Hospitality Industry Health Risks: Wisconsin Hotels Respond To Complaints Of "Bed Bugs" With Swift Action

“Although the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) estimates there has been an increase in bed bugs in America over the last several years, the increase has had a minimal impact on the vast majority of hotels. Bed bugs are brought into hotels by guests; it is not a hotel sanitation issue. Education, awareness, and vigilance are critical. A trained and knowledgeable housekeeping staff is one of the best lines of defense, along with having regular pest control inspections as we have in place at the Rodeway Inn and Suites.”

The Health Department said it has gotten bed bug complains about the Rodeway Inn on Hastings Way and the Days Inn on Craig Road. These reports show how both hotels took quick action to control their bed bug problems.

But the Health Department said it’s important to remember that just because a hotel has the bugs, it doesn’t mean they’re dirty. “They can get into small cracks and crevasses and crawl out in the place they stop at and quite frequently that is a hotel,” said Courtenay Johnson, the Director of Environmental Health.

A complaint about the Rodeway Inn, filed with the Health Department by a guest claims they found six bed bugs on their bed. Another complaint about the Days Inn on Craig Road showed bed big sniffing dogs looking for the blood sucking pests. Both documents show the hotels took swift action.

“I haven’t seen a hotel or heard of one anywhere else that’s allowed a bed bug infestation to persist,” Johnson said.

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  1. Donna Mac

    Regarding bed bugs, I found the pests in the Buffalo Bill’s hotel in Nevada. This was November 11, 2011, Friday morning. My husband and I and my brother-in-law were suppose to stay for 2 nights. Because of the bugs, we left. But before we left, we took one to the front desk and show them the bug. They did not seem concerned. They checked us out and therefore, we had to find another room for Friday night. We were in Las Vegas for a wedding. There were no rooms available for that night in our price range due to a fight and rodeo convention. So, we ended up finding a room in Mesquite, 80 miles from Las Vegas. In doing so, we had to drive back to Vegas for the wedding and back to the hotel. I think someone should check out Buffalo Bill’s, Primm, and Whiskey Pete’s for these bugs. I have stayed at these places many times and never encountered this problem. In summation, I will never stay at these places again.

  2. Donna Mac

    Regarding bed bugs, I found the pests in the Buffalo Bill’s hotel in Nevada. This was November 11, 2011, Friday morning. My husband and I and my brother-in-law were suppose to stay for 2 nights. Because of the bugs, we left. But before we left, we took one to the front desk and show them the bug. They did not seem concerned. They checked us out and therefore, we had to find another room for Friday night. We were in Las Vegas for a wedding. There were no rooms available for that night in our price range due to a fight and rodeo convention. So, we ended up finding a room in Mesquite, 80 miles from Las Vegas. In doing so, we had to drive back to Vegas for the wedding and back to the hotel. I think someone should check out Buffalo Bill’s, Primm, and Whiskey Pete’s for these bugs. I have stayed at these places many times and never encountered this problem. In summation, I will never stay at these places again.