Lauren Epps from The Manhattan Mercury wrote an article about a local motel that was shut down by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment because of bed bugs. Several of the rooms were noted to have had bed bugs. According to the manager of the hotel, Bob Borot, there were about 10 to 15 rooms total that had an infestation. Borot says he expects the hotel will reopen this Friday.
Initially Borot hired a pest control company to exterminate the bed bugs but the bugs remained persistent. Following the inspection from the pest control company the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) came and issued the motel a temporary suspension until the bed bugs could be permanently removed. Borot says that the extermination has cost a lot of money, around $300 per room. The new pest control company came in and got rid of the bugs and Borot also purchased brand new bedding for the motel.
Hi Robert,
Take pictures of the bed bug bites and send them to me will you?
Thanks!
I am in the country hearth inn in jacksonville fla. it is about 4 am and I have been awakened by the itching of multiple bites all over my body including my face and have captured 6 bed bugs. todays date is aug 3rd 2011
i think there is an infestation of bed bugs at Manchester prison camp(FCI MANCHESTER
FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, 805 FOX HOLLOW ROAD, MANCHESTER, KY 40962). my husband is a resident at the facility and he reports severe itching of pimple like bumps on his arms, legs, and buttock area… apparently the staff is unaware of the existing problem of bed bugs because nothing is being done at the facility to combat the problem…
The article is no longer there but it was called the Econo Lodge and still has the Econo sign, but it’s now an America’s Best Value Inn.
I just stayed there for 3 nights this week. I have two bites on my forehead, one on each ear, one on my right elbow and one on my right shoulder.
I don’t think their bed bug problem is over.