WORTHINGTON — Two more cases of bed bug infestations have been reported to Nobles-Rock Community Health Services in the last week, bringing the total number of investigations to four.

Jason Kloss, NRCHS Sanitarian, said the two new cases involve a unit in a local apartment complex, as well as a residential rental home. The first two locations included a residential rental home and a motel, which responded immediately to the discovery by fumigating its entire facility.

bed bugs can easily be spread on luggage, clothing, furniture and mattresses, said Kloss, adding that people should not be taking things like furnishings, box springs or mattresses that have been thrown in dumpsters or placed on curbs.

“Never pick up furniture or mattresses from the side of the street — that is the first lesson to be learned here,” said Kloss, who investigated all four of the reported bed bug infestations. “Simply picking one up because you need a mattress is not a good plan at all. The infestation may be very evident on the mattress (or box spring) or it may not be.”

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