BS: A Question for Buddhists.

Subject: RE: BS: A Question for Buddhists.
From: Little Hawk
Date: 28 May 04 - 01:22 PM

Good stuff, mooman.

Subject: RE: BS: A Question for Buddhists.
From: GUEST,Marc
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 05:39 AM

Hmm. This thread seems to have died years ago, but it popped up in my search engine when I asked, "how do Buddhists deal with vermin and pests?" Therefore, I will add something anyway. I asked this question because I have a type of pest in my home that was not specifically mentioned. It was my thinking that perhaps people who have strict rules against killing any living thing would have an extremely creative approach to this kind of pest, but maybe not.

Bedbugs do not come in from outside. They are brought in, by unsuspecting people, on or in various containers and furniture, or even on a person's body. Nevertheless, the important thing is that they do not just go away. Your blood is the reason they are with you, and they feed on you incessantly, driving you stark raving mad. They multiply so prolifically that there is always a new strain of young following the deaths of ancestors. They live an incredibly long time, and they can live for many months without feeding. So, removing the food source (yourself, your family and pets) for a little while will not solve the problem. What would a Buddhist do with bedbugs? I am not a strict Buddhist, but even I cannot think of anything that works.

Subject: RE: BS: A Question for Buddhists.
From: Donuel
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 08:37 AM

McGrath correctly mentioned Jains as the people you speculate about, not buddists.

The Jains simply use brooms or the high tech Jains... compressed air.

Subject: RE: BS: A Question for Buddhists.
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 11:10 AM

Can't help with bedbugs, but keeping ants out and off can be easily down by spreading baby powder where you do not want them. They will not cross it, or if they do, they can't stand it and leave. It works, I've tried it.

Here are a couple of things I found online re' bed bugs:

A mixture of salt and boric acid may help you to get rid of bugs. From http://pests.in

and

one time i was in a hostel on oahu and the bedbugs were bad. we took a ton of baking soda and rubbed it onto the bare mattress, in the crevices and left a layer of it there and then put the sheet on and it helped them stay away, i heard it's because they suffocate.

Some helpful stuff .