Michael Kemp, 83, was forced to sleep in his car after bed bugs invaded his Northampton flat.
Mike Kemp had to sleep in his car to escape the bed bugs at his Northampton flatA pensioner who was driven to sleep in his car due to a "nightmarish" bed bug infestation says he is finally back in his own bed.
Michael Kemp, 83, from Northampton, said repeated visits from a pest controller failed to solve the problem.Mr Kemp said he was confident a "long-term eradication programme" by his housing provider would be successful. After he contacted BBC Radio Northampton, his flat was sprayed and he left his car to go back to bed - but the bugs returned."I was up until one o'clock in the morning and, with Sellotape, I caught 25 bed bugs. It was nightmarish."
Mr Kemp said he returned to his car each night, until his Housing Association provider EMH Homes put a new plan in place. He added: "The management have now come up with a long-term eradication programme. I know they can't do it overnight, it's not going to take away the problem immediately.He said: "My flat has now been sprayed three times, I'm back to sleeping as normal and I'm not being bitten, I've seen no evidence of bed bugs.
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