More tales of CIN-1: PBO and deltamethrin
CIN-1 is a strain of bed bugs maintained at the University of Kentucky—one imagines for the purposes of inquiry into the supernatural limits of its invincibility.
Tag: bedbugs
Toronto schools bed bug policy
The Toronto District School Board has published a bed bug procedure as a standard for all schools, outdoor education, child care and administrative facilities.
Short takes 12/4
-I was moved by this post: Bedbugs: A Modern-Day Leprosy. Seriously. – Bart Campolo – God’s Politics Blog (Cincinnati)
Bed Bug Central’s charitable holiday treatments
Bed Bug Central is coordinating charitable bed bug treatments for the holidays.
Australian medical entomologists on what GPs should know
Not everyday that you read this: Mental health impact One aspect of the medical affects of bed bug bites that is almost never addressed is the significant psychological distress caused by the bites. This is a very real health problem … Continue reading
Cash for…?
You’ve heard of the cash for caulkers idea idea, right? Incentives for home weatherization projects to reduce energy use.
2nd ONPHA video in planned series: bed bug treatment preparation
The second Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (ONPHA) video is up:
ESA videos
From the Entomological Society of America’s video contest, this is a Spanish-language bed bug education video from Virginia Tech:
“If anything, I look for it to get worse”
Ray Lopez, Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann and Paul Wenning are interviewed in this article at Miller-McCune magazine about our bed bug problem: A Wake-Up Call on Bedbugs.
Short takes 11/20
11/20 – Money for bed bugs has a way of running out, though Reg Ayre says they’ve learned some things. Please share, Mr. Ayre. (Toronto)