Bed bugs are a common pest: Local agencies say they have procedures to deal with the insects

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In this March 30, 2011, file photo, a bedbug is displayed at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington. (The Associated Press Carolyn Kaster)

Bedbugs are seen in a container from the lab at the National Pest Management Association during the National Bed Bug Summit in Washington on Feb. 1, 2011. (The Associated Press Alex Brandon)

FARMINGTON Bed bugs don't discriminate.

"They are a true hitchhiker," said Bruce Carter, owner of Carter Services Inc., a local pest control company.

The pests don't care about age, race or political affiliation.

Occupants of People Assisting the Homeless, a Farmington homeless shelter, say bed bugs have been biting them at night. But Executive Director Jonna Sharpe said the pests were eradicated by a pest control business.

Carter said his technicians often respond to two or three bed bugs calls a week in Farmington. The pests often infest apartment complexes, motels, and hotels, but Carter's technicians have fumigated cars, as well, he said.

In a Feb. 1, 2011, file photo, bedbugs are seen next to the tip of a finger in a container from the lab at the National Pest Management Association during the National Bed Bug Summit in Washington. (The Associated Press Alex Brandon)

The pests don't transmit disease and aren't a public health risk, New Mexico Department of Health Spokesman Kenny Vigil said.

Many local agencies institute policies to discourage bed bugs. Several years ago, when the pests were closing hotels down across the country, Family Crisis Center Executive Director Opal Cole created a policy for her shelter.

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