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TAHLEQUAH Adding to the litany of conquests in their nationwide comeback, bed bugs have found their way into the local office of a state agency.

The pests were detected July 7 in the Cherokee County office of the Department of Human Services.

Steven Edwards, office director, said exterminators fumigated the building the night of July 11, and that supplies are being kept in plastic bags during the treatments.

We had professionally licensed exterminators come in, Edwards said. They were confined to one area, but we sprayed the whole building. And we will do it again after about 10-14 days to make sure we get everything.

The Daily Press has received some employee complaints about working around the pesticide. Some are being allowed to work from home or elsewhere. If workers elect to take time off, they are using personal days.

Some people have complained that it irritates the eyes, nose or throat, Edwards said. However, if I didnt believe it was safe, I wouldnt be going to work in there. We have offered alternative places to work. Some of our people work from home much of the time, anyway, or they may be working at one of our other county offices.

Edwards said he does not know the number of employees taking time off working elsewhere, saying that supervisors made arrangements within their respective departments.

Because many office documents are stored in bags, the pace of labor is affected.

There is still work being done, Edwards said. We still see people every day, but stuff is all backed up. We have to keep it all bagged up until the treatments are done, but we are still doing the best we can.

Once they have found their way into a structure, bedbugs can be exasperatingly difficult to dislodge. With the pests now spreading around the country after a long dormancy, Edwards said he understood that some people might be apprehensive about visiting the DHS building.

They can apply for benefits at okdhslive.org, he said. With the technological advances of the past several years, we dont need to have all that foot traffic anymore.

Bed bugs are flightless, so dwelling infestations are almost always due to unwitting facilitation by residents. A workplace can be infected by employees or customers.

Those bed bugs are everywhere, Edwards said. People need to be aware that this is becoming a common issue.

It is a good idea to check any piece of clothing, furniture, mattress, suitcase, or even books or a cardboard box for bed bugs or signs of infestation, especially if the item is used. A home should be kept clear of clutter, particularly around the beds. Cracks and baseboard crevices can be caulked.

The causes of the bed bug bounceback are probably many, but travel is thought to be a big culprit. Hotels and motels are an ideal transmission point for bed bugs. Because travel lodgings are sprayed regularly, the pests may build resistances more quickly.

When on the road, check the room - particularly the bed - and keep suitcases and clothing off the bed and floor until the room is inspected. Check and vacuum luggage upon return, and do laundry using hot temperatures.

Bed bugs might not be so irritating if their bites didnt irritate. The most common reaction is the typical red bump associated with many insect bites. Bed bugs are notorious for their breakfast, lunch, dinner pattern of three bite marks in linear proximity. Some people have allergic reactions that result in hives. About 20 percent of the population has no reaction to bed bug bites.

Bed bugs are known to carry up to 32 human pathogens, but studies have found no indication that they are transmitted through feeding.

Less than a week after the bed bugs were detected, there was more bad news when the DHS announced $30 million in reductions to state funding. The cuts are expected to affect funds for foster family reimbursement and senior nutrition programs, reduce patient access to the Medicaid ADvantage program to help elderly and disabled residents continue living at home, and force a six-month hiatus on new applications for subsidized child care.

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Bed bugs in City Hall forced the cancellation of a regularly scheduled Hartshorne City Council meeting Monday.

The pests were discovered in a portion of City Hall, but Hartshorne Mayor Leon Mace said no chances would be taken and the meeting would be rescheduled another time.

"We have discovered that some of our furniture has bed bugs in it," Mace said. "We will reschedule. We will try and get it for next Monday night, if not sooner. I have to get with the council and determine when we can (meet)."

In the meantime, City Hall will be closed all day Tuesday to the public as city officials work with exterminators to assess the extent of the situation and provide treatment.

"(Exterminators) want to look throughout the whole building," Mace said. "It is what it is, we're taking precautions to take care of the public."

One challenge is figuring out how to handle emergency dispatch services, Mace said. The dispatch office is incapable of being moved and the city may rely on the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Department.

"We will switch it over to the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office and let them dispatch for us," Mace said.

Hartshorne City Hall shouldn't be closed more than one day, Mace added.

"We should be up and running again on Wednesday morning," Mace said.

The News-Capital will publish the time of the rescheduled meeting when it is available.

Contact David Dishman at ddishman@mcalesternews.com

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Irving felt nauseous after barely sleeping on Saturday night before playing the Thunder.

Kyrie Irving played only nine minutes in Cleveland's decisive win against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. When he didn't return after leaving the game in the first quarter, the Cavaliers explained his absence as "flu-like symptoms." In actuality, Irving was suffering from nausea from barely sleeping the night before after waking up to find bugs in his bed.

Wait, hold on, what!?

"I felt alright,"Irving said after the game. "Our team said I was out with flu-like symptoms. It was honestly from the bed bugs from the frickin' Hilton that we stayed at. As you can see, I got it at the top of my head, it's just like bed bugs and I didn't get any sleep. We came into the game, then I was freaked out, then I started feeling nauseous so it was just a whole bunch of BS honestly. Coming into today I got a lot of rest and felt better."

There are a lot of layers to this. Let's take it step by step.

The Skirvin Hilton, which you might recognize because it's notoriously haunted by Effie, a housekeeper who supposedly jumped from one of the top floors.The New York Times wrote about it in 2014. Most NBA teams stay at this hotel when they visit Oklahoma City.

I am a young person who still has much to learn about the ways of the world, including what exactly happens when you get bed bugs, so I asked the adults of SB Nation for help here.

"They live in the bedding -- like the mattress -- and they come out to bite you and drink blood ... but they will travel home with you in your luggage and infest your home or the next place you stay, too," Sam Eggleston told me.

"If you get bed bugs, you have to buy new everything," said Matt Ufford, noted bed bug expert.

Irving didn't say anything about buying new clothes or infecting the whole team, so maybe they weren't traditional bed bugs.

This is my theory, and let's go toThe Skirven's Yelp page for evidence. First, we should note they have a four-star rating, so most people who stay there don't have to sub out of NBA games the next day because of nausea.

Secondly, though, there's a one-star review a little ways down the page that stands out left by a one "Matt O." While it's possible Matt O. is actually Kyrie Irving, I have my doubts, mostly because Kyrie's first name is Kyrie, not Matt, and his last name doesn't start with an O.

In his very poor review of The Skirven, Matt O., who is probably not Irving, also complains about bugs. He even leaves a picture! Here it is.

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Ufford, noted bed bug expert, says that isn't a real bed bug. Instead, it's just a bug that was in a bed. After all, that bug is dark colored and quite large, while bed bugs are small and usually light colored. And Irving did say this about the bugs.

Irving did not actually have bed bugs. Otherwise, he would have had to burn all his clothes and pretend to be Matthew Dellavedova until they ordered him a new jersey. Instead, he just had bugs in his bed, which is understandably disturbing and a very valid reason to have trouble sleeping. I sure hope I don't have trouble sleeping tonight just because I wrote this.

Fortunately, Irving has overcome his bed bug demons andplayed better on Monday, although the Cavaliers lost anyway. Here's to an entire season where he shuts down the critics who say he will never recover from the 2016 Bed Bugs Incident.

Oh damnit. I'm itching now.

Update: The Skirven did confirm one case of reported bed bugs on Sunday,per The Oklahoman. While I still stand by my hypothesis as scientifically plausible, it seems that we might actually be dealing with a new strain of bed bugs here. Or perhaps Ufford is not the expert he led me to believe he was. Either way, I'm sure Russell Westbrook was somehow involved in this incident.

Update 2: Apparently, Irving is still haunted by those bed bugs. Like, the ghost kind of haunted:

Update 3: For bed bug information from actual, real experts,you can visit this link.

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Bed bugs usually bite people at night as their victim sleeps. They feed by piercing the skin with an elongated beak through which they withdraw blood. Bed Bugs tend to bite us on any part of the body, whereas mosquito bites are usually on the feet and ankles. They will suck for up to 10 minutes before retreating from your skin to digest their new meal.

Bed Bugs in Oklahoma are about 3/16 of an inch long with reddish-brown, flattened oval bodies. They are sometimes mistaken for ticks or cockroaches. Bed bugs do not fly but can move rapidly over floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces on their way to feasting on your blood.

Brought to you by the National Pest Management Association. Join us on a fast-paced, educational trip through the history of bed bugs and the recent resurgence. This video will teach you how to be vigilant to minimize your risk of encountering bed bugs and how to effectively deal with this resilient pest if you have an infestation.

This video goes over more basic bed bug knowledge. An army of bed bugs can attack a person 500 times in one night! Sleep tight.

What is the best method of bed bug control? Believe it or not, some people try to protect themselves by applying conventional insect repellents. Mosquito and tick repellents are ineffective as bed bug control, and you won't fool them by sleeping with the lights on either.

The most successful bed bug control method involves the proper application of heat. We're not talking about turning up your thermostat. Call our bed bug control experts today. We'll have you or your guests sleeping soundly!

Studies show that bed bugs, in all life style stages, can't survive heat over 122F.

The process starts by applying heat over 122F and not to exceed 135F, we then monitor using wireless sensors to ensure the temperatures are lethal enough to the bed bugs but not harming the current atmosphere or bed. Lastly, we move air using high powered fans to make sure we get the heat into all cracks of the bed to make sure every last bed bug is gone.

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