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A research study performed by the University of California suggests that the California bed bug epidemic is happening. Bed bugs are being found in California apartments, condos, homes, hotels, resorts, daycares, nursing homes, schools, movie theaters and many other places. BedBug Chasers is ready to help California combat the bed bug problem with our bed bug treatment heating methods.
Central Valley Business Times Article:
The Lewis Lab is also exploring new methods of bedbug control that minimize the use of pesticides.
Co-author Dong-Hwan Choe, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside, is currently studying essential oils from plants such as clove and wintergreen to see if they can be used as alternatives to synthetic insecticides.
Because dogs are often used to sniff out bedbugs, Mr. Choe is trying to recruit dog handlers to participate in research to evaluate the effectiveness of their dogs at detecting bedbugs and to study their training methods.
Andrew Sutherland, UC Cooperative Extension advisor for the San Francisco Bay Area, has been meeting with pest control professionals to share the latest bedbug research results and integrated pest management approaches to minimize the amounts of pesticides used.
Mr. Sutherland also has begun training UC Master Gardener volunteers to answer questions about bedbugs and to share information about integrated pest management to control insects in the home.
“Master Gardeners in urban counties increasingly get requests regarding household pests,” says Mr. Sutherland. “UC ANR is interested in providing education and outreach on this topic because urban pest management significantly impacts water quality and other environmental resources. I have designed a ‘Household Pests’ unit used in ‘Advanced IPM Training’ for Master Gardeners.'”
“Many clients think they may have bedbugs, but actually have recovered specimens of other insects,” Mr. Sutherland says. “In those cases we are able to prevent unnecessary and sometimes dangerous pesticide applications. When bed bugs are identified, our message is always to contact a professional pest control operator.”
Bedbugs do not jump or fly, but the immature stages are light enough to be carried on a strong breeze. People can also inadvertently carry them around on linens or clothing. The eggs can cling to the bottom of a shoe and be carried to a new room, especially in carpeted areas. While the brownish red adult bedbugs are the size of a small apple seed and noticeable, hatching nymphs are the size of a grain of sand and a creamy whitish yellow color that is difficult to see.
The exact causes of the bedbug resurgence are not known, but increased international travel among people, pesticide resistance among bedbugs, the ease with which bedbugs can spread, and reduced indoor use of residual insecticides may be contributing factors.
Source: http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=24215