COBBTF’s third annual summit: presentations
The Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force held its third annual bed bug summit on October 20.
Category: Issues and Challenges
EPA announces grant application period
EPA has opened the application period for their previously announced $550K in grants: State & Tribal Assistance Grants – Bed Bug Education/Outreach and Environmental Justice (RFA) (PDF). Applications are due October 18, via Grants.gov — EPA-OPP-2010-007.
Announcing an experimental mailing list: usvbb
When I’m contacted by people working on bed bug problems in other cities, I try to reply with a detailed email. Occasionally, I get no response.
NYC HPD now offering bed bug education community classes for non-profits and tenants groups
And they also offer free classes at their lower Manhattan offices on designated Wednesdays from 6:00-9:00 pm at 100 Gold Street, New York, NY 10038. Register for the in-person class online or call 212-863-8830.
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.
Bed bug management policy guide for accommodation providers
From Australian medical entomologist Stephen Doggett, a draft first edition of a Bed Bug Management Policy for Accommodation Providers, “initially developed to assist community housing groups who were experiencing recurrent bed bug problems” but useful for anyone in “the hospitality … Continue reading
“This may be the problem that puts the family into crisis”
It’s sometimes difficult to make sense of presentations found on the internet. Meaning is often lost in all those bullets in the absence of the speaker.
Temprid gets bed bug label
Temprid SC got a bed bug label (PDF), see the Bayer press release at PCT.
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
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