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Cases of bed bug infestations are showing up from Pittsburgh to Southern California.
Housing departments are on the offensive teaching students that the only way to avoid the humiliation of getting these pests is to study up on the insect's behavior and take precautionary measures while living in close quarters.
Bed Bugs were never a problem for students in colleges until recently.
Uses of currently banned harmful chemical pesticides had eradicated the problem in the U.
S.
in previous decades.
With the E.
P.
A.
not allowing that these harmful chemicals be used inside the dwellings of humans, these blood sucking insects have had one heck of resurgence as of late.
There couldn't be a better living environment for these crawling insects than that of a college dormitory.
Typically college dormitories are large buildings with rooms close together.
Students often come from different parts of the world and live in very close quarters with clutter generally filling the small room.
Most schools have an open door policy accommodating people's busy schedules of coming in and out all the time.
College housing departments are not just battling the bugs but also the students themselves.
It is crucial that students must tell a housing manager as soon as any signs of bugs are discovered.
Taking action immediately is very important.
Students however are becoming very hesitant to tell anyone about the problem because of the embarrassment and stigma that is placed on them from the surrounding people on the floor.
It's a terrible situation for the housing departments who need to know about infestations.
If college wasn't already hard enough to meet friends and be social just imagine getting bed bugs and everybody finds out.
Can you imagine people starring at you and not being allowed in another student's dorm room? Stories of people becoming depressed and embarrassed are becoming more and more common.
The stigma surrounding an infestation can be worse than actually having them.
The colleges are challenging these stigmas head on by educating new students about the bugs.
It is important for college students to know that an infestation can happen to anyone.
At any time they can pick one up from the bus, classroom or movie theater and bring it into the building.
The bed bug problem is a nightmare for thousands of people all over the country.
The finest hotels in the country are battling these pests.
Some companies are even creating college dorm room infestation kits for students to protect themselves.
Lots of natural products and bed bug sprays are being created every day.
There is tons of information out there on this topic.
These are reputable sources; Pest World and The Bug Report just to name a few.
Students need to arm themselves with the truth about bed bugs so they can not only defend themselves if they randomly get them but also what to do to avoid them all together.
Get informed! It's the only way you can protect yourself and your dorm room from an infestation of bed bugs.
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