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After a large mediatization several people contacted us in order to better know our goals and encourage us to finalize our project. Our team saw a great opportunity to collect written testimonies of infested people. Indeed, testimonies are more precise, then allowed us to have better feedback. Therefore it gave us the ability to better know how people faced the bed bugs situation.
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Thanks to a successful media publicity campaign, we had a great opportunity to get testimony from people who have suffered from bed bug infestations. Indeed, we were very surprised by the great interest the publicity generated, showing us the degree of suffering endured by people facing bed bug infestations. In particular, the various testimonies we collected allowed us to obtain more information about infestation time and affected areas. Based on these observations we targeted and modelized affected area in order to design the most efficient trap.
  
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With the reading of these testimonies it brought to light flats were most affected areas than houses. This is why we decided to test our trap in flats. Moreover we discovered that people don't know how to react against this insect. Indeed, people tried to struggle by themselves. Afterwhile they used insecticides but most of feedbacks showed a bed bugs resurgence. Also we observed that this problem caused many psychological disorders such as phobia, sleep disorder and paranoïa. We were particularly sensitive to these testimonies.  
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Here we have translated the testimonies which we found the most interesting.
  
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Hence we decided to expose testimonies which have a relevant signification.
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==Medhi Y.==
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= Medhi Y. testimony =
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Hello,
 
Hello,
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To follow up on your email, here is my testimony.
 
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"We noticed bites on our body thinking it was not just mosquitoes. We have already started searching on the Internet, and we have already found these spades. So we inspected the room, and our greatest despair, we came across these famous bedbugs, which were around eclectic catches, in the rains and many other places.
 
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After a search on the internet, we treated the room and clothes with aerosols, and treated the literature with a karcher because we had seen that they were sensitive to high temperatures.
 
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We were scratching, it is also a psychological torture to regain his lit after dark ... in fact, to know size strolls in your search for a chair, your chair cool, it is unsustainable.
 
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We got to sleep in our living room, but this is not a viable situation in the long run. "
 
  
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I wish to give you my testimony about bed bugs.
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First, we noticed bites on our body and thought that it was only from mosquitos.
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Then we found people on the Internet having similar symptoms.
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We inspected our room and quickly found these infamous bugs on our electrical outlets and our mattress.
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After searching for solutions on the Internet we decided to treat our mattress and our clothes with sprays.
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We also used a high pressure vaporiser in our struggle against bed bugs because we saw that beg bugs are sensitive to high temperatures.
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However after 2 weeks we noticed a resurgence of bugs.
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For us, it was a psychological torture to live with this threat.
  
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= Romain R. testimony =
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==Romain R.==
  
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The only effective method I found is: Vacuum first, then pass the vapocleane all over the complaints etc ... then put a layer of insecticides out of the room. But I noticed that by putting them on, they got used to the chemical. This chemical solution is therefore just there to encourage them to leave but does not really destroy them and moreover, it represents a danger for our health. Product very harmful to breathe.
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The only effective method I found is: Vacuum first, then pass the 'vapocleane' all over the skirtings etc ... then spread insecticides and leave the room. But I noticed that with time and exposure, they got used to the chemicals. The chemical solution is therefore just there to encourage them to leave but does not really destroy them and moreover, it represents a danger for our health. Product very harmful to breathe.
  
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==Jean-Luc S.==
  
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= Jean-Luc S. testimony =
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Hello,
  
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Hello
 
 
I write in total despair.
 
I write in total despair.
 
For eight months we have been infested by bed bugs (1st district).
 
For eight months we have been infested by bed bugs (1st district).
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One company made 7 passes, and our apartment is stuck with the remains of insecticide products.
 
One company made 7 passes, and our apartment is stuck with the remains of insecticide products.
 
The children are stung and unhappy.
 
The children are stung and unhappy.
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We spent thousands of euros (I also took care of the disinsection of the entire building, which is not affected)
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We spent thousands of euros (I also paid for the disinfection of the entire building, all to no avail)
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The ARS does not point us to any solution, the city hall of Marseille has no interlocutor.
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The local pest authority does not have any solutions, the city hall of Marseille is not interested.
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Honestly it is despair.
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Honestly, I am in despair.
 
All we have left is your trap.
 
All we have left is your trap.

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Testimonies

Thanks to a successful media publicity campaign, we had a great opportunity to get testimony from people who have suffered from bed bug infestations. Indeed, we were very surprised by the great interest the publicity generated, showing us the degree of suffering endured by people facing bed bug infestations. In particular, the various testimonies we collected allowed us to obtain more information about infestation time and affected areas. Based on these observations we targeted and modelized affected area in order to design the most efficient trap.

Here we have translated the testimonies which we found the most interesting.

Medhi Y.

Hello,

I wish to give you my testimony about bed bugs. First, we noticed bites on our body and thought that it was only from mosquitos. Then we found people on the Internet having similar symptoms. We inspected our room and quickly found these infamous bugs on our electrical outlets and our mattress. After searching for solutions on the Internet we decided to treat our mattress and our clothes with sprays. We also used a high pressure vaporiser in our struggle against bed bugs because we saw that beg bugs are sensitive to high temperatures. However after 2 weeks we noticed a resurgence of bugs. For us, it was a psychological torture to live with this threat.

Romain R.

The only effective method I found is: Vacuum first, then pass the 'vapocleane' all over the skirtings etc ... then spread insecticides and leave the room. But I noticed that with time and exposure, they got used to the chemicals. The chemical solution is therefore just there to encourage them to leave but does not really destroy them and moreover, it represents a danger for our health. Product very harmful to breathe.

Jean-Luc S.

Hello,

I write in total despair. For eight months we have been infested by bed bugs (1st district). We rented a steam cleaner, bought a freezer and tumble dryer, changed our sheets, box springs, pillows, mattresses. We threw away all our books and clothes. One company made 7 passes, and our apartment is stuck with the remains of insecticide products. The children are stung and unhappy. We spent thousands of euros (I also paid for the disinfection of the entire building, all to no avail) The local pest authority does not have any solutions, the city hall of Marseille is not interested. Honestly, I am in despair. All we have left is your trap.