본문 바로가기 사이드메뉴 바로가기 주메뉴 바로가기

Campus Life

Creating harmony for a healthy, balanced life

Academic Notice

(Student Services) Guide to prevention of spread of the bedbugs

  • 박수정
  • REG_DATE : 2023.11.01
  • HIT : 156

Recently, bedbugs have appeared at home and abroad, and related articles have been reported.


Therefore, we will guide you on how to prevent and control bedbugs as follows
* As of today, we are attaching the "Bedbugs Information Book" distributed by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ministry of Education, so please be familiar with the relevant information and how to respond.
* The following is a summary of relevant information and an excerpt or summary of important matters

■ Bedbugs
- a pest that is not an infectious disease medium but causes itching and allergic skin reactions

- Small in length, hiding in narrow gaps such as mattresses, beds, wallpaper, and clothes

- Mostly active at night and early morning

■ Preventive Actions
- Since it is attached to luggage and clothes and reproduces after invading the room, make sure to check for traces of bedbugs on clothes and luggage after overseas business trips, travel, and visits to areas suspected of bedbugs

- Check for traces of bedbugs when trading used goods

- Maintain a dry environment and take care of food waste

Note "Table" at the bottom

■ Prevention Method

- Clean Mattress and house(room) using vacuum (steam and high heat) and wash it with hot water (over 60 degrees Celsius)

However, after cleaning and washing, sufficient drying does not cause secondary damage due to moisture

- Spray relevant insecticide and dry and ventilate naturally

- Bedbugs have excellent reproductive power and are difficult to control individually, so prevention is the best control

■ How to take action in case of bedbugs

- If you find a pest suspected of bedbugs, report it to the Dormitory Managers Office and the Section of Student Services immediately

Graduate Dorm Manager T.2800,4600, University Dorm Manager T.5800, Married Apartment T. T.2700

Section of Student Services T.3602 (graduate dormitory, married apartment), T.3606 (university dormitory)

- Active treatment through hospital treatment in case of suspected itchy lesions

In compliance with the above matters and the attached information, the pest prevention measures are taken I ask for your cooperation.

It is time for joint efforts to maintain a healthy environment.

Thank you.

 

Classification

Preventive Action

Environment

- Keeping the room clean all the time

- Be careful not to accumulate dust or trash

- Cleaning with frequent ventilation and vacuuming

- Clean up unused items

- Store out-of-season clothes sealed after washing them

- Wash bedding and pillows cover regularly

- Clean out your out-of-season clothes after washing them

- Delivery boxes (foreign direct purchases, etc.) are handled immediately after being opened from the outside

- Report immediately if you find any traces

Vacuum and mattress vacuums are being placed in Dorm Managers’ office

Individual

Overseas Travel

- Store personal luggage separately in a plastic bag when going on a business trip/travel abroad
- Re-check your personal luggage after the end of your overseas business trip (individual high-temperature washing is required)

Individual

Prevention

Control


- Clean mattresses for all rooms (once a year for the next 2-3 years)
- Replacement of old mattresses
- Strengthen individual room hygiene checks


When bedbug appears

- (Individual) Report to the Section of Student Services (attached photo, etc.) and medical treatment when related symptoms occur
- (Section of Student Services) Closed Room and run insect pest control from the specialist (costs about 1 million won per room)
- In the event of damage caused by careless personal hygiene/spread due to non-fulfillment of reporting, etc., the right to indemnify other residents for control expenses can be requested.
- Collective discharge-quarantine-re-entry when the frequency of occurrence is high (long term)