New York vs Bed Bugs

We are very happy to announce that David Cain of Bed Bugs Limited (UK) has generously agreed to be our guest for the very first New York vs. Bed Bugs talkcast.
This will happen next Tuesday, May 6 at 9 a.m.
Feel free to listen in as we record the interview live. Live? Fun!
We are [...]

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A bed bug seminar is coming to Williamsburg in June:
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Lindsay Park Building 4 Community Center
31 Leonard Street
Between Moore and Boerum Streets
R.S.V.P. (212) 863-8830
Don’t forget: the next HPD bed bug seminar is in Greenpoint next week!

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Let’s recap what we learned this week:

The New York Department of State has said that it does not intend to publish mattress sanitizing regulations because doing so would constitute an effective ban on reconditioned mattresses.
The city’s Department of Consumer Affairs believes that poor New Yorkers—those who are least able to afford illness or the costs [...]

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Dateline’s investigative piece today revisited the reconditioned mattress problems in New York City.
In 1996, 19 states had laws in place regulating the sale of reconditioned mattresses. This year that number is up to 26. We started our investigation in New York, where state law requires them to be labeled clearly with yellow tags [...]

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The next Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) bed bug seminar will be held in Greenpoint.
Tuesday May 6, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The Greenpoint Reformed Church
136 Milton Street
Broooklyn, NY 11222
RSVP (HPD): (212) 863-8830
New York vs. Bed Bugs founding members are coming to Greenpoint for good bed bug learnin’, to meet good [...]

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Oh, and when we’re in Brooklyn? Perhaps some kind person will explain some of its trippier mysteries to us.

Starting with the Bed Bug Club.
matt semel
Also via mcbrooklyn.

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We want to review the pest management challenges posed by bed bugs, and give you a clear idea of where we stand on possible policy approaches and solutions, but there is yet one more thing to get out of the way: the question of whether bed bugs, which are not known to be vectors of [...]

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Bedbugger has an update on the state legislature bill which would require parental notification of bed bugs found in New York City schools.
An update and a call to action:
Tell senators on the Education Committee that the bill matters because as the information on A6667b provided by the Assembly states, “Currently, if a bed bug is [...]

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In the coming days we’ll describe some of the challenges we face in the fight against bed bugs and the solutions we believe should be considered.
Something that we want to get out of the way at the outset, though, because it hovers over every news report and clouds every discussion of what we as a [...]

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Although personal calls and letters are the most effective means of reaching out to our elected representatives, we know many of you don’t have time to write letters or make phone calls. Bed bugs have that effect on our time commitments and ability to get things done.
So, for those of you who want an [...]

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