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An interview with Steven W. Smollens: law and history in NYC

Steven W. Smollens has practiced landlord and tenant law in New York City for 34 years. I have (in my History of the Misery of Bed Bugs collection) a set of notes, passed along like contraband, of his New York … Continue reading

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Laundry and the motivating power of the bed bug web: Q&A with Richard Naylor

First, the study. Naylor, R. A., and C. J. Boase. 2010. Practical Solutions for Treating Laundry Infested With Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 103 (February): 136-139. doi:10.1603/EC09288. In keeping with our recent interest in the first line … Continue reading

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What’s working for bed bug control in multifamily housing: a new report from NCHH

The National Center for Healthy Housing, with funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pesticide Programs, has published a report on the actual practice of bed bug control: What’s Working for Bed Bug Control in Multi-Family Housing: Reconciling best … Continue reading

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Bed bugs make the home page of the NYC Department of Health

You have to see this. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has published a new bed bug guide, Preventing and Getting Rid of Bed Bugs Safely (PDF), available in English as a printed booklet by calling … Continue reading

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The active spread of bed bugs in buildings: the stakes for cities

A new article in the Journal of Economic Entomology should have important implications for policy making—if we are smart enough as a society to appreciate the stakes. Wang, C., K. Saltzmann, E. Chin, G. W. Bennett, T. Gibb. 2010. Characteristics … Continue reading

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Letter in support of the Community Integrated Pest Management Program at Cornell

Below is our letter in support of the Community IPM Program — links added in this online version. Please take a moment to review the appeal (PDF) by Dr. Donald Rutz, director of the NYS IPM Program, and please consider … Continue reading

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Bed bug treatment specs from ONPHA

The Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association has posted bed bug management specifications which were developed in collaboration with hsi solutions. This is a great communication and education tool for their residents and property managers — but there’s also generosity at play … Continue reading

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An evening of bed bugs, cont’d

Lou Sorkin began his lecture at last week’s special meeting of the New York Entomological Society by recounting a few choice tales of insect gourmandism—like the one about the tarantula tempura served at one of The Explorers Club’s annual banquets. … Continue reading

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kdr pyrethroid resistance widespread in U.S. bed bug populations

The University of Kentucky announced yesterday that knockdown resistance (kdr-type) mutations, conferring resistance to synthetic pyrethroid pesticides, are widely prevalent in U.S. bed bug populations. The study, forthcoming1 in Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, finds that one or two … Continue reading

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The New York Entomological Society presents “What Do You Really Know About Bed Bugs?”

WHO: Everyone’s favorite NYC entomologist, Lou Sorkin WHEN: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 – 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM WHERE: Kaufman Theater, First Floor, American Museum of Natural History, 79th St. and Central Park West DETAILS: What Do You Really Know … Continue reading

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