Hawaii’s seclusion in the Pacific Ocean has not prevented the USA’s bed bug epidemic from reaching the shores of its islands, and Oahu is no exception. Over the last five years, Honolulu has been caught up in an increasingly bad bed bug epidemic, with the pests showing up in homes, hotels, and even hospitals and ambulances. This has become something of an embarrassing situation, for both residents and tourists alike–discovering that your four star hotel has been sending back six-legged souvenirs with your guests is an unpleasant surprise.
If you are a resident of Honolulu who has discovered bed bugs infesting your home or business, you are not alone. Take a look below at just a few of the recent news articles that have chronicled Honolulu’s bed bug woes.
If you’re ready to evict your unwanted guests, continue on to the bottom to find information on some of the best bed bug exterminators in Honolulu.
“Maui family sues Castle Resorts over bed bugs at Paki Maui in Kaanapali” – Pacific Business News, 31 October 2014. A Hana resident filed suit in the Honolulu 1st Circuit Court against the owners of a Maui hotel, alleging that the owners had failed to act appropriately to control a bed bug outbreak in the rooms. According to the plaintiff, she and her mother were staying at the hotel when they discovered they had been bitten by bed bugs. Despite their complaints to hotel staff, no one acted to correct the issue until four days later. The plaintiffs are suing for general and special damages, as well attorney’s fees.
“Colorado couple sues Hilton Hawaiian Village over bedbug dispute” – Pacific Business News, 19 September 2014. Vacationers at a high-end hotel resort in Honolulu filed a lawsuit against the hotel’s owners, claiming that they were not warned about a bed bug infestation that the hotel was experiencing. The couple stated that after they returned home from a week-long stay, they discovered that they had brought the bed bugs with them, and had to hire a bed bug pest control specialist to exterminate the unwanted passengers.
“Bed bugs infest Honolulu homeless shelter” – Hawaii News Now KHNL/KGMB, 1 July 2014. Some of the more than 150 people who stayed at homeless shelter in Honolulu reported that they had suffered severe bed bug bites. One witness reported seeing four or five bed bugs every night, and provided photos of dozens of bed bug bites covering her son’s legs and arms. The article mentioned that the Oahu Community Correctional Center had also recently experienced a bed bug infestation.
“Paramedics encountering more bed bugs” – KITV 4 News, 4 April 2014. Paramedics in the Honolulu area have reported seeing bed bugs in many of the city’s ambulances. The problem has become so bad that the Honolulu City Council has spent more than $17,000 decontaminating bed bug infested ambulances. The council estimates that the cost for the next fiscal year will rise to more than $25,000.
“Homeless Say Bedbugs Keep Them From Shelters” – KITV 4 News, 26 October 2011. Many members of Honolulu’s homeless population claim that they actively avoid the city’s homeless shelters due to bed bug infestations. One man’s bites were so bad that he had to go to the hospital for treatment. According to the executive director of the Institute for Human Services in Honolulu stated that one shelter has sightings of bed bugs about once per month.
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The owners of Islander Pest Solutions have more than 50 years of combined experience in solving Honolulu’s bed bug problems. Islander Pest offers a variety of bed bug treatment options, including one-time treatments, as well as monthly or bi-monthly service calls. Customers have reported Islander Pest as being extremely communicative during the bed bug extermination, frequently check in either in person, or by phone. In serious cases, they will spend as long as four hours treating bed bug infestations.
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Kilauea Pest Control has been performing bed bug treatments in Honolulu since 2002. Family-owned and operated, Kilauea Pest takes pride in their commitment to personalized, high-quality customer service. Customers have reported that Kilauea’s bed bug services are extremely thorough, overturning beds and furniture when necessary in order to treat hard to reach areas. Their customer service providers are patient and extremely descriptive about the bed bug treatment process, and their bed bug pest control operators are just as friendly and informative as they are thorough in their bed bug exterminations.
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Oahu Termite & Pest Control, Inc. has been eliminating bed bug problems in Honolulu since 1971, providing services to both commercial and residential properties. Oahu Termite & Pest Control uses chemical tent fumigation treatment in order to optimize the effectiveness and power of their bed bug sprays. Their confidence in their bed bug extermination treatments is aptly demonstrated by the 5 year warranty they offer on their fumigation services. Customers have stated that they are very quick and efficient in exterminating bed bugs, and that many infestations only required one treatment to remedy.
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Able Pest Exterminators is a locally-based Honolulu bed bug pest control service tat has been in operation for 15 years. Able’s owner has been working in the pest control industry since the early 1980s, starting out at his parents’ extermination business. Able Pest Exterminators uses an integrated treatment system for bed bug elimination that incorporates treating cracks and crevices with modern insecticides, as well as broad distribution of residual liquid sprays and dusts that ensure long-term pest elimination. Most customers state that their bed bug services are effective, and that they are backed by a 30 day warranty.
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Sandwich Isle Pest Solutions has been providing bed bug services to the Honolulu area since 1997, and is the largest locally owned pest extermination company in Hawaii. Sandwich Isle Pest believes that the best way to defeat bed bugs is to know as much about them as possible, and thus is the only pest control company in Hawaii with two entomologists certified with the Entomological Society in America. Sandwich Isle’s expert pest control operators develop a customized program based upon the specific conditions and location of a bed bug infestation. Some of their extermination regimens even include packing bed bug infested furniture in a truck, transporting them to their facility, and fumigating them with a specially developed gas treatment. SIPS also offers long-term bed bug monitoring services, to ensure that bed bugs stay gone. Sandwich Isle has been continuously providing services to some of their customers for more than a decade. Customers describe SIPS as effective, trustworthy, and extremely affordable, even when faced with particularly severe bed bug infestations.
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