“Bedbugs bite Boyce but classes not affected” |
| Bedbugs bite Boyce but classes not affected Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:49 AM PST After the discovery of bedbugs at Community College of Allegheny County-Boyce Campus in Monroeville last week, students and faculty most likely will return as scheduled for the spring term. Cassandra Hough, public relations assistant at CCAC, said the college was undergoing a previously scheduled inspection on Dec. 23 to detect any presence of bedbugs when some "hot spots" were found. Though students weren't in the building, staff and faculty were sent home after the discovery. "I'm not sure exactly where they were — maybe in some upholstery here and there — but it's not an infestation or anything."Hough said the problem was set to be taken care of by Tuesday of this week. She said the Jan. 10 start of the spring semester most likely wouldn't be affected. Bedbugs were found at CCAC's downtown and North campuses in October, and college officials scheduled inspections at other campuses as a precaution, Hough said. According to the Alle-gheny County Health Department, bedbugs are small wingless insects visible to the eye. They range in color from nearly white or light tan to deep brown or burnt orange and feed solely upon the blood of humans and warm-blooded animals. Because bedbugs prefer the dark, they generally seek out people and animals at night and that's why they usually are found in beds and other sleeping places. They're not known to spread disease, but they can cause itchy skin welts. Dave Zazac, spokesman for the Allegheny County Health Department, said the county averages about five reports of bedbugs per month. He said it's a possibility that someone visiting the building might have brought bedbugs with them, and some people might have taken them home. Health officials recommend the following tips to identify, control and get rid of bedbugs: • Use a bright flashlight and magnifying glass to inspect all areas of the bedroom, cracks and crevices in walls and floors, folds and tufts of mattresses, bedspring coils, bed frames, bed posts, headboards, and behind electrical switch plates, posters and pictures. • If an infestation is found, strip beds down to the bare sleeping surface and wash all bedding in very hot water that's 120 degrees or more. • Use a crack/crevice vacuum tool to remove bed bugs from bed frames and floor cracks, behind baseboards and switch plates, inside box springs and furniture, and under carpet edges. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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