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By Glenn M. ParrishBooneville Democrat editor

BOONEVILLE Booneville Schools Superintendent John Parrish confirmed bed bugswere discovered at the schools elementary school, which houses grades 1-6, and the school had been treated for the problem.

In January, the Extension Service confirmed bed bugs had been reported in Booneville and New Blaine in Logan County.

Parrish said the school would undergo treatment for bed bugs by a professional exterminator last Friday after regular school hours. School remained in session until that point.

It was back in session on Monday after the treatment, which Parrish said went fine.

Because the discovery of the bugs was limited to four or five, Parrish said, initially the school had planned to take care of the issue themselves over the weekend, but once parents began to voice concerns Parrish opted for a professional exterminator.

I dont think four or five (bugs) is an epidemic, Parrish said.

According to the Logan County Cooperative Extension Service, bed bugs can be introduced into a structure via used furniture or in the belongings of someone who has been living in a bed bug infested situation. Adults can survive for up tosix to sevenmonths if they are well fed and they can feed on other animals if humans are not present. When the temperature falls below 61F/16C, adults enter semi-hibernation and can survive for months.

The school districts approach is in line with Cooperative Extension Service recommendations that individuals with bed bug problems should enlist the aid of an experienced commercial pest management professional. When initiating a bed bug control program, a thorough inspection is indispensable. Non-chemical methods involving encasement, thorough vacuuming, hot laundering/drying, steam treatment, dry heat treatment, or cold treatment should be considered. Also, treat any live bed bugs found with an appropriately labeled pesticide.

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Detecting bed bugs can be difficult, as they are small in size and able to hide in tiny cracks and crevices. However, evidence of a bed bug infestation may be found in bedding and on mattresses. Live bed bugs leave clusters of dark brown or black spots of dried excrement on infested surfaces. Bed bugs also exude a subtle, sweet, musty odor.

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Bed bugs usually are found close to where people spend much of their time, and since bed bugs have flattened bodies, they like to get into small cracks and crevice near where people sleep. Examples include mattresses, box springs, headboards, footboards, bed frames and other furniture that is within 5-8 feet of the bed. Other common locations are cracks and gaps behind wall outlets, floor molding, window and door molding and where carpet edges meet the wall. Bed bugs have been known to occur in many different locations if their population is large and they have dispersed from their more common areas to areas where they are normally less likely to be found.

Bed bugs are easily transported into previously non-infested dwellings.

If you have detected a bed bug infestation within your home, contact a pest control professional to discuss treatment options.

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More bed bugs are invading Arkansas.

The Arkansas Department of Health is receiving an increasing number of complaints over last year.

Bed bugs feed on the blood of sleeping people and animals. They are about the size of an apple seed, reddish-brown in color, and wingless. They can live several months without a blood meal.

According to Susan Weinstein, DVM, state public health veterinarian, the presence of bed bugs in an area does not necessarily mean the place is not clean.

"Bed bugs are, unfortunately, staging a comeback in the United States and their presence has nothing to do with cleanliness or disease," Weinstein said. "They are certainly a nuisance, and very hard to get rid of, but some of the finest hotels in the country have had the same problems."

Bed bugs are usually transported from place to place in the seams and folds of luggage, overnight bags, folded clothes, bedding, furniture, and anywhere else where they can hide when people travel. Most people are unaware they are carrying the insects until it is too late.

Experts believe the uptick in bed bug infestations is due to an increased resistance to available pesticides and more travel.

The insects do not carry diseases, but do leave itchy or painful bites. Bites look like little red bumps. They sometimes resemble mosquito bites.

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The flu-like symptoms that caused Cavaliers guardKyrieIrving to exit Sundays game against the Thunder were caused by a lack of sleep due to bed bugs in the team hotel, he told reporters Monday.

Irving played just nine minutes in Sundays 11592 win over Oklahoma City. He told reporters after Mondays loss to the Pistons that he was forced to sleep on the couch on Saturday night and only slept for about three hours.

The team stayed at the Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City, a four-star hotel.

Watch: Stephen Curry makes two jaw-dropping plays

Kyrie Irving: "Just imagine how freaked out youd be if you saw friggin 5, big ass bed bugs just sitting on your pillow. I woke up itching."

Kyrie says his flu-like symptoms in OKC were caused by bed bugs at the hotel giving him a poor night's sleep. Showed bite on his face

Kyrie Irving: "It was honestly from the bed bugs from the frickin' Hilton that we stayed at ... We came into the game and I was freaked out"

The hotels Director of Rooms, Jessica Dustin, confirmed to The Oklahomanthat bed bugs were found in one room.

Irving played 38 minutes on Monday night, leading the Cavs with 30 points.

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