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Month: October 2009

New guidance for bed bugs in health care facilities

A new article on bed bugs in health care facilities from Orkin and the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) of the American Hospital Association is out:

October 1, 2009
Posted by Renee Corea
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Short takes

Can’t seem to wrap up this blog, can I? I actually intend to finish the 30s Britain series. In the meantime…

October 1, 2009
Posted by Renee Corea
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NYC Department of Sanitation rule requires bagging of mattresses and box springs set out for collection. Rule in effect December 3 with full enforcement beginning January 3, 2011.

HPD streamlined the registration page for its free online bed bug course and now offers on-site community classes for non-profits and tenant groups. More details here. Classes are also scheduled at HPD offices on February 29, 2012 at 6 pm.

Department of Health bed bug guide: Preventing and Getting Rid of Bed Bugs Safely (PDF)

See a list of NYC bed bug resources and the NYC page.

Review of NYC laws -- see also the bed bug disclosure law which came into effect later

FY 2010 NYC bed bug statistics update - New York vs Bed Bugs (PDF) See also: a look at the bed bug data from the 2009 Community Health Survey

Christian Swinehart’s BDBGS! a NYC bed bug map visualization

The Bedbug Registry - NYC map

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