Bedbugs found at school in Penn-Trafford School District

PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Bedbugs have been found at Penn Middle School in the Penn-Trafford School District, Channel 11's news exchange partners at TribLIVE reported.

Parents were alerted Wednesday to the bedbugs, which were found on a student, according to TribLIVE.

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An exterminator and the district's maintenance director searched the school, but did not find any more bedbugs, TribLIVE reported.

Several school districts in the area -- including Laurel Highlands, Steel Valley and Clairton -- have recently reported instances in which schools were treated for bedbugs.

Pest control company Orkin offers the following tips to help detect bedbugs:  

• Inspect your home for signs of bedbugs regularly.
• Decrease clutter around your home to make it easier to spot bedbugs on your own or during professional inspections.
• Inspect all secondhand furniture before bringing it inside your home. This is a common way for bedbugs to be introduced into homes.
• Dry potentially infested bed linens, curtains and stuffed animals on the hottest temperature allowed for the fabric.
• Bedbugs are an elusive threat to your household and beyond, as they can reproduce quickly and travel on your belongings, so it's critical to detect and treat for them as early as possible.

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