Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force – COBBTF

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Actual bed bug infestations in school classrooms are uncommon. More commonly, a few bed bugs will hitchhike to school from an infested home by hiding in a students clothing or backpack. Bed bugs that hitch a ride into the school in one students backpack could be carried home by another student.

The Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force is working to educate our communities about bed bugs and methods to handle this problem.

If bed bugs have been reportedin your childs classroom, consider daily inspection of backpacks, lunchboxes, coats and other items that travel back and forth to school.

Store students itemsin sealed in plastic containers to prevent potential bed bugs from getting into the home.

Clothes/coatssuspected of being in contact with bed bugs may be dried at the highest dryer setting for AN ADDITIONAL 30 minutes AFTER THE ITEM IS DRY to kill bed bugs.

REMEMBER: Bed Bugs are NOT a sign of bad housekeeping or uncleanliness.

At this time, public health scientific evidence does not show that bed bugs spread disease. Students should not be excluded from school due to bed

Along with bringing home a months worth of laundry, parents may also be weary of students bringing home bed bugs

Recently, Michigan and other states have seen an increased number of bed bug infestations plaguing residents. As bed bugs infest more and more

Schools typically have bed bug problems when students or staff introduce bed bugs from

Dear Parent or Guardian:

We recently found a bed bug in your childs classroom. Bed bugs are a nuisance, but their bites are not known to spread disease. Bed bugs are usually active at night and feed on human blood. The bite does not hurt at first, but it may become swollen and itch, much like a...

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Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force - COBBTF

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