They've been having a problem with bed bugs at Stephenson Tower in the north end but the province believes it now has the infestation lunder control. A pest control company has been brought in and a spokesperson with Social Development tells CHSJ News the situation will be monitored.
Those people bitten by bed bugs could suffer from skin rashes, psychological effects, and allergic symptoms.
In the developed world, bed bugs were largely eradicated as pests in the early 1940s, but have increased in prevalence since about 1995 and have been known to turn up in even the most expensive hotels.
Bed bugs are elusive and usually nocturnal which can make them hard to spot. They often lodge unnoticed in dark crevices, and eggs can be nestled in fabric seams.
Biological pest control is not very practical for eliminating bed bugs from where people live.
