1/15/2013MA Library System Workshop Presentation by Doreen Blades, President of US Eco Corporation

What are bed bugs? What do they look like? Where are they likely to hide? Why have they come back in such magnitude? Possible solutions Question and Answers 1/15/2013MA Library System Workshop

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Common Bed Bugs or Cimex lectularius have been around for centuries and have been referred to in literature since Aristotle. Many of you remember the lyrics Sleep tight dont let the bed bugs bite Bed bugs are small brownish flattened insects without wings and suction cup feet. They do not build nests like ants, or other insects, but like to travel by scurrying across floors, in heating ducts and electrical outlets, natural hitchhikers. They feed on warm blooded animals, but prefer humans as we do not have much hair/fur. 1/15/2013MA Library System Workshop

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The adult female bed bug will lay from 1 to 2 eggs a day if the temperature is between 70° and 80° more or less depending on the temperature. The eggs hatch quickly in 1 to 2 weeks. Bed bugs can live for up to a year without a meal. Bed bugs are active at night when people are sleeping and hide out close to their next meal during the day. 1/15/2013MA Library System Workshop

As of today it appears bed bugs do not transmit diseases. Further studies are being conducted. Per Journal of American Medical Association Common problems are itchy bites and sometimes they become infected from scratching. Not all people will react to the bed bug bite. 1/15/2013MA Library System Workshop

Many more people are traveling to far off locations where they were never eradicated. Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe Immigration has increased Pesticides such as DDT are no longer being used. They are becoming resistant to current Pesticides' being used. People have not had to look for them in the recent past allowing them to multiply and spread 1/15/2013MA Library System Workshop

Everywhere!! High end hotels, dorms, apartments, theaters, Retail shops, furniture stores, schools, daycare, buses, trains…. 1/15/2013MA Library System Workshop

1/15/2013MA Library System Workshop

If you suspect an infestation act quickly! Inspect books that are returned. Bed bugs are hitchhikers they like to hide in the spine of a book. Do a bed bug check when staying in a hotel or motel. Look behind the headboard, look on the mattress specifically the seams and box spring for tell tale signs (feces, eggs, bugs) Be diligent when traveling. Keep the luggage off the floor or bed. Stay away from the drapes in the hotel room. Wash clothes in hot water or put in dryer for 20 minutes when returning from a trip. Clean the luggage after a trip carry a plastic bag for your luggage. Use mattress and box spring encasements 1/15/2013MA Library System Workshop

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Bed bug traps and/or detectors Bed bug sniffing dogs (must be continually trained) Pesticides Pesticide Free treatments Heat treatment for building only use a qualified exterminator with experience 1/15/2013MA Library System Workshop

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Thank you Doreen Blades US Eco Products, Corporation 1/15/2013MA Library System Workshop