After Bed Bug Complaints, Lodi Theater Closed Until Thursday To Eliminate Insect Problem

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LODI (CBS13) The Lodi Stadium 12 Cinemas closed Monday while pest control trucks investigated moviegoers complaints bed bugs bit them while they sat in the theater.

The movie theater released a statement saying the theater would be closed until Thursday after limited evidence of insect activity was found inside some auditoriums.

Clark Pest Control technical director Darren Van Steenwyk cant confirm if his crews found any evidence of bed bugs, but said hes seeing more cases of bed bugs in the valley.

Hotels, dorms, office buildings, coffee houses, buses, airplanes, and airports, Van Steenwyk listed, adding that a movie theaters cool temperature would not deter the bugs from sticking around.

They hide in things, in crevices, said Van Steenwyk, who said the temperature where the bed bug is hiding most likely is warmer than the atmosphere.

Van Steenwyk said bed bugs have been with us for a long time.

People started living in caves and thats when they essentially started hanging out with us, said Van Steenwyk, who says bed bugs primarily feed on human blood.

A local Lodi dermatologist said the bed bugs victim doesnt feel the bite, but will get the irritation the next morning. Dr. Abdallah Khourdaji said hes seen several bed bug victims in recent years. He says for any one person, all of the patients bites could come from the same bug.

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After Bed Bug Complaints, Lodi Theater Closed Until Thursday To Eliminate Insect Problem