Bed Bugs Now in Guam! – Bed Bug Bully

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Bed bugs had long been infesting the US mainland. New York and Cincinnati are among their top city destinations. However, it seems that the blood-sucking pests have plans of taking over the world as they had also been discovered in Guam just recently.

A Guam entomologist has said that the first bed bug incident in the island happened in 2007. After that, reported bed bug cases continuously increased in the following years.

It is believed that the pests found their way to Guam through the travelers. And because they are known for a lot of not-so-good things, officials are afraid that they will scare potential tourists away. To counter that, the islands Public Healths Division of Environmental Health Supervisor seeks cooperation among various local departments and associations.

Additionally, a database of reported bed bug infestation is also on the work to get a scope of the problem about the pests. Trainings for hotel housekeepers to identify the pests are also being conducted.

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Its been a major problem in large cities like New York and Cincinnati in the U.S. mainland, but now it seems the pesky problem has made its way to Guam. Some visitors to the island might have some locals losing sleep.

Sleep tight and dont let the bed bugs bite is a saying most of us are familiar with. But now the question is should island residents be sleeping tight or worrying about bed bugs biting? The parasite that feasts on human blood has made it way to Guam. Dr. Aubrey Moore is an extension entomologist at the University of Guam and said, The first incident that I know of occurred in 2007 we had one indication that bedbugs were here on island and then the year after there were a few more and the year after that a few more.

Dr. Moore says currently they are getting about one detection of bed bugs per month. Public Healths Division of Environmental Health Supervisor Rosanna Rabago says cooperation is needed to fight against a spreading infestation, saying, What we wanted to do is establish some sort of partnership amongst all the stakeholders from the University, the Cooperative Extension Services, the Guam Hotel Restaurant Association the pest control companies, Public Health, the Guam EPA, everybody has a vested interest in this in one way or the other.

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