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ATLANTA, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Back to school season is upon us, and if you are not careful, you may unknowingly invite pests into your new home, or transport pests from your parents' or friends' homes. Anything from bed bugs to rodents can reside where you do, because they are all looking for the basic necessitiesfood, water and shelter. Dr. Ron Harrison, entomologist and technical services director at Orkin, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rollins Inc. (ROL), has the top 10 things to remember when heading off to college.

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"Be cautious of what you do," said Harrison. "Think about all of these things and the challenges each one presents. Do not attempt to treat yourself or an infestation with over-the-counter products. Talk to your landlord or housing director if you think you have an infestation. We recommend they call a pest control professional."

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Founded in 1901, Atlanta-based Orkin is an industry leader in essential pest control services and protection against termite damage, rodents and insects in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Asia, the Mediterranean, Africa and Mexico. With more than 400 locations, Orkin's almost 8,000 employees serve approximately 1.7 million customers. The company serves homeowners and numerous industries, including food and beverage processing, foodservice, hospitality, healthcare, retail, warehousing, property/facilities management, schools and institutions. Orkin is proud to be recognized by the National Pest Management Association as a QualityPro and GreenPro-certified company, addressing not only our customer's pest control needs, but also their concern for protecting the environment. Learn more about Orkin at http://orkin.com. Orkin is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rollins Inc. (ROL).

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The 2 1/2-year-old beagle, Oklahoma's only certified bedbug-detection dog, was called to Tulsa from Norman on Wednesday to sniff out bedbugs at the 135,000-square-foot Central Library, at Fourth Street and Denver Avenue.

The buff-and-white canine was greeted by news cameras, microphones and reporters asking her owner, Glen Collymore, all about how she sniffs out the elusive pests.

But then it was time for Liberty to go to work.

"She's here to help the people of Tulsa," said Gary Shaffer, chief executive officer of the Tulsa City-County Library system.

By 7:45 p.m., Liberty - as her owners call her - had rooted through all four of the library's floors, and library spokesman John Fancher said the bugs had not been found outside the area where they were first discovered.

Just before noon Tuesday, a customer showed a library staffer that he had been bitten by bedbugs while sitting in a chair in the periodicals section on the third floor.

Later in the day, officials announced that bedbugs had been found in several chairs in a 1,000-square-foot area. All the chairs were removed and replaced with vinyl and metal chairs, Fancher said.

Officials immediately closed the facility and called in an extermination service to assess the situation, Shaffer said.

Fancher said Wednesday that the downtown library would remain closed through Thursday, when a pest control company will treat the building. The library will reopen Friday.

While the possibility exists that the critters could ride home with someone in a book, it is unlikely, said Mario Echeverria with Rove Pest Control in Tulsa.

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