Talk:Bed bug

Don't really have anything bad to say. I like the article. Its very informative. The color theme is great. Pictures are also good. Nice Job. Ladydiva04 (talk) 15:19, 16 April 2008 (UTC) Ladydiva04

I liked this article very much it contained lots of good information. I definitely enjoyed the pics of the bites those were nasty. Lastly, i think it would have been good to include some info about the infestion on the A&M campus and how it was taken care of.Jdpage (talk) 23:07, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Nice article and very imformative. The only thing I can suggest is maybe to find a picture of a bedbug bite just to illustrate that as opposed to a flea bite. Mikearq (talk) 7 April 2008. —Preceding comment was added at 23:34, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Note on external links

In the interest of heading off another edit war over the external links, I will state that I have, for the moment, commented out the laundry list of web articles. These links should be converted into references, where appropriate. If the links do not offer any further verification for the article, they ought to be simply removed. This is under the first point at WP:LINKSTOAVOID -- you shouldn't provide a list of links in lieu of properly using references and citing them, nor should you provide links to material that is redundant with the article. Editors wishing to use these web pages as references can still see the list by looking at the article's source. (You might also consider moving the list to this talk page.) I have also updated the placement and frequency of various editing tags. Ham Pastrami (talk) 23:35, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Treatment

I really enjoyed the article. I noticed that there was a section explaining what methods were used to treat an infestation of bedbugs, but I did not see anything mentioned about having all of the sheets cleaned in extreme heat to kill of the adults. You would then have to have the sheets cleaned again weeks later to kill any hatching young as well. I think it would be helpful to mention how you can get rid of them through cleaning and steaming. garza_j_e (User talk:garza_j_e|talk]]) —Preceding comment was added at 01:50, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Impressive article, i especially like the detection and infestation sections. this was something i wanted to do as a topic as well. i like your images and information content a lot, i feel this could not be made better. good job team.a little wordy for my taste--heartbreaker5785 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 18:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

There were alot of interesting facts on the feeding hadits of bedbugs. This section was vivdly informative. I find it interseting that bedbugs that feed less have a longer life cycle. Ms.mitch (talk) 17:25, 11 April 2008 (UTC)Ms.Mitch

Introduction

I think this article is very insightful and tells a lot of general information about bedbugs that would interest the average reader. The only thing I would do would improve the introduction of your article and maybe summarize the next paragraphs in your intro like any regular introduction. Just don't make it sound too much like a research paper. I think the pictures are a really good asset to the article too. Kt babe8 (talk) 23:56, 11 April 2008 (UTC)kt_babe8

Wikified

A lot of text seems to be wikified, yet there are not yet pages created for the text. Perhaps unwikifying it would not confuse readers by falsely telling them that there are links to those particular words. If there is text in red, the linking page should either be in process of being created, or the word should not be wikified. Otherwise, awesome job and great formatting. Csb14 (talk) 15:37, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Young

Great job with the article, one minor thing I might change about the section about Young is that the molts be descibed as instars if that you think that is accurate.Hold323 (talk) 17:30, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Classmate Feedback

Overall I really liked it. The only change could be your title maybe THE bedbug or even it's genus and species. Bedbug is just kind of there. Another thing under history, you stated that the bedbug arrived to America with the early colonists, but you didnt state from where. There were many colonists from many parts of the world so you maybe could be a little more specific there, but otherwise it was extremely informative!! Txshinerblonde (talk) 02:32, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

I had an overwhelming urge to change my sheets after reading this, that should say something :)Extreemly well researched refrenced and the breaking down of the sections helped in the overal l flow of the page. The pictures were nice and relavent and really added to the text of the article. Great job! Thanks and Gig 'Em (DivoTheAggie (talk) 22:02, 17 April 2008 (UTC))

Really good article- covered all the bases and included any information anyone would want to know anout bedbugs. Pictures were good enhancement of the article. -Lauren

Great article, very informative and well-writen. Probably one of the most in-depth I've read. I liked how you included treatments along with the basic history and description of bed bugs. Besides the missing links in the "infestations" section, the only thing I saw was that some of your links go to non-existant pages. Except for that, though, it's a great article. --Tipitow88 (talk) 06:16, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Hey guys! I just read over your bed bug article and it is looking great. I especially like your use of pictorial media and your neat boxes on the right hand side of the page, giving more scientific information on classification. The only advice I might give you is that you might consider doing some research to find a picture that you could use of what a bed bug bite actually looks like. I know I'd be interested to see a picture so that I could tell if I had bed bugs, and I think it could enhance the article by giving it a "WebMD" sort of viewpoint. That, or you could externally link the WebMD page for bed bugs to your page as a helpful link for people looking for more information. The only other observation I had was that the sections on infestation look a little bare as far as internal/external linking goes and citations. (I figure you guys are working on it because it looks like others have made the same comments, but I thought I'd mention it anyways.) Also, some of your comments seem to be a little repetitive, meaning that you may have mentioned it two or three times before going into the section on it to explain it better. I think this could be fixed by simply re-ordering the sections of your paper so you completely explain a topic first and just reference it later on. (I'm refering to your discussion of international travel and its effect on the transmittal and infestations in the US.)

Overall though, this is a fabulous article! Based on your talk page it looks like you guys have some great opportunities to be included in the wiki-arthropods and other interesting features, so keep up the good work! It's looking great! Kayla foster (talk) 02:28, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

That took a while to read, but it was well worth it. Its easily apparent that you guys took the time to research the subject and write a comprehensive article that wasnt as much of a pain to read as it initially seemed. Nice job on keeping the article interesting and i really like the pictures. Azayed34 (talk) 20:09, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Great article, and the only change that I would make is spacing out the article a little bit more. This is applies to the topic about Resurgence of bedbug infestations, it seems very dense and a little overwhelming for the reader. I also want to say that I really liked the Controlling infestations topic it seemed to go above and beyond what we learned in class. So overall great job.Foxracer11373 (talk) 02:48, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Hey guys, awesome article very informative! So much infomation on Bedbugs going on, I love it. It really will help out alot of confused people searching for info on them through wikipedia. The only thing I would add is maye a few pictures under the Bites section to show visually what it would look like if a bite were on a person by these bedbugs. Other than that its good. Lebl37 (talk) 05:26, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Good article overall! Can you find a picture of a bed bug bite? I know there was an infestation of them in FHK, remember Adrienne talking about it in class? I'm sure if you ask around some one would have a few pictures. That's kind of weird, but maybe! It's worth a try anyway! Lindseyjean11 (talk) 20:44, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Amazing that the tramsmission is so easy and through international travel is where it is most seen. I have witnessed this when I was stationed overseas. Ironically I was backpacking through Prague and stayed at a hostel where such an infestation occured. The cots were infected and I was luckily on the floor. My buddy was bitten that night and the bite marks were often 2-3 bites in a row across his stomach. The management used bleach and hot water to kill the infestation as well as boil and placed the sheets in a economy size dryer or threw them away.Txdevine1 (talk) 02:42, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

This article is great. Ya’ll covered everything in class and went into further research about the insect. However, there are a lot of terms that are not simplified or linked to another article that would explain them better. The audience that reads these articles range from experts to any child that can use a computer. This article is a great source for the experts at the moment, but thinks about the children that have to interpret this data too. I enjoyed reading this article and hope ya’ll do well. --Sadiezapalac (talk) 17:23, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Great job! You guys really did your homework, it is very well written, and very informative. The only suggestion I have is to make it follow a more specific order. It seemed a little bit like it jumped around. Just a thought. Good luck!

You guys really did your homework, it is very well written, and very informative. The only suggestion I have is to make it follow a more specific order. It seemed a little bit like it jumped around. Just a thought. Good luck!Mdurrum09 (talk) 18:56, 15 April 2008 (UTC)Great job!

Wow! This article covers everything I ever wanted to know about bedbugs and with all the pictures and what not it looks very professional. Great job guys. The only thing that I could suggest changing would be the order of topics. For example, you might want to put the 'Bites' and 'Disease Transmission' sections right before 'Detection' and 'Controlling infestations' that way you address the problems bed bugs make and then provide solutions to them immediately after. Otherwise, this is a great article!!Sweeypie2305 (talk) 20:37, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

you misspelled molt. I am pretty sure that true bugs are Hemiptera and not Heteroptera. Overall a very good article. Horsenerd09 (talk) 06:26, 16 April 2008 (UTC)horsenerd09

In your resurgence of bed bugs infestation paragraph, maybe talk about the bed bug infestation on the A&M campus. I know it was mentioned in class. It would fit in well since the article was written by A&M students.Horsenerd09 (talk) 06:30, 16 April 2008 (UTC)horsenerd09

this page is great! I can tell that you spent a LOT of time doing the research here. It really shows in the presentation of information  :-) I think your page is going to be one of the more widely used by random people just searching the internet trying to find out about bedbugs in general. I think your section that talks about controlling an infestiation is great, and you give people several options of how to deal with the gross little critters! I'm also proud that you highlighted the research that is going on at Texas A&M and our growing entomology department. whoop!! --Brokenice928 (talk) 16:24, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

This is an excellent article! You expanded on all of the different topics, and did a great job finding current research at A&M. I liked that you were able to find ways to detect and get rid of bedbugs other than what we learned in class. Overall, I found this article very interesting...long, but interesting. Great job! Annemarye (talk) 17:35, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

I hate bedbugs! But i liked the article. I once had a bed bug infestation at my house a long time ago. We fought with them for weeks. If my family had only known then what I konw now...after reading your article. That experience might not have been a memory that I carry with me all the time. Anyway, I thought the article was well put together, and very thought out. Not every one can complete this kind of writting. Good job. DanielIsbell 1205 16April 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielisbell (talk • contribs) 17:07, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Hey good job on your article. I was wondering if someone was going to write about bedbugs ecspecially with the problems they have with them on campus. I wish you would have said something about the problems in the dorms but that didn't take away form your article. I thought that the layout of the article was good and how you sectioned it off. Also I liked that you mentioned how Texas A&M was involved in reasearching bedbugs. Overall good job! Jared Jcdvipertx2000 (talk) 17:53, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Great work on your article! I'm really excited for you guys that you were nominated for an acknowledged article, this writing definitely deserves it. I would just clean up the red words in the article for overall look. Great job! Sasquash128 (talk) 18:22, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

I thought your article had lots of important information concerning bedbugs and was obviously well researched. However, I think there are a few things your group could do to improve this article. On several occasions, I thought the article tended to be somewhat repetitive and some sentences could use restructuring. An example is the first sentence in your the "Current Research" section. Also, I feel the "History" section could be reorganized in order to improve the flow. Perhaps, you could use subcategories (US versus Europe) to aid your efforts. Finally, I found myself asking (as a curious reader) why dormant bedbugs could live longer than the well fed bedbugs. By correcting these minor things, I think your article will become a stronger candidate for the nominations it has received. Good luck! --Amb8786 (talk) 01:38, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

The article was awesome and very well written. It's very clear that you guys spent a lot of time researching everything. I especially enjoyed the pictures which kept the article interesting and appealing. I would suggest adding more internal reference links in your articles because there were some paragraphs with no references at all. Overall, excellent job! Hando09 (talk) 04:11, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm really tired and this article really kept my attention! It was very interesting and fun to read. I like it because bedbugs are actually something occurring on Texas A&M's campus. Great job guys! I would just suggest that the intro be a little more catching and outline the article better. It is the very first thing you read and should get the reader interested in looking at the rest of the article. Other than that, awesome work! Kjw15 (talk) 05:43, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Great article group twenty five, I feel this was very well written. This page is just blowing up with information. Plenty of pictures and diagrams I especially like the one of the life cycle of the bed bug. Yall must have been doing your homework when yall picked this for your proposal. Good work guys!Jword 09 (talk) 01:08, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Great job guys and girls. I loved the article mostly due to the colors and pictures. this was definately the most colorful article i have read. Also the information was great and too the point. over all yall did a great job. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dustinray52 (talk • contribs) 01:26, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

This article is very well written. Some suggestions would be to expand your history to include a wider aspect of the bed bug history. Also the introduction needs to have a brief summary of the entire article so people can have an idea of what to expect before reading the specifics of the article.--Escaladebball29 (talk) 02:52, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Flip the history

All I would do differently is either put the history portion first or put it last. I do not think it flows well putting the history in the middle. Try it out and see how it flows.. I don't have much else to say, as far as that goes. All that I think needs work is the flow or the over all article.Lopez stc1 (talk) 00:31, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

This article looks great! The pictures are well organized from paragraph to paragraph, and it helps keep the reader interested when they actually have an image to view. You might want to consider moving the "history" to the start of the article, instead of in the middle. It might help with a smoother introduction to your topic. Great job! Laadame (talk) 18:16, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

I really like this article, especially the etail you went into with detection, treatment, and control. I would like to see mention of their resurgance specifically in high-occupancy sleeping areas such as dorms and barracks. The initial sentence of the article (the introduction) should probably include a reference to beds, seeing as that's the context most users will be interested in. Also, there one sentence ("Other research is being conducted at Texas A&M and Virginia Tech to be able to use bed bugs in forensic science") that needs to be re-worded because it doesn't make sense grammatically. Very nice job overall.Jablan1 (talk) 21:26, 17 April 2008 (UTC)Jablan1

Classmate Feedback

This article is very good. I can say that it has been one of the best that I've read thus far. I love the fact that you guys went ahead and gave a slight insight of the bed bug history and how they have evolved. The pictures are great and help convey your information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Melgo87 (talk • contribs) 01:46, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Overall, really great job and very detailed. There are alot of things you could link though to other wiki pages like London borough, some of the countries...Great information on the Resugence of bedbug infestations but a little overwhelming maybe break it up with a travel and pesticide headings since those were your two main focuses. Looks good. Mcgi133 (talk) 03:12, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

The article was really good! There is a lot of examples and information on everything. I would say ya'll have covered your topic pretty well, with good pictures. I bet ya'll could probably be the featured article, its the best one I've read! Good job. (Medillar (talk) 03:40, 18 April 2008 (UTC))