Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Bedbugs confirmed in Yellowknife apartment building

Bedbugs are still invading Yellowknife homes, and the pests are unlikely to be eradicated from the city anytime soon, says Duane Fleming, territorial chief environmental health officer. Here, Fleming holds an enlarged photo of a bed bug during a Dec. 2010 press conference. - NNSL file photo NNSL photo/graphic                                                                                Laura Busch
Northern News Services
Concerned Northern Properties tenant Gerard "Mike" LeBlanc provided Yellowknifer with documents confirming his unit in Ptarmigan Apartments has been invaded by the creepy crawlers. This confirmation was dated Jan. 19. Further documentation shows that an initial bed bug treatment was scheduled for the following Thursday, Jan. 26, but was later cancelled because the NWT's only pest control specialist, the "Orkin Man" based out of Hay River, had to cancel his bi-monthly trip to the capitol city due to an abscessed tooth. LeBlanc received notice on Jan. 31 that the company's pesticide contractor was rescheduled to spray his apartment to kill the pest on Feb. 22.
A delay in treating a bedbug infestations "would just give them more time to multiply," said Duane Fleming, territorial chief environmental health officer. The bugs do not pose a significant health risk, because they have never been shown to spread disease.
"They're not considered a public health hazard that way," said Fleming. "However, they can cause anxiety – people are afraid to fall asleep or they can interrupt your sleep."
Bedbugs, which grow to about five millimeters in size,feed on human blood, normally at nighttime.
"I can't go to sleep at night without things crawling on me or feeling like things are crawling on me," said LeBlanc. "It's hell."...Keep reading....Bed Bugs fact sheetshttp://www.toronto.ca/health/bedbugs/factsheets.htm.

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