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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I double bagged it and returned it to the library.  I wanted to be rid of it more than I wanted to figure out what they were.  I'll let the library do that if they want.  I'll let you know if I hear from them.[/quote]

It's not in the library's best interest to identify them as bedbugs.

Besides why would they even be able to do that? Their area is books, not bugs. 
You should have sent it somewhere that actually handles bug identification.[/quote]

Agreed, and maybe in retrospect I should have.  I'm busy, as are we all, and don't have time to traipse around trying to find someone who can identify them.  Hopefully FCPL will take it seriously, even if they don't publicize it.  And I suspect this is not the first time they've faced an infested book.

Whether they're bed bugs or not (and sorry if I created hysteria if in fact they're not bed bugs) I would think people would want to avoid bringing any books with insect infestations of any kind into their home.  So hopefully this will raise awareness.

And to the PP who asked about what to do to prevent bringing bed bugs in on library books -- putting them in a ziplock won't work, because they can live an extremely long time without feeding.  Heat or extreme cold can kill them, but I am reading that both are potentially harmful to the books.  One of the previous posters mentioned a pac-tite or something like that, which is a box you can get for $300 that you can put things like luggage in and heat them in a controlled way.  [/quote]

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