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USA Today Network Gordon Rago, York (Pa.) Daily Record 3:40 p.m. ET Feb. 25, 2017

West Manheim Township Police say a 96-year-old woman died as a result of "complications of sepsis following a bed bug infestation" at this home on Baltimore Pike, seen on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.(Photo: Lindsey Welling/ The Evening Sun)

A Pennsylvania woman died last year from bedbug bite complications. The insects had invaded the care facility where she was housed.

Now, the woman's 72-year-old caretaker Deborah Butler faces felony chargesincluding involuntary manslaughter and neglect of care.

Last February, West Manheim Township Police entered the southern Pennsylvania homeandnoticed the bed bugs. They crawled on walls and along ledges. Theyscurried on the bed sheets andpillow where an elderly woman slept in a first-floor room. She told officers she was blind, but could "feel them crawling." Sometimes, she added, they bit her, too.

Paramedics, police said, would later check on that woman, but did not notice any visible injuries. Police said another woman, 96-year-old Mary Stoner,was staying at the home. Two weeks after the visit, Stoner was dead.

An autopsy determined her cause of death was from "complications of sepsis followed by bed bug infestation," according to charging documents.

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Stoner's familymoved her out of Butler's home on Feb. 3, 2016,after noticing her health worsen. During previous visits, Stoner's familytold police she was in good health. On Feb. 6, Stoner was brought to the emergency room, where doctors found sores on her skin. Staffmembers wereunder the opinion the woman'sinfection was a result of bed bug bites.

Stoner was discharged from the hospital about a week later, only to be readmitted again. Doctors said she had pneumonia.

She died aweek later.

The women, police said, stayed with Butler at herhome. Butler provided food, shelter, clothing as well as personal and health care. Both women paid for the care services, documents state.

The site of the former Luckenbaugh Personal Care Home in the 2000 block of Baltimore Pike, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.(Photo: Lindsey Welling/ The Evening Sun)

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In talking with police prior to Stoner's death, Butler told them she had been trying to get rid of the bed bugs since September 2015 and had used store-bought supplies. She said she could not afford an exterminator and blamed Stoner for bringing in the bugs, documents state.

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Butler,who was charged last week, had taken Stoner to her family doctor in January because Stoner had been scratching her neck and been sick. Butler did not mention bed bugs during the doctor's appointment, police said, and Stoner didn't mention them either.

In the coming weeks, Butler said she noticed no change in Stoner's condition. But police said "evidence later indicated that the victim's condition would have been clearly visible and obvious that serious medical attention was required."

Stoner received no further medical treatment until her family took her to York Hospital. In the week after Stoner's death, police said they searched Butler's home and found bed bugs in various stages of their life cycle.

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West Manheim Township Police say a 96-year-old woman died as a result of "complications of sepsis following a bed bug infestation" at this home on Baltimore Pike, seen on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.(Photo: Lindsey Welling/ The Evening Sun)Buy Photo

Last February, West Manheim Township Police entered a home on Baltimore Pike and one of the first things they noticed were the bed bugs.

The pests were seen on walls and along ledges. They scurried on the bed sheets andpillow where an elderly woman slept in a first floor room. That woman, police said, told officers she was blind, but could "feel them crawling."

Sometimes, she said, the bugs bit her, too.

EMS would later check on that woman, but did not notice any visible injuries, police said.

But, according to police, there was a second woman who was living at the home, too. Both had been staying there under the care of the home's owner, Deborah Butler, who had previously run a licensed home care facility, Luckenbaugh Personal Care Home.

Butler, 72, closed that business a few years ago, and the women had stayed with her at her own home, police said. Butler provided food, shelter, clothing as well as personal and health care. Both women paid for the care services, documents state.

Two weeks after police visited Butler's house for the first time, that second woman, Mary Stoner, 96, died at York Hospital. An autopsy determined that her cause of death was from "complications of sepsis following a bed bug infestation," according to charging documents.

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Felony charges were filed against Butler earlier this week. She faces neglect of care, a first-degree felony, as well as involuntary manslaughter, a misdemeanor.

According to police, Stoner was brought to the emergency room at York Hospital on Feb. 6, 2016. She had sores on her skin and staff there was under the opinion that Stoner's infection was a result of bed bug bites, police said.

Stoner's family moved her out of Butler's home on Feb. 3 after noticing her health worsen. During previous visits, family told police Stoner was in good health.

Stoner was discharged from the hospital about a week later, only to be readmitted again. Doctors said she had pneumonia.

A week later she died.

In talking with police prior to Stoner's death, Butler told them she had been trying to get rid of the bed bugs since September 2015 and had used store-bought supplies. She said she could not afford an exterminator and blamed Stoner for bringing in the bugs, documents state.

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Butler had taken Stoner to her family doctor in January because Stoner had been scratching her neck and been sick. Butler did not mention bed bugs during the doctor's appointment, police said, and Stoner didn't mention them either.

In the coming weeks, Butler said she noticed no change in Stoner's condition. But police said "evidence later indicated that the victim's condition would have been clearly visible and obvious that serious medical attention was required."

Stoner received no further medical treatment until her family took her to York Hospital in February.

In the week after Stoner's death, police executed a search warrant of Butler's home. York County Forensic Team collected evidence and photographed the home, documents state.

Bed bugs were seen in various stages of their life cycle, police wrote in charging documents.

Butler appeared for a preliminary arraignment on Thursday before District Judge James S. Miner. Unsecured bail was set at $50,000, meaning she was free to go. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled March 9.

Attempts to reach Butler were unsuccessful Friday night.

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services annual reports on personal care homes show no violations at Luckenbaugh Personal Care Home between 2008-2011, the only years for which reports that list individual homes' violations are online.

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USA Today Network Gordon Rago, York (Pa.) Daily Record 12:40 p.m. PT Feb. 25, 2017

West Manheim Township Police say a 96-year-old woman died as a result of "complications of sepsis following a bed bug infestation" at this home on Baltimore Pike, seen on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.(Photo: Lindsey Welling/ The Evening Sun)

A Pennsylvania woman died last year from bedbug bite complications. The insects had invaded the care facility where she was housed.

Now, the woman's 72-year-old caretaker Deborah Butler faces felony chargesincluding involuntary manslaughter and neglect of care.

Last February, West Manheim Township Police entered the southern Pennsylvania homeandnoticed the bed bugs. They crawled on walls and along ledges. Theyscurried on the bed sheets andpillow where an elderly woman slept in a first-floor room. She told officers she was blind, but could "feel them crawling." Sometimes, she added, they bit her, too.

Paramedics, police said, would later check on that woman, but did not notice any visible injuries. Police said another woman, 96-year-old Mary Stoner,was staying at the home. Two weeks after the visit, Stoner was dead.

An autopsy determined her cause of death was from "complications of sepsis followed by bed bug infestation," according to charging documents.

Is your city crawling with bed bugs?

Stoner's familymoved her out of Butler's home on Feb. 3, 2016,after noticing her health worsen. During previous visits, Stoner's familytold police she was in good health. On Feb. 6, Stoner was brought to the emergency room, where doctors found sores on her skin. Staffmembers wereunder the opinion the woman'sinfection was a result of bed bug bites.

Stoner was discharged from the hospital about a week later, only to be readmitted again. Doctors said she had pneumonia.

She died aweek later.

The women, police said, stayed with Butler at herhome. Butler provided food, shelter, clothing as well as personal and health care. Both women paid for the care services, documents state.

The site of the former Luckenbaugh Personal Care Home in the 2000 block of Baltimore Pike, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.(Photo: Lindsey Welling/ The Evening Sun)

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In talking with police prior to Stoner's death, Butler told them she had been trying to get rid of the bed bugs since September 2015 and had used store-bought supplies. She said she could not afford an exterminator and blamed Stoner for bringing in the bugs, documents state.

Mich. state workers dealing with bedbugs at the office

Butler,who was charged last week, had taken Stoner to her family doctor in January because Stoner had been scratching her neck and been sick. Butler did not mention bed bugs during the doctor's appointment, police said, and Stoner didn't mention them either.

In the coming weeks, Butler said she noticed no change in Stoner's condition. But police said "evidence later indicated that the victim's condition would have been clearly visible and obvious that serious medical attention was required."

Stoner received no further medical treatment until her family took her to York Hospital. In the week after Stoner's death, police said they searched Butler's home and found bed bugs in various stages of their life cycle.

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In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, Fire Chief Jeff Perkins talks about a bed bug infestation forced the shutdown of a fire station in Florence, Ala. The station will be cleaned and bedding material destroyed before it reopens. (Matt McKean/The TimesDaily via AP)

A fire station in northwestern Alabama has had to be temporarily closed after an infestation of bed bugs sent at least one firefighter for medical treatment.

Florence city officials said in a news release Thursday that Fire Station 2 is undergoing treatment by an exterminator. The bedding will be destroyed.

Fire officials say they were notified of a potential infestation when a firefighter discovered bites on his wrist Monday. No other firefighters were noticeably affected.

Mayor Steve Holt says officials have determined the cause of the infestation and are taking preventive measures to make sure the same thing doesn't happen at any other facility.

Station 2's nine firefighters have been moved to two other stations, along with their trucks and equipment.

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I have a trailer but spend a great deal of time in my bf's duplex apt that he doesn't rent and that is where I got my first ever bed bug bite. It took me time and the Internet to figure out what I was dealing with, no pest control company, because I couldn't afford that and still can't.

I went to a local lumber/everything store and bought bed bug foggers brought them back to the apt and proceeded to spray every day, then ran into a friend and she said to try salt. Just plain old table salt, to spread it over everything, all floors, some furniture and the mattress and box springs. The bed was old and a left over from somewhere and I will never do that again.

I went out and bought lots of salt. Just the stuff you get in the store, nothing fancy, you want as cheap as you can get and I proceeded to spread it all over the whole apt and then leave it in place for 7 days. All of which I did in the apt and it worked great, is still working today as I sit here typing this.

As for the bed I have tossed it out and will get an air mattress (no animals) I can not afford the encasement's.

But I am not done with the bed bugs because they hitched a ride and are now in my trailer so I am going through the whole thing again, just in a different location. Over their I also strip off anything I have worn as I walk in the door and it goes into the washer then either line dried or dried in the dryer.

So between the washer and dryer and the foggers and salt I am doing great. I have 3 cats in the trailer which of course got the bed bugs on them and I was hesitant about using the salt but went ahead. They seem to be doing ok, I have plenty of fresh water out for them and I feed them tuna in oil to replenish the oils back into their bodies. I will keep that up until their fur looks good again.

If you try the salt remember it has to be left in place for 7 days and then vacuum them up or leave the salt down longer.

I also am cleaning and am careful with the foggers and food and dishes. I have also washed and dried and re washed and dried all bedding/blankets/towels and clothes. I run the dryer until no suspected anything shows up in the lint tray.

I will let you know how it goes from time to time. Today is June 22, 2011

Saltybites

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