zippered bed encasements. Put duct tape over the zipper, because zippers have a space where bedbugs can enter or escape.  Use bed leg interceptors. Coat bed legs with double-sided carpet tape or petroleum jelly, or place the legs of the bed in leg protectors or glass jars with a bit of baby powder to trap the bugs on their way up or down the bed leg.  Remove headboards completely. Replace upholstered furniture with metal or plastic, or material that can easily be cleaned with soap and water. Rana Sarfraz is an entomologist who is currently working at the University of British Columbia. Comments A. MacInnis Tue, 2012-07-03 21:03 Main problem is that people lie like hell about bedbugs. I lived in a bedbug-infested building in the West End; one day I asked new tenants moving in if the caretaker (who did NOT live in the building) had told them about the problem. He had not - but what was kind of comical about it was - as they immediately told me, in dismay - that THEY WERE MOVING FROM A BEDBUG INFESTED BUILDING THEMSELVES, and had kept that a secret from him! Vancouver city council needs to make bedbugs something that all landlords need to disclose to tenants. I lost a couple thousand dollars of furniture, keepsakes, and clothing when I moved, to be sure the little bastards didn't come with me. The stress I went through was unbearable - far worse than the bites. And just try