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Bed Bugs find their way into the Flathead

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Posted: Mar 9, 2012 6:09 PM by Katy Harris (KAJ News) Updated: Mar 9, 2012 6:13 PM

KALISPELL- In the 1940's and 50's pesticides were used in homes that kept bed bugs away. But now they've made a comeback, and the insect is finding its way into some of the cleanest environments in the Flathead Valley.

Flathead County Public Health Officer Joe Russell say the bugs bite at the skin's surface and can cause infections.

"People shouldn't consider this a dirty disease, or a disease of the poor because people that travel generally can pick them up and bring them even into the cleanest homes."

Flathead Valley residents are finding out about a food grade that's sold locally here. It kills bed bugs and it costs just 89 cents for a pound bag, it's called Diatomaceous earth.

People can eat it and pets can use it to ward off fleas and it's supposedly used to kill bed bugs.

When sprinkled around a home, the bed bugs eat the fine powder, and the microscopic fragments cut and dehydrate the insect from the inside out. But Russell says you may be forgetting that bed bugs could be in places in your home that you can't reach.

"The problem is if you're not killing them, you're just pushing them further into your walls and into areas where they're not easily ridded."

In the long run, seeking extermination may be a better option. Thermal treatment extermination may be the best way to kill bed bugs by using 120 degree heat. But there is only one company...from Hailey, Idaho...that does that treatment in Montana.

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Spring-break hazard: bedbug infestation

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With spring break coming up, travelers may want to make sure they don't pick up the souvenir no one plans to take home - bedbugs.

Bedbug cases have been increasing dramatically over the past three or four years, said Dawn Gouge, entomologist and associate professor at the University of Arizona.

"Pretty much everywhere where anyone goes on vacation is where you'll find bedbugs," said Gouge, noting that even travelers who stay at high-end resorts can be exposed to the parasites.

"I don't want to discourage anyone from having a fabulous spring break, but be vigilant," she said.

Gouge encouraged travelers to check the bed and headboard of hotel rooms and if bugs are found ask to be switched to another room. Make sure it is not the one right next door, since bedbugs can move through walls.

Even if you don't see any bugs, they could still be there. That's why Gouge recommends laundering everything you take with you as soon as you return.

Take only items that can be thrown in a dryer, she said. The heat of the dryer will kill any bugs.

Don't bring luggage into the house, Gouge warned, and if you forget, then don't take it to the bedroom.

And because bedbugs are an increasing problem for dormitories, students going home for break should make sure to wash everything immediately upon arrival, shoes included.

"The new sexually transmitted disease for college kids is bedbugs," Gouge said. Bedbugs crop up in places with large human density and as students have sleepovers and move around dorm rooms, bedbugs, which are expert stowaways, can spread easily, she said.

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