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FARMINGTON Bed bugs dont discriminate.

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

The pests dont 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 Carters technicians have fumigated cars, as well, he said.

The pests dont transmit disease and arent 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.

Her staff look for bite marks on clients or dark lines of the bugs on walls, among other common signs, she said. If they find any signs, they quarantine the space and strip down the room. What can be washed is cleansed in hot water and what cant be, such as shoes or bags, is sprayed, she said.

It can get expensive, she said, adding that her shelter doesnt have bed bugs.

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