One more letter
Do you remember our old bed bug task force letter writing campaign? Would you write one more letter? The City Council Speaker has a contact form that you can use to send a simple (and polite) note asking her to … Continue reading
Month: June 2009
So, what now?
John Raimonda, Director of Operations of Liberty Pest Control, wrote today in response to the NH Bedbugs post and I have his permission to share his email with you:
Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association bed bug awareness video
The Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (ONPHA) has produced an educational video about bed bugs. It is the first in a planned series for tenants and site staff; the second video will cover preparation and treatment.
The NH Bedbugs project
Nobugs has a nice post taking note of the remarkable news from New Hampshire of a new organization that will begin its work by taking on the eradication of bed bugs from a Manchester building as a community project.
Phenolphthalin test as inexpensive surveillance tool
I’ve been looking at the literature concerning other blood-sucking pests as it is rich with insights and information that have not yet been investigated in bed bugs—and perhaps will not be any time soon because the clever bed bug does … Continue reading
1960, New Jersey, #4
Time to put away the old DDT nostalgia. This should be the last DDT post. I should have ended on the good stuff, but apparently can’t leave well enough alone.
UF heat research (and a 1924 detour)
University of Florida researchers have published their study of heat treatments to control bed bug infestations (free PDF). What distinguishes their approach from other published accounts is the DIY character of their method and materials: space heaters, fans, polystyrene boards, … Continue reading
3 months
Today is June 18, three months exactly since the Mayor signed the bed bug advisory board bill. (At least one generation.) There have been no appointments. At this point I’m no longer wondering at the delay but rather well into … Continue reading
No bed bugs
McBrooklyn, funny: New York City is finally talking tough to bed bugs. As part of its nine-step program to eradicate the pests, they have installed signs in bus shelters warning bed bugs that they are not allowed in the shelters … Continue reading
The challenges in 1941
We’ve talked a bit about J.R. Busvine, a British medical entomologist, before. Bed bugs held Busvine’s attention on occasion and I consequently try to read everything of his I can find, but his unambiguous association of bed bugs with sanitary … Continue reading