South Shore International College Prep students were sent home with letters warning bed bugs had been found in the classrooms. View Full Caption Shutterstock EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated. SOUTH SHORE A Chicago high school that sent home notes with students saying that the school might have bed bugs alarming parents did not find any, CPS officials said Thursday. South Shore International College Prepat 1955 E. 75th St. sent home the grimnote Wednesday. The letter signed by Pri

Photo credit: Molly Putman A second outbreak of bedbugs on campus has been discovered, this time in Skarland hall. The pests were found last month according to Jamie Abreu, director of Residence Life. We are utilizing pest management to continue treating the rooms, and working directly with the students to walk them through how to get rid of them, Abreu said. The pests were discovered in two dorm rooms and traps were set in each of the rooms. However, affected students were not moved out of infested room

MARTINSBURG The Martinsburg VA Hospital has temporarily shut down a section of the hospital to eliminate an outbreak of bed bugs found there, hospital officials said on Tuesday. An outbreak on section B of the second floor of the hospital was first reported two weeks ago, said Dr. Mark Mann, chief of medical health services at the VA Medical Center. Mann, who oversees the mental health section of the center, said the floor had experienced an infestation of bed bugs and the hospital is remediating the problem. Hospi

The Sun HeraldAttorney checking into complaint of bed bugs at Cinemark 16The Sun HeraldThe woman who believes bed bugs bit her at Cinemark 16 has engaged an attorney to investigate, while a spokesman for the movie theater says the company employs professional services monthly to keep pests away. Currently, we're not aware of any ... See the article here: Attorney checking into complaint of bed bugs at Cinemark 16 - The Sun Herald

The Sun HeraldPatrons say bed bugs are biting them at Gulfport movie theaterThe Sun HeraldMore than one person on Facebook is complaining that bed bugs bit them or family members while they were watching movies at Cinemark 16 theater. A corporate spokesman for Cinemark failed to respond to two messages left Monday by the Sun Herald. Here is the original post: Patrons say bed bugs are biting them at Gulfport movie theater - The Sun Herald

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Fox 32 News) - Once you get bedbugs in your house, it's hard to get rid of them. That's one of the reasons why Illinois lawmakers are working on a bill to help make sure you don't bring any home from work. Rep. Jaime Andrade (D-Chicago) introduced HB0369 Bedbugs Disclosure to Employees Act in January. It passed the Illinois State House and is now under consideration in the State Senate. It reads: Requires an employer to notify employees if a person certified under the Structural Pest Contr

ATLANTA (WFLA/WNCN) Four North Carolina metro areas are included in Orkins most recent list of Top 50 Bed Bug Cities. Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, Asheville and Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem all made the list this year. Baltimore topped the pest control companys list this year, moving up nine spots since last year and beating out Chicago, which had held the top stop for several years. Las Vegas, Portland, Salt Lake City and Greensboro-High Point Winston-Salem made their debut on the list this year. Th

Tampa Comes In At 35 And Orlando Comes In At 44 On Orkins Top Bed Bug Cities List The city of Tampa and Orlando have made another list, but its a list most people are cringing over. The two popular cities both earned a spot on Orkins Top Bed Bug Cities list. The list consists of the Top 50 Bed Bug Cities and a total of three Florida metro areas made the cut- Tampa, Orlando and Miami. Tampa is the 35th most bug-infested city, while Orlando is the 44th and Miami is the 46th. Topping the list was Baltimore, up nine spot

ST. LOUIS Ida Lester, 87, a resident at the House at Westminster Place senior apartments in the Central West End is facing eviction over the tiniest and peskiest of issues currently plaguing homes for the elderly: bedbugs. Shes lived in her apartment for about a decade. Prior to that she lived down the street in an apartment in the same mixed-income housing complex originally constructed by McCormack Baron Salazar nearly three decades ago. It was constructed with the help of a package of federal low-interest gr

WFLATampa makes Orkin's Top Bed Bug Cities listWFLAThe list ranks cities by the number of bed bug treatments Orkin serviced from December 1, 2015 November 30, 2016, and after an Orkin inspection verified bed bugs were present. The list includes both residential and commercial treatments. Continued here: Tampa makes Orkin's Top Bed Bug Cities list - WFLA

Every traveler loves a comfy nights sleep, whether youre vacationing in your dream city or finding repose on a business trip. While youre settling in for a nice sleep, however, one pest may be just waking up. That pest is a bedbug and these bugs pose a steep challenge to travelers. Bedbugs are parasites that love feeding on humans. They can travel a long way in the evening if they have motivation, but most people find bedbugs within a few feet of a bed. Related: Dont Let the Bedbugs Bite Because these pe

New York Daily NewsNew law forces NYC landlords to reveal if buildings have bedbugsNew York Daily NewsWhen bedbugs bite, tenants will know about it under a bill passed by the City Council Tuesday. The legislation, which passed by a vote of 44-5, will require landlords to disclose bedbug infestations in their buildings, through postings in the building ... Originally posted here: New law forces NYC landlords to reveal if buildings have bedbugs - New York Daily News

Library officials are implementing precautionary procedures after bedbugs were discovered in one patron's books this week. "First, we want to assure people there is no cause for concern," said Sena Loyd, director of the Carson City Library. "The situation was handled properly, and processes are in place to deal with situations that may arise in the future." The infected books were discovered by librarian Maria Klesta within 10 minutes of being dropped off on Tuesday, she said. The books were quarantined and remov