Bed bugs found in Johnston social services building

Johnston County officials shut down the Department of Social Services Main Building Thursday after bed bugs were found in the waiting area and a few offices.

The building, at 714 North St. in Smithfield, was treated by a pest control specialist on Thursday and would reopen at 8 a.m. Friday, officials said.

Bed bugs are small, reddish-brown insects that live by feeding off the blood of humans. They do not transmit disease, officials said.