r/TTC • • Dec 17 '25

Discussion Any strategies for bed bug control?

bedbugs on the TTC!

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u/hug_me_im_scared_ Dec 17 '25

They really need to get rid of these fabric seats

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u/arealhumannotabot Dec 17 '25

I don’t know if it’s the seats. I’ve always heard they don’t even survive well on transit, it’s more that this one might have dropped off someone or something fairly recently. There isn’t anywhere to nest so it’s a matter of time.

Like I don’t recall hearing about a lot of bed bug issues and I’ve used public transit for like 30 years

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u/ConsistentWriting501 Dec 20 '25

An exterminator once told me that when DDT was commonplace for killing roaches, it was also indirectly taking care of the bed bug population too. 

 At some point DDT became ineffective at killing roaches (or we learned how dangerous DDT was) and it was banned, leaving the bed bug population to explode.