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Our first talkcast with special guest David Cain

We are very happy to announce that David Cain has generously agreed to be our guest for the very first New York vs. Bed Bugs talkcast. Continue reading

April 30, 2008
Posted by Renee Corea
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The risk is that we can’t afford to become either complacent or hopeless in this ongoing struggle. — Dr. Stephen Hwang

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NYC Department of Sanitation rule requires bagging of mattresses and box springs set out for collection. Rule in effect December 3 with full enforcement beginning January 3, 2011.

HPD streamlined the registration page for its free online bed bug course and now offers on-site community classes for non-profits and tenant groups. More details here. Classes are also scheduled at HPD offices on February 29, 2012 at 6 pm.

Department of Health bed bug guide: Preventing and Getting Rid of Bed Bugs Safely (PDF)

See a list of NYC bed bug resources and the NYC page.

Review of NYC laws -- see also the bed bug disclosure law which came into effect later

FY 2010 NYC bed bug statistics update - New York vs Bed Bugs (PDF) See also: a look at the bed bug data from the 2009 Community Health Survey

Christian Swinehart’s BDBGS! a NYC bed bug map visualization

The Bedbug Registry - NYC map

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