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Hearings scheduled for an Oxford courtroom this afternoon are being diverted to Butler County Area II Court due to a report of bed bugs allegedly in the courtroom.

Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser said he received a report that bugs, possibly bed bugs, were at the defense table in Butler County Area I Court in Oxford.

The court administrator needs to determine if there is a bed bug problem, Gmoser said. If it is determined it is bed bugs, I dont want my staff there exposed to it.

Area I Judge Robert Lyons held court this morning in Oxford, but at the courts request the afternoon docket has been moved to Area II Court in Hamilton, according to court employee Chrystal Hershner. The court administrator is not in today, she said.

Lyons said someone reported seeing a bed bug in the court and they contacted the city of Oxford, which owns the building.

It was going to be several hours before they could get their with exterminators to check it out, so we took the high road, Lyons said. Cases not already called on the morning docket were given a continuance, the judge said.

The judge said there is no confirmation yet what type of bug was seen. He said there should be a determination by Friday.

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Since Jan. 1, 2014, four complaints of bedbugs have been received by the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Health Department:

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) -- A woman is blaming the Economy Inn in Rockingham County, where she stayed a night, after leaving with dozens of bed bug bites on her arms.

The health department is now involved, but the owner said he has never had any bug problems.

"There was bugs all over the bed, and my blood all over the bed, little specks of blood all over the bed," explained Virginia Parrott, who travels about four months of the year for her job in the health care industry.

She paid for a week at the motel, but said one night turned into a nightmare.

"Throughout my arms, my hands and my whole torso area," continued Parrott, "I have over 400 bites on my body."

Nick Desai, the owner of the Economy Inn, said there's no evidence of bed bugs; instead he said, this is about money.

Desai provided WHSV with a tour of the room where Parrott stayed, and no bed bugs were found. Later on Monday, a health inspector examined the room and found four or five dead bugs, as well as two more in the room next door.

Desai released this statement:

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May 21, 2014 by Brad Buck Credit: University of Florida

The contraption seems so simple, yet so clever, like something The Professor might have concocted on "Gilligan's Island."

Researchers at the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have devised a bedbug trap that can be built with household items. All you need are two disposable plastic containers, masking tape and glue, said Phil Koehler, UF/IFAS urban entomology professor. The traps catch and collect the bugs when they try to travel between people and the places where bedbugs hide, he said.

"This concept of trapping works for places where people sleep and need to be protected at those locations," Koehler said.

The traps rely on the bugs' poor ability to climb on smooth surfaces, he said. Instead, the traps have rough areas to let bedbugs enter easily, and a smooth-surfaced moat that keeps them from escaping.

Here's how to make one:

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The traps work best if you apply talc, including baby powder, to the space between the small and large container walls to make it harder for the bugs to escape. Many people use incorrect methods to treat bedbugs. Koehler advises against using flammable liquids, mothballs, treating mattresses with pesticides and using bug bombs.

Koehler said the bedbug device is pretty foolproof and effective.

"It's really hard to mess this up to the point that you'd hurt anything," he said.

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A better bedbug trap made from household items for about $1 (w/ Video)

Killing Bed Bugs on the Spot

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Although the small, reddish brown pests are often invisible, bed bugs are not hard to identify. They feed on the human blood at night and are accustomed to dark areas, which is why skin irritation is one of the most common signs. If you awaken with unusual red bite marks on your body or suddenly begin to itch while lying in bed or on the couch, bed bugs have made themselves known. At Accel Pest and Termite Control, we take bed bug control seriously. A bed bug bite can sometimes cause an allergic reaction for many of our sensitive customers in Virginia Beach. Don't ignore the potential harm just because you are not sure what to look for. Stains or feces could also be left behind on your mattress if you inspect closely. Before your bed bug issue gets too out of hand, call on our pest control company for speedy and reliable help.

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