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Oh no! Bed Bugs! Bed Bug Basics for Residents Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program 215-264-0582 Email: [email protected] Website: www.paipm.org Philadelphia’s Bed Bugs (Mabud et al 2014) Bed bugs - Don’t Panic!! • Bed bugs can be avoided and controlled! • Every skin irritation or bite does is not bed bugs! • You can see them. • They do not cause or spread diseases. • Simple heat and/or steam can kill them. • Communication and action are the keys to control 5/3/2011 4 Bedbugs • Identify properly – don’t assume! – Bat bugs & swallow bugs – Cockroaches, ticks & lice, oh my! • Life cycle – – – – Nymph to adult – must feed Poppy to apple-seed size 6-12 eggs laid @ 2-3 days Eggs resistant 5/3/2011 5 How & why Bed bugs spread • • • • • • Sex (theirs, not ours!) Over the counter chemicals Hitchhiking Used mattresses & furniture By visitors Even by pest control technicians, or by agency staff! • Reports are now stable 5/3/2011 6 Community Bed Bug Response Home Other Children Work School Misconceptions • You only get bed bugs because you are “dirty” – False: But can be affected by clutter • “Bed bugs only affect the poor” – False: They often infest poor housing PA IPM 8 Misconceptions • “Certain races are more willing to live with bed bugs” False! – High infestations in transient or overpopulated residences – Constant flow of people in and out – Undocumented aliens: Not more likely to have bedbugs due to race, ethnicity, or nationality. – More afraid of deportation, eviction, or police. Dini Miller, VT PA IPM 9 First signs… (Find out how many and where they are) Bed bug bites on a woman’s leg. Photo from www.bedbugger.com. PA IPM 10 Photos: Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E., Entsult Associates, Inc. Signs of Bed Bugs Photos: Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E., Entsult Associates, Inc. Rows of Bites Source: Phil Kohler, University of Florida Why Bites are in Rows Misidentification Organisms commonly mistaken for bed bugs by residents. PA IPM 15 Don’t use aerosols or foggers! • Spray cans • “Total Release Foggers” • Doesn’t kill bed bugs • Many bugs resistant to the fogger chemicals • Does not penetrate well • Creates toxic fog • Leaves poison residues • You soak it up! PA IPM 16 Other things that don’t work (or are too dangerous): • • • • • • • • • • • Bed legs in kerosene or gasoline Spraying kerosene on bugs or belongings Spraying rubbing alcohol Thyme oil, other home remedies Abandoning the area for a period of time Turning up the heat (use a professional for heat) Leaving the lights on – hungry bugs will feed anyway Using insect repellent Discarding old and buying new furniture Wrapping items in plastic and placing in the sun Vacuuming only, insecticide only PA IPM 17 Bedbugs - Control • Early Detection is key! • Exclusion – Clutter elimination – bins – Inspection • Preparation – Wash bedding – Seal mattress – encasements • NO pesticide on mattresses! • Traps – Climb-up – Make the bed an island! – Monitor – Prevention 5/3/2011 18 Not all covers protect Where the zipper closes and the zipper teeth are vulnerable to bed bug escape PA IPM 19 Photo: Changlu Wang, Rutgers Climb-Up Interceptors Installed… After 2 weeks!… Bed bug - Treatment • Inspection – Cracks & crevice • Vacuum • Heat or cold • Pesticides by PCO only – Dusts – Crack & crevice treatment – Don’t treat mattresses! • Re-inspection & retreatment • Encasements & interceptors 5/3/2011 21 Temperature Effects Affects all bugs at all life stages & their eggs! • • • • Below ~55˚F (~12˚C) Development stops Bugs thrive at temps of ~68˚F – 80˚F (20-27˚C) Above ~99˚F (37˚C) Development stops Die at Temps greater than 118˚F (48.3˚C) Optimal Heat Control Temperatures 120˚F (50˚C) ~ 145˚F (63˚C) • Not above 165˚F (74˚C) • Clothes dryer: 30 min • Whole room: 72 min Cold: 4 days at <5˚F (-13˚C) (Kells & Goblirsch 2011) 22 Choosing a pest control company • Ask for references from bed bug customers • Don’t go low-bid! • Ask to see their license • Pest management program should be multidimensional • Inspection based • Doesn’t rely on pesticides • Should educate the residents • Will provide call-backs (3 min.) Scout, NYC PA IPM 23 Community Bed Bug Response Team • Resident educators, trained • Trained maintenance people – inst. & private • Engaged pest management professionals • Community sponsor & switchboard • Trainers & consultants - us! Home Other Children Work School Early detection programs • Provide encasements for mattresses & box springs • Use interceptors under bed legs • Provide information to tenants • Train maintenance staff in bed bug identification and simple inspection • Inspect periodically • Consider using a canine periodically PA IPM Interceptors installed under bed & chair legs Photo: Canglu Wang 25 The take home message . . It takes a village to control bed bugs! PA IPM 26 Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program Penn State University/Extension Dion Lerman, Healthy Homes Specialist Penn State Center 675 Sansom Street 19106Philadelphia, PA 215-264-0582 [email protected] http://www.paipm.org Tenant Rights • A clean, safe place to live, in compliance with the warranty of habitability. This includes: a structurally sound building, with • waterproof roofs, ceilings and walls • walls and woodwork properly painted (no peeling-off paint) • adequate heat in winter • hot and cold running water • bathroom equipment and drains that work properly • functioning stove • doors that lock properly • windows that work and can be locked • apartment/house free from infestation… • a building with smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and fire escapes, in compliance with the local Fire Code • http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/offcampusservices/?p=landlord_tenant_101/rights_and_responsibilities#basic_tenants_rights 29 So - who’s responsible? • Landlords! • Implied warranty of habitability • Illegal lease provisions cannot be enforced – Lease still valid – you must still pay rent! • Unwaivable rights: – Repairs – Pest control 30 HUD Guidelines (August 2011) • Respond to BB w/in 24 hr • Complete inspections w/in 3 days – All adjacent units – HUD funds available to PHA – no cost to tenant! • • • • Complete IPM Plan Treat using multiple methods; do not rely on pesticides Provide non-chemical follow-up to prevent reinfestations Tenants may not be denied leases, evicted or retaliated against because of Bed bugs PA IPM 31 New Bed bug laws… • Not passed yet! • Pennsylvania SB 1493 (2010) - Relates to bedbug eradication; providing for duty to eradicate, for notification, for administration and enforcement by local boards or departments of health, for inspections, for duties of the Department of Agriculture and for informational brochures; and imposing a civil penalty PA IPM 32 Tenants responsibility • Pay rent! – Legal obligation – or face eviction! • Remedies: – – – – Notify landlord in writing! Take pictures! Pay & Deduct Withhold rent into escrow (not into your bank account!) • Consult TURN! – Tenant Union Representative Network (215) 940-3900 PA IPM 33 Action steps • Learn to identify bedbugs • Put mattress encasements on all beds and box springs • Use interceptors under the legs of beds and other furniture • Notify your landlord as soon as you suspect bed bugs http://extension.psu.edu/bedbugs/about/bedbug-2.pdf/view PA IPM 34 Resources • PA IPM Program – www.extension.psu.edu/ipm • IPM in Multifamily Housing Workshop – www.StopPests.org • National Center for Healthy Housing – www.nchh.org/Training/National-Healthy-Homes-Training-Center.aspx • Dini M. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech – www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pesticides/bedbugs.shtml • Northeastern IPM Center – www.neipmc.org/ • Rutgers University – njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=FS1098 • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/vector/vector-faq1.shtml PA IPM 35