Bed bugs found at Lima Senior

Professional exterminators are fighting the spread of bed bugs at Lima Senior High School.

Superintendent Jill Ackerman says there have been reports of possible bed bugs at the school for the last two weeks. Exterminators were brought in twice to spray rooms in the building, including over the weekend. Nurse Kate Morman says two rooms were identified as the main areas of concern, however, some common areas were sprayed as well. Ackerman says the bed bugs are believed to have been inadvertently brought in by a student.

Bed bugs are small reddish brown bugs which feed on human blood. They tend to prefer dark places and can lay up to 50 eggs at a time. Bed bug bites can cause a reaction like a mosquito bite. However, they are not known to transmit disease.

A letter concerning bed bugs and other hazards, such as hand foot and mouth disease, that spread in places like schools is being sent home with students.

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Bed bugs found at Lima Senior