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Popular water park responds to viral Facebook post about bedbugs – AOL

LAKE STEVENS, Wash. (KCPQ) A popular indoor water park and hotel responded Wednesday to a viral Facebook post detailing every vacationer's worst nightmare: bedbugs.

The Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound responded to concerned comments on Facebook and answered messages from Q13 News following a social media post alleging a pest problem at the resort.

Though bedbugs in hotels and expensive resorts are well-documented, the post was shared nearly 20,000 times.

Lake Stevens resident Maranda Kuehn said her daughter's stay at the water park in early May was riddled with the bugs. According to Kuehn, her young daughter was bitten more than 100 times, and she needed to go to the doctor for pain.

Kuehn also alleges the resort knew about the presence of bedbugs and believes they did not effectively fumigate the room.

Q13 News could not independently verify Kuehn's claims.

The post quickly drew attention, and many changed their travel plans.

"I just canceled my reservation," Tricia Madding commented. "Thanks for the heads up."

The next day, Great Wolf Lodge's General Manager Diana Harrison responded to the claims. Harrison said they take the claims "extremely seriously" and "immediately initiated our protocol" once they were notified of the pests.

Comments on the manager's post ranged from positive ratings of the hotel, to others sharing similar experiences of problems with bedbugs.

"Lies, lies, lies," one user wrote. "There were bugs when me and my fam when (sic) there."

Great Wolf Resort's director of communications Jason Lasecki told Q13 News the posting and pictures of the little girl did generate concern from guests, and said detection dogs were brought in to sniff out bedbugs.

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Apopularindoorwaterparkand hotel in Washington respondedWednesdayto aviral Facebookpostby a mother claiming her daughter was bitten more than 100 times by bed bugs.

Apopularindoorwaterparkand hotel in Washington respondedWednesdayto aviralFacebookpostby a mother claiming her daughter was bitten more than 100 times by bed bugs.

Apopularindoorwaterparkand hotel in Washington respondedWednesdayto aviralFacebookpostby a mother claiming her daughter was bitten more than 100 times by bed bugs.

FITCHBURG, MA - JULY 17: Tarsha Ancrum and her son Denzel, 6, of Lynn, head down one of the giant water slides. Great Wolf Lodge is a new waterpark resort. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

FITCHBURG, MA - JULY 17: One of the suites with a 'wolf den' for the kids at Great Wolf Lodge, a new waterpark resort. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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" As soon as any suspected issue is brought to our attention, we quickly enlisted our third party professionals to evaluate and address the situation," Lasecki said. "We train our staff to inspect guest rooms daily as part of our normal course of business. If an issue is detected by our staff, or a concern is raised by a guest, we immediately enlist the expertise of third party professionals to inspect and, if needed, address the matter.

"We have been extremely pleased with the progress and results of these inspections."

Neither Lasecki nor Harrison specifically addressed whether or not bedbugs were present during Kuehn's daughter's stay.

Kim Moore, manager of housing programs with the Washington State Department of Health, says it's common for her department to field complaints about bedbugs in hotels. She says the bugs can be seen in anything from cheap motels to five-star Marriotts, and do not necessarily reflect the cleanliness of the room.

"It's not a rare complaint," Moore said. "It can happen at any hotel."

Bedbugs are transported by guests, and many chains like Great Wolf Resorts have protocols in place to deal with bedbugs once they're spotted.

Moore says all guests of any hotel should take initiative and inspect their room upon arriving. Moore offered these tips for hotel guests to protect against bedbugs:

Look for blood spots or live insects in the seams, cracks, and crevices of the mattress, box spring, and other furniture. Request a different room if you find evidence of beg bugs.

Keep all belongings in your luggage. Keep luggage off the bed and floor - use the suitcase valet stand or luggage rack. Consider storing your luggage and belongings in sealed plastic bags during your stay.

If possible, move the bed away from the wall. Tuck in all bed sheets and keep blankets from touching the floor.

When packing to come home, place clothing in sealed plastic bags.

Upon returning home, keep your luggage in an isolated area, such as the garage. Inspect the luggage. Take your clothes from the plastic bags and place them directly into the washing machine. Wash all your clothes in hot water and put them in a hot dryer for at least 20 minutes.

While bedbugs bites are unsightly, they're not dangerous, Moore said. Bedbugs are not known to transmit disease.

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Angry man releases live bedbugs in city office – WDTN


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City Manager William Bridgeo tells the Kennebec Journal the man apparently complained Friday to the code enforcement office about bedbugs at his former apartment then left, but returned after he showed the cup of bugs to a manager at his new apartment ...
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Disgruntled man releases bedbugs in Maine city office – WJLA

The city manager in Augusta, Maine, says the municipal office building had to be sprayed for bedbugs after a man threw a cup of the pests onto an office counter and about 100 of them scattered off. (Courtesy William Bridgeo)

The city manager in Augusta, Maine, says the municipal office building had to be sprayed for bedbugs after a man threw a cup of the pests onto an office counter and about 100 of them scattered off.

City Manager William Bridgeo tells the Kennebec Journal the man apparently complained Friday to the code enforcement office about bedbugs at his former apartment then left, but returned after he showed the cup of bugs to a manager at his new apartment and was told he couldn't live there.

Bridgeo says the man let the bugs loose in the General Assistance Office where he asked for a form to request assistance and apparently was told he didn't qualify.

Police didn't immediately release the man's name or say if any charges would be filed.

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Bed Bug Treatment Options | Get Rid Of Bed Bugs In DC, MD

1Bed bugs, as their name suggests, can be found on beds. Buttons and mattress seams are common places to find these biting insects. When you partner with American Pest, you can count on us to get rid of bed bugs wherever they are hiding.

2Bed bug experts suspect the resurgence in bed bug activity is related to the increase in both domestic and international travel. Taking precautions when traveling can help you avoid bringing bed bugs back home.

3Bed bugs are expert hitchhikers and will catch rides on luggage, purses, and bags. They are carried from one destination to another on people and clothing. American Pest understands how easily bed bugs are introduced and offer thorough bed bug inspection and treatment services.

4Bed bug activity is not confined to beds so tossing out your old mattress will not solve a bed bug problem. You can find these pests in nightstands and upholstered furniture as well as on electronics and household items.

5When it comes to bed bugs, no area is safe. That includes behind walls clocks, picture frames and other wall hangings. Even curtains could house bed bugs among the folds. Contacting American Pest for bed bug removal is the best choice when it comes to combating these pests.

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Bed Bug Control in Baltimore, MD | Maryland Pest Exterminator

Does the phrase good night, dont let the bed bugs bite bear a literal meaning in your household? If so, you may need a bit of help getting rid of these creepy creatures.

Although bed bugs were almost eradicated a while back, they keep getting reintroduced due to frequent travel and other factors. Contrary to the popular belief, you cant get infected by bed bugs. That said, bed bugs are a nuisance and their bites may cause a variety of skin reactions from red, itchy welts to inflammation and severe allergic responses. Besides the discomfort caused by the bites, the thought of something feeding on you in your sleep makes it difficult to rest at night.

Theyre annoying, and can reproduce 3 or 4 generations of offsprings in one yearso immediate action is necessary to eliminate the problem.

If you think you have beg bugs infesting your Maryland home, contact the bug experts at Brody Brothers Pest Control. We offer a successful approach to pest extermination and can rid your home of bed bugs as soon as possible!

Bed bugs are small flat insects, reddish-brown in color, that can infest your home and cause annoyances like bug bites, rashes, and other health related issues. Light infestations of bed bugs can be difficult to detect; most people dont realize they have bed bugs until the population is about 100 or more.

Two of the most common signs that you have bed bugs are:

If youre wondering how they get into your home, the answer is simple: you bring them in. Bed bugs, as the name suggests, primarily make their home in beds or wherever people sleep. They live in sheets, mattresses, baseboards, and furniture. Bed bugs are primarily nocturnal but can also be active during the day, travelling as far as 20-feet from their hiding spots.

Due to their small size, fast movement, and nocturnal lifestyle, bed bugs can easily crawl into your luggage when you travel or ride along on your friends PJs when they come for a sleepover.

Here are some of the common places where you can pick up bed bugs:

Bed bugs dont discriminate by income, tidiness or geography. They are found in all 50 states in sanitary, unsanitary, low and high income households. If you leave your home or invite people over, there is an opportunity for bed bugs to get in.

That being said, if you see a bed bug in your home or you notice suspicious bites that appeared overnight, you should avoid sleeping in a different room, as this can cause bed bugs to spread further in a search for a new food source. Then, call Brody Brothers Pest Control immediately. We have an Integrated Pest Management approach to bed bug control. Our process looks a bit like this:

Bed bugs are one of the toughest pests to get rid of, but as the leading bed bug exterminators in Baltimore, Brody Brothers have had success with our IPM approach. If you think your home in Baltimore, Maryland or a surrounding area is infested, contact us online or give us a call at 443-379-8857!

Brody Brothers offers third party canine testing to thoroughly check your home for bedbugs. There are dogs specially trained to sniff out any signs of a bedbug infestation, allowing us to detect the bedbugs early and minimize any damage. Contact us today if you are interested in having this service incorporated into your bed bug extermination.

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