Comments on: “the need to educate the public to identify and effectively exterminate bedbugs” http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/02/15/the-need-to-educate-the-public-to-identify-and-effectively-exterminate-bedbugs/ A bed bug policy advocacy group Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:38:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Renee Corea http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/02/15/the-need-to-educate-the-public-to-identify-and-effectively-exterminate-bedbugs/comment-page-1/#comment-7008 Renee Corea Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:47:51 +0000 http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/?p=1866#comment-7008 Hi Paul, what sort of information are you looking for? You might check our <a href="http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/resources/" rel="nofollow">resources page</a> and you might find the information you are looking for or sources to research further or to find consumer information. Our posts may not address your questions and we don't have a newsletter. You can subscribe to our feed in two ways, with a <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/newyorkvsbedbugs" rel="nofollow">reader</a> if you are familiar with its use, or via <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=newyorkvsbedbugs&loc=en_US" rel="nofollow">email</a> (you get an email when there is a new published post). Hi Paul, what sort of information are you looking for?

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]]> By: Paul Gentile http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/02/15/the-need-to-educate-the-public-to-identify-and-effectively-exterminate-bedbugs/comment-page-1/#comment-7003 Paul Gentile Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:28:19 +0000 http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/?p=1866#comment-7003 Please forward any further info regarding bed bugs. Thank you Please forward any further info regarding bed bugs. Thank you

]]> By: sam bryks http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/02/15/the-need-to-educate-the-public-to-identify-and-effectively-exterminate-bedbugs/comment-page-1/#comment-4199 sam bryks Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:02:43 +0000 http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/?p=1866#comment-4199 i had sent a comment but it seems to have got lost due to time out i guess.. brief comment this sounds great.. excellent directions but i don't think that the additional training of pest control service providers (exterminators) is appropriate. Treating bed bugs is not technically challenging but requires time and a meticulous approach, and of course, proper preparation and co-operation. Good firms have well trained staff and there is a great resource of material from NPMA and others providing education. I am sure your local New York Association also provides these opportunities. There is more need for training of property standards regulators, property management and social support agencies in how they can help in the bigger picture. There is a need for educating these groups in what a good service means and is about and what is needed to enable this to happen so that selection of good firms to do the work is the rule not the exception. Historically, the problem has been low bidder and poor services and that is not just bed bugs.. There is a need for more education in what IPM means and how important this concept is in control and in protecting human health.. I don't agree with special training for exterminators. This is needed in technically specialized areas such as termite control, or fumigation or mosquito control, but there is nothing technically challenging about treating for bed bugs. The challenge is getting full co-operation and paying a reasonable fee to get a reasonable job.. that is where the problem lies and creating another focus of training is not going to solve that. the good firms have well trained people ,, and what is needed is ongoing updates on knowledge, not a specialized training to tell what is already know .. Firms need to be certified in terms of their practices, levels of customer satisfaction and if their prices are reasonable.. and let the consumer know who does a good job.. that would have much more impact.. Sam Sam i had sent a comment but it seems to have got lost due to time out i guess..

brief comment
this sounds great.. excellent directions but i don’t think that the additional training of pest control service providers (exterminators) is appropriate. Treating bed bugs is not technically challenging but requires time and a meticulous approach, and of course, proper preparation and co-operation. Good firms have well trained staff and there is a great resource of material from NPMA and others providing education. I am sure your local New York Association also provides these opportunities. There is more need for training of property standards regulators, property management and social support agencies in how they can help in the bigger picture.
There is a need for educating these groups in what a good service means and is about and what is needed to enable this to happen so that selection of good firms to do the work is the rule not the exception. Historically, the problem has been low bidder and poor services and that is not just bed bugs..
There is a need for more education in what IPM means and how important this concept is in control and in protecting human health..
I don’t agree with special training for exterminators. This is needed in technically specialized areas such as termite control, or fumigation or mosquito control, but there is nothing technically challenging about treating for bed bugs. The challenge is getting full co-operation and paying a reasonable fee to get a reasonable job..
that is where the problem lies and creating another focus of training is not going to solve that. the good firms have well trained people ,, and what is needed is ongoing updates on knowledge, not a specialized training to tell what is already know ..
Firms need to be certified in terms of their practices, levels of customer satisfaction and if their prices are reasonable.. and let the consumer know who does a good job.. that would have much more impact..
Sam
Sam

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