bugs? Ya think so? Keep going, making laws like this, it's tremendously helpful, and the city HAS to do more to get these devils imps under control.

That's great for the mattress resellers who pick beds off the streets. They're already wrapped for the next customer 'just like new.'

And of course this measure will do nothing to stop bedbugs.

They should employ the same regulation for humans.

Where can you find bags big enough?

My thinking as well, can you call 311 and have them provided to you?

If you can't figure out how to get plastic around a mattress without calling 311, you should probably move back to your parents' farm.