Protect yourself?
You’ve seen these new Protect-a-Bed ads in the city?
Month: November 2009
Alternatives
Beyond Pesticides weighs in on Ohio’s propoxur Section 18 request:
Actually, no, that’s not true
The Associated Press re the propoxur story: Bedbugs are generally controlled by washing sheets, thoroughly cleaning infested rooms and use a powerful vacuum to remove bedbugs from cracks and crevices. In some cases, exterminators use pesticides.
Bed Bugs Are Back: Are We Ready? available from WoodGreen
Bed Bugs Are Back: Are We Ready? (PDF) — the new Toronto report from WoodGreen Community Services, Habitat Services and Public Interest is now available for download at the website of WoodGreen Community Services.
So, it’s propoxur
Update: Federal Register notice published; public comment period ends January 21, 2010.
Reports from Toronto, including new Toronto Bed Bug Project updates
There’s news from Toronto today, the presentation of a new report titled “Bed Bugs Are Back: Are We Ready?” commissioned by the city of Toronto and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care according to this news report. … Continue reading
The Toronto Bed Bug Project is surveying residents about bed bugs
Check out the online survey: Anyone can get bed bugs! Bed bugs can cause anxiety, allergic reactions, and financial hardship.
BASF’s bed bug prevention pitch
Update: the chlorfenapyr study has been published. Curiosity about PestWorld led me to these videos of some of the exhibitors.1 If you are going to watch any of the videos at Pete Grasso’s blog, I really recommend the Cimex video. … Continue reading