Portland Tribune: Hotels, dorms and local groups work hard to keep little suckers at bay

“Goodnight. Sleep tight. Don’t let the bedbugs bite.” The old bedtime saying has taken on new meaning for thousands of Portlanders in recent years, ever since the local bedbug population mushroomed. Infestations at homeless shelters, hotels, apartments, hospitals and college dorms have served as a wake-up call, prompting a variety of countermeasures.

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PORTLAND, Ore. – A family living in a mobile home in Southeast Portland says they can't stop the hoards of bed bugs that have swarmed their beds and furniture for almost three years.

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Bed Bug Task Force in Portland, Oregon

Sprague has worked to establish rich connections through its employees and the communities around them. Our Portland manager is no exception. Recently, Mark Schmidt has been asked to be part of Oregon's Multonomah County Bed Bug Task Force.

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