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Bed bug cases on the rise since 2010 | AgriLife Today – AgriLife Today

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Bed bugs are making a comeback, but Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has an on-demand online course to protect you and your home from this unwanted visitor.

People have a visceral reaction to the words bed bugs, said Janet Hurley, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist, Dallas. She and other AgriLife Extension IPM specialists created a $25 online program to help people learn how to effectively protect themselves from the pest.

Bed bugs have hitched rides via human movement for centuries before the pests were finally brought under control during the age of heavy chemical use, Hurley said. But after chemicals like DDT and organophosphates were decommissioned, they made a comeback.

Resistance to pesticides and modern travel habits are driving the pests resurgence in the U.S., she said.

For decades, bed bugs werent a problem, but since 2010 incidents have kept increasing, she said.

The one-hour online course teaches participants how to check for bed bugs, what they look like, how to get rid of them, and modern treatment options.

Picking up bed bugs during a hotel stay is a common scenario, Hurley said.

People travel for work or vacation, and they never know it until they have a reaction to the bites, and by then they may have spread them to other locations, including their own home, she said. One of the instructional videos covers how to look for signs of bed bugs in hotel rooms and avoid those little hitchhikers.

Hurleys family was caught in that scenario during a trip to Italy last year. They didnt realize bed bugs were the issue until they were returning home and had to treat their suitcases and clothes by stuffing them into freezers for two weeks to kill the pests.

The program is research- and fact-based and includes simple things every homeowner can do to be aware of and be better protected from infestations, Hurley said.

The course provides good information, especially for travelers, she said. Education is knowledge, and its good knowledge to have whether youre going to Europe in the future or taking a weekend road trip.

Going through the course can also give homeowners good insight into questions they may want to ask professional pest controllers who might enter their home.

As for people in the pest control industry, the course would also provide them with essential information, Hurley said. The course offers one structural Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education credits for applicators.

The course is available on demand and accessible at any time once an account is created and paid for, Hurley said. Participants can go through it at their own speed and come in and out at their convenience.

It is somewhat interactive, she said, with slides and photos that include narration and videos. There is a final exam with a 70% efficiency requirement at the end for applicators seeking the one structural pest management continuing education units.

The course will cover:

The course is worth the hour for anyone who wants their household to have the peace of mind knowing about common ways bed bugs enter homes, how to recognize their presence and what to do next, she said. Its just good, straight-forward information to know.

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Bedbug infestation is requiring entire Tennessee legislative office building to be treated – Tennessean

Posted on November 25, 2020 by admin Click Here For Article

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Workers in Tennessee's legislative office building aren't just trying to avoid catching the coronavirus.

Now, there arebedbugs.

The pests were discovered Wednesday in multiple offices on the fifth floor of the Cordell Hull office building, where House members of the General Assembly and their staff work.

All House staff have now been advised to work from home until after Thanksgiving while offices are treated for bedbugs, according to legislative administration director Connie Ridley.

Cordell Hull Building 436 6th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37243 Thursday July 11, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn.(Photo: Larry McCormack, Larry McCormack / THE TENNESSEAN)

"It appears they were unknowingly brought in from a location away from the Cordell Hull Building on clothing or a related item," Ridley said Thursday in response to a question about how legislative officials believe the infestation began.

Due to the pandemic, traffic in and out of Cordell Hull building is already limited only to those who work in the building or who have scheduled an appointment. Many executive branch employees continue to work from home, though the majority of legislative employees are required to continue reporting to the office.

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While no bedbugs have been detected on other floors, a contractor has advised that the entire building be treated for the insects "out of an abundance of caution," Ridley wrote in an email to legislative employees late Thursday afternoon.

Staff and members working in their fifth-floor offices Wednesday were informed that an exterminator was going to be spraying the area in the coming days, but were not initially told that there was a bedbug infestation.

An email that went out to members Wednesday referenced an "insect problem" and advised legislators to reschedule meetings Thursday and Friday or to move them to an alternate location.

Now, exterminators will take more time to treat the building.

"All House staff have been advised to remain away from the office until after the Thanksgiving Holiday, which will give the contractors time and access to appropriately treat the affected areas," Ridley said in a statement Thursday. "The contractors will continue to assess the facility during this period and make further recommendations if necessary."

In an email sent to Senate staff on Thursday,they were advised to inform Lt. Gov. Randy McNally's office if they "notice any unwelcome guests" in offices.

This appears to be the first documented case of bedbugs in Tennessee General Assembly buildings, according to legislative librarian Eddie Weeks, who noted that "in times past such things may have not been named."

A House resolution in 1893, however, ordered the Capitol superintendent to "take up the entire carpet in this room, and have the same disinfected and put away for safekeeping until the time for the meeting of the next legislature.

Reach Natalie Allison at nallison@tennessean.com. Follow her on Twitter at @natalie_allison.

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