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Bed Bugs Information – City of Columbus

Bed Bugs Information

Like mosquitoes, bed bugsbite people and drink a blood meal.Unlike mosquitoes, they are not known to transmit any human diseases.They can, however, causeitching, skin rashes, anddistress.

Bed bugs spread as people carry them into their homes, often in infested luggage, clothing, used furniture, or bedding.

Bedbugs can show up in anyones home, school or business. But in general, multi-unit housing is a more common place for a bed bug infestation, such as hotels, dorms, shelters and apartments. Infestations usually are not because ofbad housekeeping.

While any resident can be affected by bed bugs, the greatest impact is often felt by people with the least resources to deal with the problem, which can take a lot of time and money.

The City of Columbus is part of the Central Ohio Bed Bug Task. It includes local governments, health departments, social service agencies, pest control applicators, landlord and tenants rights groups, fire departments, the Ohio Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health, and the Ohio State University Extension. Our goal is to prevent bed bug infestations through education and serve as a resource to those struggling with an infestation. More information atwww.centralohiobedbugs.org

For enforcement of housing code issues, including pest control:City of Columbus: 614-645-3111Franklin County: 614-525-3160

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Bed bugs in Hamilton, Ontario: lessons for landlords and …

The Hamilton Spectator reports on the spread of bed bugs in that Ontario city.

The story focuses on Lisa Courtneys bed bug battle:

Courtney tossed out her bed, mattress and linens. CityHousing, Hamiltons social housing agency, had her Cumberland Avenue apartment treated and life returned to normal.

But now, the bedbugs are back. Courtneys anxiety has shot up with reports of three neighbours with the same problem.

Im psychotic now, because people down the hall have them, too, she said.

Landlords need to learn that you cant simply treat the unit of the person who complains about bed bug bites. You have to have all adjacent units (above, below, and on all sides) carefully inspected and treated if necessary.

Apartment managers would be advised to read this article from Techletter.com about dealing with bed bugs in the properties under their care.

Since bed bugs can be hard to detect, especially in the early stages of infestation, landlords may also consider that treating all adjacent units where bed bugs have not been found may be a good idea. The City of Bostons Housing Division actually requires this when the Inspectional Services Department finds bed bugs in an apartment:

Our Standard bed bug notice of violation also requires that owners inspect all units in the dwelling, and they must treat all horizontally and vertically adjacent units to the infested unit(s).

Boston landlords treat adjacent units even if they turn up no visible signs of bed bugs.You dont know how often Bedbuggers tell us (often in the forums) both of the following: (a) I have had 4+ bed bug treatments and the problem persists, and (b) none of my neighbors have bed bugs. When pressed, people invariably say neighbors were asked. Since as many as 50% of people dont react to bites, asking doesnt do much. Many times, inspection also turns up nothing. And then a few months later, lo and behold, bed bugs are back.

You also dont know how often I hear (often in discreet emails) about professionals eventually discovering the badly-infested unit, with so many bed bugs theyre falling from the walls in broad daylight invariably a bed bug infestation later discovered in a building where some other poor soul thought they were the only ones infested. Sometimes neighbors dont know they have bed bugs because they cant see them.

Other times bed bugs are clearly visible, but residents dont know what they are, or fear repercussions for bringing the problem to light, or are impaired in some way such that they cannot recognize the problem or act on it, or (in rare cases) they know and just dont care (shudder).

The good news is Hamilton is taking bed bugs seriously:

Stan Yung, a Hamilton public health manager, says the city is already intervening. It has been tracking cases since 2005 and now has a new public education campaign.

(I look forward to hearing how they are tracking infestations.)

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Bed Bug Strategy – CityHousing Hamilton

CHANGE IN BEDBUG REPORTING PROCESS

August 12, 2014

Dear Tenant,

As ofFebruary 1st, if you have bed bugs please call CityHousing Hamilton at 905-546-2121. Please note that this is a new phone number.

The CityHousing Hamilton staff willdispatch a contractor who will treat your unit for bed bugs.

Please post this on your refrigerator for future reference.

To report BED BUGS call 905-546-2121

Office Hours are: Monday to Friday

8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

MISSED MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENTS

24 hours notice is needed to reschedule appointments

If you are not available at the scheduled time to let the Contractor into your home, Please call the Contractor or CityHousing Hamilton to reschedule the appointment.

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