Bed bugs are back – and UC Davis has answers

For those itching to find out more about bed bugs, there's a UC Davis talk that promises to provide the answers.

Tanya Drlik, integrated pest management coordinator for Contra Costa County, will speak on campus May 3 about bed bug infestations.

After a half century of life mostly without bed bugs, the tiny pests are back, said Drlik in a University of California, Davis press release.

Bed bugs infest luxury hotels, skid row apartments, hospitals, waiting rooms taxis and buses. Drilik said they have "no regard for wealth or class - everyone is vulnerable."

The insects are difficult to control due to their tiny size and growing resistance to pesticide. Rampant outbreaks of the pests are prevalent in some parts of the country, including New York City.

Drilk will give her talk as part of a Northern California Entomology Society meeting, which includes other experts speaking on various topics. The public is invited to attend after paying the annual $10 membership dues.

The meeting begins at 9:15 a.m. May 3 in the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road.

For lunch reservations contact ecmussen@ucdavis.edu or (530) 752-0472.

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