The International Public Health Pesticides Workshop presentations are a good place to learn about the problems of pesticides development and availability. (Disease vectors are the focus here as we’ve already noted but we should nevertheless pay attention to this process. … Continue reading
This made me laugh even though it’s not funny. (?) In the 1960s the US Army considered several arthropod species for use in a portable insect ambush detector or a stationary intrusion detector device.
I found these background notes (PDF) on the website of the Property Management Association of West Michigan (PMAM); they describe the efforts of a workgroup on bed bugs brought together by the Michigan Department of Community Health. The first meeting … Continue reading
I have been wanting to write about this for a while but the most credible public proponent of the idea that the great bed bug debacle of the 21st century is all EPA’s fault was Rich Kozlovich who has written … Continue reading
Two articles out this week from CUNY journalists Kate Nocera and Zachary Gelnaw-Rubin capture the unnerving story of bed bugs in our city with uncommonly good reporting. “Their friends got bed bugs”
Tempo Dust killed all bed bugs within 24 hours, Drione in 72 hours and MotherEarth D (diatomaceous earth) in 10 days. The authors were surprised by the efficacy of the pyrethroid dusts. Continue reading
A new article in the Journal of Medical Entomology describes the increased effectiveness of silica aerogel (a synthetic desiccant dust) when combined with a blend of bed bug alarm pheromones. Joshua B. Benoit, Seth A. Phillips, Travis J. Croxall, Brady … Continue reading
Caveman Forecaster analyzed google search volume trends for “bed bugs” and found that searches rise in summer months.
Update August 2010: a new chlorfenapyr efficacy research study. The Changlu Wang et al. IPM study is out. It’s too depressing for words.
I missed this article in the April edition: PCTOnline.com – Who You Gonna Call? Chicago vs. Bed Bugs and Bedbugger are listed in a section on online resources for PCOs. I think the bedbugger forums are an especially good place … Continue reading