Benton County Environmental Health – Bed bugs

Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are increasingly being encountered in homes, apartments, hotels, motels, healthcare facilities, dormitories, shelters, and schools. They often spread throughout a building by traveling from room to room or floor to floor either by crawling or via a person. Immigration and international travel have undoubtedly contributed to the resurgence of bed bugs in the U.S. Also changes in modern pest control practice — and less effective bed bug pesticides — are other factors suspected for the recurrence.

Bed Bug Information:

Oregon Health Authority: About Beg Bugs

US EPA Top Ten Bed Bug Tips (PDF)

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene "Stop Bed Bugs in Hotels Safely" (PDF)

University of Kentucky Entomology: http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp

CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol11no04/04-1126.htm