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Bed bugs take up residence in Hamilton
Be warned, this story will make you itch.
Bed bugs are on the rise in Hamilton.
Public health nearly doubled its number of investigations to 108 between July 1 and September 30, 2009 from 65 during the same time period in 2008.
“We definitely are seeing them move into the area,” said said Bob Hart, environmental health manager at public health. “There’s definitely more bed bug infestations.”
There is no part of the city or type of housing immune from getting the bugs. Public health gets more calls from tenants but that’s because they need help getting their landlords to exterminate the bugs and not because they’re more likely to get them.
“There is a significant increase in all urban centres in North America over the last few years,” said Hart. “It seems to be something everyone seems to be grappling with right now.”
So far, public health has no explanation for the increase.
“Nobody really knows why,” said Hart. “Bed bugs were definitely a problem 10 to 15 years ago and then there seemed to be a hiatus where we didn’t get as many complaints about them and then suddenly they seemed to be back on the scene.”
Author: JOANNA FRKETICH
Bed bugs are on the rise in Hamilton.
Public health nearly doubled its number of investigations to 108 between July 1 and September 30, 2009 from 65 during the same time period in 2008.
“We definitely are seeing them move into the area,” said said Bob Hart, environmental health manager at public health. “There’s definitely more bed bug infestations.”
There is no part of the city or type of housing immune from getting the bugs. Public health gets more calls from tenants but that’s because they need help getting their landlords to exterminate the bugs and not because they’re more likely to get them.
“There is a significant increase in all urban centres in North America over the last few years,” said Hart. “It seems to be something everyone seems to be grappling with right now.”
So far, public health has no explanation for the increase.
“Nobody really knows why,” said Hart. “Bed bugs were definitely a problem 10 to 15 years ago and then there seemed to be a hiatus where we didn’t get as many complaints about them and then suddenly they seemed to be back on the scene.”
Author: JOANNA FRKETICH
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