The window screens in the rooms are old, with tape covering the holes, but bugs still crawl trough the screens and the cracks in the walls, said Maya Geisler, wing representative of the RHC of Johnson Hall. Chu Camara met with Savara where they went over the problems. Kimo Yamaguchi, residential life coordinator for the Mauka-Makai complex, assured that Student Housing Services is taking care of the problem. Besides the pest control agency, the Student Housing Services maintenance crew will bomb the rooms for cockroaches and ants. But despite the sprayings, the bug problem persists.
Many rooms have ant nests, and rooms that are close to trees get bees and flies.
There have been more problems than usual regarding insects in the dorms. Yamaguchi feels the problem might be due to the humid weather this semester. Some students are also leaving food out, and in open trash cans, which attracts bugs in the common areas, Yamaguchi said. He is also aware that because Johnson Hall is one of their older buildings, the screens are occasionally blown off by the wind. Some residents also take off the screens in their rooms to get more ventilation, he said.