Crucially, the chapel officers pointed to photographic evidence showing insects at various developmental stages within the office, including early “instar” phases – essentially juvenile bugs.
The discovery of multiple bedbugs inside a single office chair further bolstered the union’s argument that the creatures were breeding on-site rather than being ferried in by journalists.
Pest control teams conducted a thorough sweep of the premises, targeting chairs, soft furnishings, desk undersides, and the junctions where walls meet floors – all prime hiding spots for the parasites.
In the worst-affected zone, office chairs were removed to a garage and cut open for inspection. One yielded what was described as a “small volume” of bedbugs – fewer than ten, all deceased.
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