{"id":1817,"date":"2013-03-15T05:18:27","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T10:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=1817"},"modified":"2013-03-15T05:27:31","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T10:27:31","slug":"bed-bugs-and-schoolsthe-truth-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/15\/bed-bugs-and-schoolsthe-truth-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Bed Bugs And Schools\u2026The Truth Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many school officials throughout the United States would like parents and students to believe that bed bugs<\/a> cannot live or breed in schools.\u00a0 From coast to coast, it is not uncommon to hear from school officials that the bed bugs that were found were an isolated incident.<\/p>\n

Some schools focus on the fact that bed bugs<\/a> must be brought into a school, therefore they must not live within the school.\u00a0 Here\u2019s the real skinny on bed bugs within a school system\u2026<\/p>\n

Bed bugs<\/a> can exist any place that humans frequent, which includes a school.\u00a0 Bed beds are hitchhikers and yes, they are indeed brought into a school environment by a human.\u00a0 Bed bugs can arrive on a person, in the coat, hat, gloves, backpack, purse, briefcase, shoes, lunchbox, or other personal item.<\/p>\n

Finding one bed bug in a school does not mean that the school is infested, but it does not mean that the school is NOT infested.\u00a0 That one bed bug could have crawled off of a person or out of someone\u2019s belonging, or it could have crawled from it\u2019s month long hiding place looking for a blood meal.\u00a0 Nobody knows for sure.<\/p>\n

Bed bugs are prolific breeders.\u00a0 If one pregnant female that escapes into a school, it can have thousands of offspring in a matter of weeks.<\/p>\n

Should parents be concerned if one bed bug was found at their school?\u00a0 Yes!\u00a0Because there could be many more.\u00a0 Consider how large schools are, and how many cracks, crevices, walls, ceilings, paper, and pieces of furniture that the bed bugs can live within.\u00a0 Schools should hire a licensed pest control professional for examination and treatment when bed bugs are found within the school.<\/p>\n

One final thought\u2026Although creepy, bed bugs should not cause panic for parents.\u00a0\u00a0Learning about how to avoid the pests is the best way to keep them out of your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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