Bed Bugs Invade Manhattan College Dorm

Some students at Manhattan College say that bed bugs have invaded their off-campus dormitory. They also say that neither the building manager nor college officials are handling the situation correctly.

The bed bugs have hit Overlook Manor on West 238th Street and Waldo Avenue in Riverdale, not far from the main campus.

Last week, John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan closed a building of offices and classrooms because of a bed bug condition.

Bed bugs, once uncommon in industrialized nations, have become such a problem in New York that the City Council created an Advisory Board to figure out how to deal with the critters.

Bed begs, which feed on human blood, are not known to transmit disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site.

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