Bedbugs In Your School?

STORY BY DANIEL SLAUGHTER, FNN REPORTER, SOUTHEAST BUREAU. 

In December of 2010, somebody discovered a bedbug in a kindergarten classroom on the first floor at our school, Friendship Southeast Academy. There were many kids in the classroom that saw the bug but were not sure what kind of bug it was. When the week was over the janitors sprayed the school. Now my school no longer has bedbugs. There was a rumor that it was brought to the school by a kindergarten student. Do you know what a bedbug is? According to MedicinNet.com, "A bedbug is a bloodsucker insect that mostly feeds on humans". Have you ever heard the phrase "Don't let the bedbugs bite"? Well, if they bite you they cause itchy welts on your skin in groups of three. Bedbugs don't care if you are clean or dirty, but they breed in clutter. Do you know where they come from? According to www.picturesofbedugs.org, bedbugs come from cold and tropical climates areas of Africa, Asia and tropics of the Americas, Europe and Central Asia.

If you are able to kill one or two bedbugs, there probably are more and you might have an infestation. To get rid of bedbugs you need a professional to exterminate.

If you think you have bedbugs in your house or apartment, here are things you should look for:

* Adult bed bugs are about ¼ inch in size. * You will not see them very often in the daylight as they come out in dark places and retreat with the sun. * Bedbugs’ bites are the best way to determine if you have bedbugs. * Bedbugs are flat, brown and wingless. * They feed on human blood preferring to do it in the dark when you’re sleeping. * Bed bugs are not known to carry diseases as of yet. * They can be seen with the human eye but they do a great job at hiding. * They have 6 legs and are shiny reddish-brown. But after a good serving of your blood they appear dark brown and swollen.

Information from www.badbedbugs.com, www.medicinenet.com and www.picturesofbedugs.org

Daniel Slaughter is 10 years old and is in the 5th grade.