No signs of bedbugs found at Butler High, officials say
A pest control company checked Butler Senior High School on Thursday evening and found no signs of bedbugs.
John Wyllie, school principal, sent a follow-up email to parents Friday after previously sending word that a student thought they found a bedbug. The school brought in the pest control company Orkin on Thursday night, Wyllie wrote.
Orkin's report on the room where the bug was found, Wyllie wrote, reads: “Inspection for bedbugs. No activity found. Inspected all desks, chairs and floor. No UV activity. No skins, eggs or fecal marks.”
The company checked other classrooms, according to Wyllie, and found no signs of the pest.
On Wednesday, a student at the high school found an insect they believed to be a bedbug. The room was cleaned and treated by maintenance staff.
Wyllie is instructing students who see some sign of a bug infestation to report it to a teacher.
The work from Orkin cost the school district $200, according to a spokeswoman for the district.
Last September, bedbugs were found in a classroom at Mars Area High School.
Earlier this week, the pests were spotted in the Clairton City School District in Allegheny County.