Dozens of inmates have been moved out of three pods at the Oklahoma County jail due to a month-long bedbug infestation.

"We've basically taken everybody out of the areas in the meantime, and hopefully they won't spread," sheriff's department spokesman Mark Opgrande said. "Basically, you seal off a certain section of the jail and say 'nobody go in there.'"

Opgrande said the infestation was first noticed about a month ago, and a local business that contracts with the jail tried to eradicate them but was unsuccessful. On Friday, a Dallas-based business that specializes in bed bug extermination was called in to give the jail a quote.

Other pest control businesses will also give the jail quotes in the coming days, Opgrande said, and the sheriff's office is waiting on an estimated cost.