Bed bugs Found in Topeka

Matt Unrein • June 10, 2024

Bed Bugs Found in Topeka, Kansas


Bed bugs have plagued the home of a family in central Topeka for months and the pests have cost the family sleep, comfort, and peace of mind.


Ebony Perter talked with Topeka KNST 27 about her family's experience in dealing with bed bugs and they were finally able to free their home from the pests. Porter told KNST 27 that the bed bugs were first seen after she bought some used furniture from a thrift store in April 20223 and that was when the bugs started to torment her family for months.


"We can't sleep at night," Porter said. "Since I had this problem, I've had to wash and dry every day. My children wake up in the middle of the night saying they're being ate up. I just can't take it no more for my children's sake."


It was only after they called a professional exterminator that the bed bugs were killed and the family had peace again.


"They [Orkin] came and located them," Porter said. "They gave instructions on what to do before they could come back and treat them. We have to bag up clothes, set them in the center of the floor where the least bugs are, or take them outside, then take them to the laundromat because that is where the hottest dryers are."


Bed bugs like to hop on people and luggage to travel around and find new homes for feeding. If you travel a lot or spend at hotels, motels, and Airbnb there is a chance that bed bugs might follow you home. If you think bed bugs have invaded your home you can look in the following locations since these are where bed bugs like to hide.


  • Along mattress seams
  • Behind headboards
  • In the ceiling and wall junctions
  • Along baseboards
  • Your personal belongings


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