WATCH LIVE In Augusta, Maine, bedbugs have become more than household pests. Police say they were used to carry out a crime. Charles Manning, 74, of Augusta, has been charged with misdemeanor assault and obstructing government operation. Police say Manning spilled a cup full of bedbugs on the Augusta General Assistance office desk, and several of the bugs landed on a case worker. "They hit my arm, and they hit my body," said Sarah Russell, the case worker hit with the bedbug

A Bronx woman is bugging out, claiming her buildings exterminators told her to stay in her apartment as bedbug bait after her apartment was sprayed for the pests, according to a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit. Dana Alonzo filed a suit against her building and its management company Thursday on behalf of herself and her infant son, alleging that the building told her that they should not vacate the apartment after the eradication attempt because [Alonzos] presence in the apartment was necessary to bait the bedbu

Thoughts about what to do when you might be opening your home to someone bringing unwanted guests along. Q: When well-traveled house guests visit, should you air your concerns about bedbugs? Is it OK to ask someone to leave his luggage outside his room? Traveling in the developing world does not mean you're more likely to be afflicted by bedbugs. Ask your friend if he came across bedbugs on his trip. If he says no, you have nothing to worry about. Asking a house guest to leave his luggage outside is in

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Authorities say a man who threw a cup of bedbugs onto a counter at the municipal office building in Augusta, Maine, has been charged with two misdemeanors. The city manager said the building had to be sprayed for bedbugs. About 100 of them scattered on June 2, and the facility had to be closed for the day. Advertisement The Kennebec Journal reports 74-year-old Charles Manning was charged with assault and obstruction of government administration. Hes scheduled to appear in court Aug. 7.

The Honolulu Police Department is dealing with a case of bed bugs. The pests were found in the communications division of HPDs main station on Beretania Street earlier this week. Im only speculating, but the source seems to come from the outside rather than an infestation within the station, said acting Chief of Police Cary Okimoto. The department is hiring an exterminator to treat the area. In the meantime, 911 and police dispatch services have been relocated to HPDs alternate

Bedbugs have returned to one Charleston Fire Department station just a month after officials announced they were rid of the pests that had uprooted firefighters from four stations. Firefighters from Station 11, on Savannah Highway near Markfield Drive, will move to Station 16, about 3 miles away on Ashley Hall Plantation Road, during pest treatment. The bugs were found on a covered mattress in the station's dormitory. This is the second time they have been found at Station 11. A pest-sniffing dog determined the i

Posted: Jul. 6, 2017 8:00 am Updated: Jul. 6, 2017 12:10 pm AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Authorities say a man who threw a cup of bedbugs onto a counter at the municipal office building in Augusta, Maine, has been charged with two misdemeanors. The city manager said the building had to be sprayed for bedbugs. About 100 of them scattered on June 2, and the facility had to be closed for the day. The Kennebec Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2tkNuRC) 74-year-old Charles Manning was charged with assault and obstruction of gov

Charleston firefighters are once again facing relocation as a new bedbug infestation has been discovered in a West Ashley fire station. Exactly one month after all Charleston fire stations were cleared of bedbugs, full pest treatment protocols are now being enforced at Station 11, located at 1517 Savannah Highway. According to an announcement from the city, bedbugs were spotted on top of a covered mattress in the stations dormitory area Tuesday night. That report was confirmed the following morning through the use of a

Pest control experts say they're getting more calls for bed bugs around the city. The owner of one local pest service says he's even seeing them in higher end homes and hotels and with kids out of school, slumber parties are one way that bed bugs can quickly spread. Bill Schroeder, owner of CorPest said "How do you avoid it? Be aware of your surroundings, be vigilant when you're traveling and when you do go to a hotel, inspect the bed." On average, treating a home or hotel room infested with

Even if you weren't born here, you arguably might be a New Yorker if you are adept at platforming, are on a first-name basis with your corner bodega staff and can survive the inevitable bedbug infestation. Few things are as invasive, disgusting and heebie-jeebie inducing as dealing with bedbugs. But thanks to companies like Bell Environmental and M&M Pest Control, theres at least a cute and effective silver bullet to fight the problem, as both employ bedbug-sniffing dogs. And no, its not a marketin

Please enable Javascript to watch this video NEW YORK Old apartment buildings unlike hotels are often not made for short term stays, particularly when it comes to bed bugs crawling from one wood framed apartment to the next. You can imagine this problem might intensify in buildings where tenants are illegally renting out their units for short term rentals. Getting to the bottom of this situation isnt easy. Many AirBnb hosts are rent stabilized tenants. They dont want to talk about bed bugs,

Redacted By Lee van der Voo, Managing Director | 11 hours ago Pietr Naskrecki / CDC/Harvard University Cimex lectularius The thing that sucks about bedbugs is that if they bite you, you might not know it for a few days. Or if theyre biting around Oregon, you might not know it at all. I had this experience once: bedbugs in a hotel. At the time I didnt realize that a bedbug bite has such a delayed reaction that it can take a few days to know youve been feasted upon. Which is why, fou

If workers want to get paid, they must show up to work. Christopher Hopper, WXIA 10:37 PM. EDT June 29, 2017 (Photo: Hopper, Christopher) CHAMBLEE, Ga. -- A memo obtained by 11Alive News has a tough message for employees affected by a bed bug infestation at a Chamblee business: If employees arent working, they are not getting paid. 11Alive has been reporting on the bed bugs situation atWipro in DeKalb County since last week, holding the powerful accountabl

What to Do When Bedbugs Bite at WorkSHRMBedbugsthose nasty parasites that feed off human bloodare typically a household problem. But every now and then, the critters find their way into the workplace, as they did last week at BuzzFeed's headquarters in New York City. The infestation ... View post: What to Do When Bedbugs Bite at Work - SHRM