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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.

The workmanlike chlorfenapyr

Remember BASF’s bed bug prevention pitch?

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

NPMA/University of Kentucky global bed bug survey

The NPMA/University of Kentucky global bed bug survey hasn’t been published yet (see the NPMA press release that made the news rounds recently) but I came across an executive summary (PDF) via Pest magazine that has a bit more detail.

A pest of significant public health importance, cont’d

With people’s backs against the wall in various cities of the United States, the CDC and EPA pronounce themselves officially on the case of “alarming” U.S. bed bug resurgence: CDC-EPA Joint Statement on bed bug control in the U.S.

WWII army barracks disinfestation photos

Well, maybe one more history post. The papers say the city is ready to do battle, more on what that might mean later. Of course bed bugs have always been a big deal. Eradicating them, a big production. We had … Continue reading

Johnson’s hut, now online

There are so many things I’ve wanted to write about in the time I’ve been away (and not just about historical research, heh).

FY 2010 NYC stats update

We updated bed bug statistics through FY 2010 (PDF), data courtesy of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and for the first time added a table of 311 directory assistance calls. This table is based on data … Continue reading