Comments on: Bed bugs, chickens and DNA: a Q&A with Dr. James Austin

By: hopelessnomo

hopelessnomo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:05:29 +0000

Thank you so much for letting us know, Dr. Booth.

I updated the update. And, um, fair warning, we’re gonna ask for an interview. At some point. When you’re ready. Don’t set up a spam filter on us.

By: Warren Booth

Warren Booth — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:12:16 +0000

The work at NC state also involved myself. Unfortunately due to University regulations post-docs (despite writing the grant) are not allowed to be listed as a co-PI on the grant.
I am the post-doc working directly on the project.

By: DougSummersMS

DougSummersMS — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:35:38 +0000

Nomo

Thanks for the update.

I think DNA research will answer some of the most interesting questions about how & why bed bugs have returned to the urban environment.

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:39:15 +0000

ps hopelessnomo, I tossed your comment in the end of the interview as an “update.”

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:36:19 +0000

Excellent news! Thanks ‘nomo.

By: hopelessnomo

hopelessnomo — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:04:45 +0000

North Carolina State University researchers Ed Vargo and Coby Schal have been awarded a USDA-NRI grant to, ambitiously, use bed bug population genetics to determine the source and movement of bed bugs, within buildings, cities and surrounding areas, and even between countries... and between poultry farms/urban environments, to determine whether poultry farms are important sources of the spread.

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By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:50:04 +0000

Dr. Austin,

Thanks so much for your comments!

In addition to the remarks readers posted above, many additional readers wrote to thank us for this interview. We really appreciate your participating so generously with your time!