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PSU Bed Bug Information
How does Penn State Housing handle an infestation?
- Once bed bugs are located in a residence hall room, the room and all the belongings in it are quarantined.
- Student occupants are asked to provide a set of clothing, including underwear and a bath towel, that the Housing staff treats using a 30-minute high heat process.
- While the set of clothing is treated, the students are asked to shower thoroughly. The heat-treated clothing is then given to the students after they have showered.
- A local pest control company inspects all belongings in the room and treats the room using insecticides and heat treatments as necessary.
- The remainder of the student's clothes is transported in plastic bags and is heat-treated in clothing dryers for a minimum of 30 minutes. Mattresses are treated or discarded.
- Mattresses are treated or discarded.
- Students are relocated to another living space anywhere from three to 24 days while the room is being treated numerous times and re-inspected.
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