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News 12 at 6 o'clock / May 14, 2014

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- They may be small, but one bug is causing problems at a local hospital.

News 12 has learned a team of exterminators is at the Children's Hospital of Georgia eradicating bed bugs.

It is a problem more and more hospitals are facing. Like most parents, Dale Swinney said he wants only the best for his newborn son Jaxon. When the infant had a medical crisis, he said he took him to Children's Hospital of Georgia.

"As far as the surgical teams, the emergency room teams, they are the best in the world," Swinney said.

During a recent stay, Swinney said his son was bitten by bed bugs.

"We had noticed that he had a little rash coming up, but we figured it was from maybe the blankets," Swinney said.

He said the hospital later confirmed it had found bed bugs in two patient rooms, and a nearby waiting area. Despite how sterile a hospital strives to be, bed bugs can still be a problem in hospitals and other places.

Jim Wilde in GRU's Department of Emergency Medicine said where there are people, there is the potential for bed bugs.

"Any place where you have a large turnover of beds, in other words a large turnover of people going into beds, daily, hotels, hospitals, you're going to have bed bugs," Wilde said.

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The bedbug problem in our country is atpandemic levels. Its just not a problem for the hospitality industry anymore. Home owners, travelers (plane and train seats), retail shops and college dorms are now even affected by this blood sucking pest that seeks you out at night. This has been the preverbal BOOGEYMAN for the hospitality industry for years. Modern day pesticides are not strong enough, rouge pest control companies that are not educated in this processare either using outside pesticides indoor or not treating the problem properly.

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Bed bugs feed on humans, usually at night when they are asleep. They feed by piercing the skin with their elongated mouthparts, which consist of two stylets that normally fold under their body when at rest but fully extend during blood-meal feeding. One stylet has a groove that carries saliva into the wound, while the other has a groove through which body fluids from the host are taken in.

A single feeding may take up to 10 minutes, and feels like a pin prick, but because feeding usually occurs at night when people are asleep they are not aware they have been bitten until afterwards. However, saliva injected during the feeding can later produce large swellings on the skin that itch and may become irritated and infected when scratched. Swelling may not develop until a day or more after feeding, and some people do not show symptoms. Bed bugs currently are not considered to be disease carriers.

In addition to the direct injury to humans, bed bugs have stink glands that leave odors. They also leave unsightly fecal spots on bed sheets and around their hiding places. These spots are darkish red in color, roughly round, and can be very small.

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 13, 2014

Bed bugs were discovered in a senior housing in Clayton County, Georgia. And to help others with the same problem, My Cleaning Products recommended a bed bug spray that could kill bed bugs effectively without the help of chemical ingredients.

A report from cbsatlanta.com dated February 04, 2014 stated that the affected senior apartment complex is at the county's Forest Park. It related that one of its tenants, Shirley McCoy, confirmed the presence of the critters stating that they invaded her mattress, thus, causing her to endure sleeping on her couch.

Nonetheless the report relayed that the housing's regional property manager, Kay Davis, said they immediately took action once the problem was known. However, when asked about the trashed furniture of the residents during the treatment, she stated that they would not provide replacements, it shared.

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Bed bugs pulled a number on the seniors of Clayton County in Georgia. And as anyone dealing with those critters would want, the elders voiced out they would like them wiped out.

The tiny vampire-like pests particularly plagued the county's Governor's Terrace, an elderly housing in Forest Park. However, the management said that only a few of its rooms were affected.

MCP commented that, "The infestation of bed bugs at housing complexes such as that in Forest Park isn't surprising anymore because those critters are so prevalent these days that they have even become common in unexpected places."

But whether their presence is surprising or not, bed bugs must be promptly eliminated, said My Cleaning Products. As it pointed out, the reason is that they multiply and spread fast.

However, besides being prompt, it added that the bed bug elimination must also be effective and safe to avoid bigger problems and spending. And to get that done, it advised the use of Bed Bug Bully the pesticide-exempt bed bug product.

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Detection & Extermination of Bed Bugs in Metro Atlanta

At Clark Pest Remedy, we are yourAtlanta bed bug extermination professionals. We arehere to serve your needs for the detection and elimination of bed bugs. We have been in business for over 25 years as Atlanta exterminators and specialize in bed bug deterction and elimination.

What are bed bugs? How do I know if I have bed bugs?

Bedbugs orbed bugsare small parasitic insects of the family Cimicidae (most commonly Cimex lectularius). The term usually refers to species that prefer to feed on human blood. All insects in this family live by feeding exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals. The name 'bedbug' is derived from the insect's preferred habitat of houses and especially beds or other areas where people sleep. Bedbugs, though not strictly nocturnal, are mainly active at night and are capable of feeding unnoticed on their hosts.

Bites and Concerns

Bed bugs usually bite people at night while they are sleeping. They feed by piercing the skin with an elongated beak through which they withdraw blood. Engorgement takes about three to 10 minutes, yet the person seldom knows they are being bitten. Bed bugs normally do not reside on people like head or body lice ? immediately after feeding they crawl off and reside elsewhere to digest their meal. Symptoms after being bitten vary with the individual. Many develop an itchy red welt or localized swelling within a day or so of the bite. Others have little or no reaction, and in some people the reaction is delayed. Unlike flea bites that occur mainly around the ankles, bed bugs feed on any skin exposed while sleeping (face, neck, shoulders, back, arms, legs, etc.). The welts and itching are often wrongly attributed to other causes, such as mosquitoes. For these reasons, infestations may go a long time unnoticed, and can become quite large before being detected. The likelihood of bed bugs increases if the affected individual has been traveling, or had acquired used beds or furnishings before symptoms started to appear. Bed bugs also are suspect if you wake up with itchy bites you did not have when you went to sleep. Conversely, it is important to recognize that not all bites or bite-like reactions are due to bed bugs.

Confirmation requires finding and identifying the bugs themselves, which often requires the help of a professional.

Why is bed bug heat treatment better than chemicals?

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Historically, bed bug treatments have primarily used chemicals to reduce and control the pest. Recently, pesticides have shown to be ineffective in managing infestations with single bed bug treatments. An informal survey of pest control operators conducted by an entomologist at the University of Massachusetts found that 68% of all bedbug infestations require three or more treatments, 26% require two treatments, and 6% require just one.

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