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Product Stewardship Institute National Mattress Stewardship Meeting Monday, April 11, 2011 Hartford, Connecticut. “Bed bugs”, a simple name for a complicated subject. Dr. Gale E. Ridge Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station New Haven, CT. Joan Jordan Connecticut Department - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Product Stewardship InstituteProduct Stewardship InstituteNational Mattress Stewardship MeetingNational Mattress Stewardship Meeting
Monday, April 11, 2011Monday, April 11, 2011Hartford, ConnecticutHartford, Connecticut
““Bed bugs”, a simple nameBed bugs”, a simple name for a complicated subjectfor a complicated subject
Dr. Gale E. RidgeDr. Gale E. RidgeConnecticut AgriculturalConnecticut Agricultural
Experiment StationExperiment StationNew Haven, CTNew Haven, CT
Connecticut Coalition Against Bed BugsConnecticut Coalition Against Bed Bugs
Joan JordanJoan JordanConnecticut DepartmentConnecticut Departmentof Consumer Protectionof Consumer Protection
Hartford, CTHartford, CT
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Current Projects & servicesCurrent Projects & services• List-serve (280 membership)List-serve (280 membership)• Public outreach and educationPublic outreach and education• Health department videoHealth department video• Best Practices for Bed Bug ManagementBest Practices for Bed Bug Management
Mattress, bedding and upholstered furniture.Mattress, bedding and upholstered furniture.Guidance document for the reuse/resale and Guidance document for the reuse/resale and recycling industries in Connecticutrecycling industries in Connecticut
• Document reviewing & advisory activitiesDocument reviewing & advisory activities• Protocols: including schools, visiting nurses, heath agencies etc.Protocols: including schools, visiting nurses, heath agencies etc.• Forums for citizens and professionals (April 28Forums for citizens and professionals (April 28thth & October 6 & October 6thth 2011) 2011)• GrantsGrants• CT bed bug Pest Management Professionals service list (NPMA)CT bed bug Pest Management Professionals service list (NPMA)
Bed Bug Forum Southern ConnecticutBed Bug Forum Southern ConnecticutState UniversityState University
Connecticut Coalition Against Bed BugsConnecticut Coalition Against Bed Bugs
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Historic trade routes and bed bug world distributionHistoric trade routes and bed bug world distribution
Pre-medieval trade routesPre-medieval trade routes
Spice routesSpice routes
Current trade routesCurrent trade routes
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Bed bug reporting and current trade routesBed bug reporting and current trade routes
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Family portraitFamily portrait
Adult femaleAdult female
Adult maleAdult male
Newly hatched nymphs and egg casesNewly hatched nymphs and egg cases
Adult and nymphAdult and nymph
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Bed bugs commuting between bed and refugeBed bugs commuting between bed and refuge
Clustering behavior in a refugeClustering behavior in a refuge
Night stand with fecal spotsNight stand with fecal spots6
Bed bug signBed bug sign
DetritusDetritus
Fecal spotting, in this case, on wallsFecal spotting, in this case, on walls
Cluttered apartmentCluttered apartmentFeedingFeeding
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Bed bug management on bedding?Bed bug management on bedding? Metal beds used in 1918Metal beds used in 1918Flu epidemic to limitFlu epidemic to limitbed bug movementbed bug movement
Un-engorged adultUn-engorged adult
Engorged adultEngorged adult
Watch glassesWatch glasses8
Connecticut General Assembly proposed Connecticut General Assembly proposed bed bug bills 2011bed bug bills 2011
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Joan JordanJoan JordanConnecticut Department of Consumer ProtectionConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
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The International Association of Bedding and Furniture The International Association of Bedding and Furniture Law Officials (IABFLO) is a group made up of the bedding Law Officials (IABFLO) is a group made up of the bedding regulators and the industry that we regulate. regulators and the industry that we regulate.
The website is The website is
The following are the states which have bedding laws, The following are the states which have bedding laws, although not all of these states have second hand laws:although not all of these states have second hand laws:
1.1.CaliforniaCalifornia2.2.ConnecticutConnecticut3.3.DelawareDelaware4.4.City of Detroit, MichiganCity of Detroit, Michigan5.5.MassachusettsMassachusetts6.6.North CarolinaNorth Carolina7.7.OhioOhio8.8.OklahomaOklahoma9.9.PennsylvaniaPennsylvania10.10.Rhode IslandRhode Island11.11.TexasTexas12.12.UtahUtah13.13.VirginiaVirginia14.14.West VirginiaWest Virginia
The website has the links to all the state programs.The website has the links to all the state programs.
www.abflo.org www.abflo.org
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165 Capitol Avenue165 Capitol AvenueHartford, CT 06106Hartford, CT 06106
(860)713-6123(860)713-6123
Joan Jordan, SupervisorJoan Jordan, SupervisorConnecticut Department of Consumer Connecticut Department of Consumer
ProtectionProtection
Dr. Gale E. RidgeDr. Gale E. RidgeThe Connecticut Agricultural Experiment The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
StationStation123 Huntington Street, P. O. Box 1106123 Huntington Street, P. O. Box 1106
New Haven, CT 06524-1106New Haven, CT 06524-1106
Tel: (203) 974-8478Tel: (203) 974-8478Fax: (203) 974-8502Fax: (203) 974-8502
E-mail:E-mail: [email protected]@ct.gov
[email protected]@ct.gov www.ct.gov/dcpwww.ct.gov/dcp
Most photos of bed bugs by Michael Thomas (CAES)Most photos of bed bugs by Michael Thomas (CAES) 13