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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials and exterminators say they have seen an upward trend of bed bugs in the state, particularly in rural areas.
KTUU-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1WkfM31 ) that pesticide control program manager, Karin Hendrickson, says her office at Alaska's Department of Environmental Conversation has been responding to an increased number of bed bug reports.
State epidemiology officials attribute the increase in Alaska to travel, immigration and bed bugs becoming resistant to insecticides.
Operations and technical director for American Pest Management, Larry Jones, says his company has also seen a jump in bed bug calls, including in Anchorage and Fairbanks.
For Alaska's villages, Jones says the growing problem has moved him to start offering a discount for residents who want their homes exterminated.
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