Bed bugs infesting Quincy apartment

QUINCY, Ill. (WGEM) -

Bed bug infestation can be a disaster and one Quincy woman is feeling it.

"Feels like something crawling around on you, and you just get bit," said Ronda Smith.

Ronda Smith is talking about bed bugs invading her apartment. She has bug bites all over her body, and the problem is they're spreading.

"It started first on my arms, the back of my hands, then my shoulders, it has been going down my legs, my feet and my back," said Smith.

Josh Underhill, who works for Reliable Pest Solutions and has a special name for bed bugs.

"Bed bugs are actually called piggy backers, they come in on someone or something" said Underhill.

Underhill says fumigation is not really the best way to eliminate bed bugs from your home and it will not work.

"The best way to eliminate bed bugs is through what we call heat, heat remediation and what we do is bring in large industrial sized heaters and we want to get the temperature up to 120 to 140 degrees," said Underhill.

Underhill also said that bedbugs can be chemical resistant. This means the creatures will not die with spray products. Underhill also wanted people to know an important tip about bed bugs.

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Bed bugs infesting Quincy apartment