2 bed bugs found after GAR sprays

February 23
Official says bugs may have crawled into spaces where the spray didn’t penetrate.

MARK GUYDISH mguydish@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – GAR High School apparently became home to two commando bed bugs with acute survival skills.

Wilkes-Barre Area School District Superintendent Jeff Namey said the bugs were discovered Tuesday in a science lab that had been sprayed for bed bugs over the weekend.

The theory is the bugs managed to crawl into spaces behind a panel in the lab, and the spray didn’t penetrate their newfound hideout.

“They will pull one of the panels off and spray again,” Namey said.

Spraying was done over the weekend after two bed bugs were found in the school last week, one on a student’s clothing and another on a book.

GAR is the second school in the district to have discovered bed bugs in classrooms. A bed bug was found on the floor of a classroom at Kistler Elementary School about three weeks ago.

The district called in experts who sprayed that room and nearby ones as a precaution. Namey said the bugs are brought in on clothing or books by students.

The bugs are parasites that feed on human blood and are frequently found in mattresses.

They travel in clothing and luggage – including school books – and can be difficult to exterminate if allowed to settle into a home, a fact that has prompted concern among parents at both Kistler and GAR after the bugs were found.

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