By HAL BERNTON | The Seattle Times | Published: March 11, 2021 SEATTLE (Tribune News Service) Clothes got laundered, mattresses replaced and pesticides sprayed as the Navy waged war against a stubborn infestation of bedbugs that found their way onto a nuclear-powered submarine homeported in the Bremerton area. Navy entomologists now certify that all feasible measures have been taken to control the infestation and have recommended repopulation of berthing, according to a statement from Cmdr. Cindy Fields, a public affairs officer for the Naval Submarine Forces Pacific. This campaign aboard the USS Connecticut has included laying down diatomaceous dust to draw insects out of hiding and into contact with this deadly countermeasure, according to the statement.
A year-long infestation of bedbugs aboard the nuclear submarine USS Connecticut has involved "all feasible measures" for eradication by Navy entomologists.
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US Navy officers claimed USS Connecticut has been infested with bed bugs
Sailors claim infestation started in March 2020 during ICEX naval exercises
Military spokeswoman disputed charge, saying infestation started in December
Sailors claimed problem got so bad they had to sleep in chairs, on floor of mess
One petty officer said high command was using sailors as live bait for bed bugs
Spokeswoman said military has deployed countermeasures to deal with issue
USS Connecticut has been moored in its home base in Washington State
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