Bed bugs demand swift, thorough response.(Hotel Operations: PEST CONTROL) From: Hotel & Motel Management | Date: April 4, 2005| Author: Higgins, Stacey Mieyal | COPYRIGHT 2005 Questex Media Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Handling a hotel's least favorite little traveler, the bed bug, requires prompt attention and cooperation between hotel staff and pest-control companies.

The issue is becoming increasingly important, said Frank Meek, technical director at Orkin. The company is surveying regional branches to measure the scale of the bed bug problem.

"We already know it is at that scale that every hotel should be concerned with prevention," he said. "We're looking at being able...