Category: public health
By nobugsonme on Jun 28, 2008 in Charlotte, NC, allergic reactions, anxiety, bed bug bites, bed bugs, bedbugs, domestic violence, homelessness, loss of sleep, north carolina, public health, salvation army, shelters, skin irritation, stress, united family services | 2 Comments
A Charlotte, North Carolina shelter that houses women who have suffered domestic violence has evacuated residents for several weeks while bed bugs are removed, according to the Charlotte Observer:
The Charlotte-area United Family Services domestic violence shelter has evacuated its residents to “a safe place” in order to battle a recent infestation of bedbugs, said Libby […]
By nobugsonme on Jun 10, 2008 in 25 Grant Street, bed bug legislation, bed bug task force, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, colorado, denver, denver environmental health department, get rid of bed bugs, landlords and tenants, public health, taking action on bed bugs | 1 Comment
This MyFox Colorado article claims that this beleaguered building in Denver at 25 Grant Street has had ongoing bed bug problems for two years.
Denver’s Environmental Health Department says they have had complaints about bugs there for more than two years.
The property is owned by Shockor Management and is telling tenants they will spray once again […]
By nobugsonme on Mar 12, 2008 in GTA, Joe Fiorito, Reg Ayre, Toronto Public Health, bed bug action committee, bed bugs, bed bugs in toronto, bedbugs, public health, toronto | 4 Comments
Joe Fiorito has another bed bug story in the Toronto Star today. He starts by describing pictures a public health official shows him from infestations he has encountered:
Reg Ayre tapped his computer keyboard and up popped a photo of a polka dot pillow on a lonesome bed; not polka dots. “Those specks are blood,” […]
By nobugsonme on Mar 10, 2008 in Joe Fiorito, Paula Fletcher, Toronto Public Health, bed bug statistics, bed bugs, bed bugs and health, bedbugs, canada, disabled, dr. david mckeown, elderly, homeless, low-income, new york and bed bugs, nyc, ontario, public health, shelters, statistics on bed bugs, toronto, toronto board of health, toronto medical officer of health | 12 Comments
A bit of background:
Toronto has had a serious bed bug problem for some time, just like New York, London, San Francisco, Vancouver–I could go on and on, but you get the idea.
The Toronto Star also has a journalist called Joe Fiorito who wrote extensively and repeatedly about how serious a problem bed bugs were, […]
By nobugsonme on Mar 3, 2008 in OH, bed bug epidemic, bed bugs, bedbugs, cincinnati, dayton, garbage, health departments, hotels, how to avoid bed bugs, mattresses, middletown, ohio, public health, spread of bed bugs, used furniture | 0 Comments
According to the Dayton Daily News, you can get bed bugs from all kinds of sources: 4-star hotels, college dorms, from your neighbors via pipes running from apartment to apartment, and from used furniture. When you’re thinking about how to avoid bed bugs, you have to realize it’s not just about you: your neighbors […]
By nobugsonme on Jan 22, 2008 in Dale Mallory, Hamilton County, O'dell Owens, bed bugs, bed bugs and health, bedbugs, cincinnati, coroner, government meetings, government response to bed bugs, how to get rid of bed bugs, indiana, kentucky, ohio, public health | 2 Comments
The Kentucky Post and WCPO (ABC9 in Cincinnati) reported that there was an “Emergency Meeting” held behind closed doors last Friday to discuss the bed bug problem in the tri-state area of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. (Indiana was not mentioned by name in any of the articles, but we can assume it’s the third […]
By nobugsonme on Jan 16, 2008 in batesville, bed bugs, bedbugs, indiana, public health, ripley county, spread of bed bugs | 0 Comments
The Batesville Herald Tribune in Indiana reports that even that locality’s health officials are discussing the increase in local bed bug cases:
Bed bug cases “are increasing somewhat throughout the county,” reported Wayne Peace, Emergency Management Agency director, at the Jan. 8 Ripley County Health Department meeting. “I don’t know why there is an increase.”
Public health […]
By nobugsonme on Jan 15, 2008 in Joe Fiorito, Reg Ayre, The Star, Toronto Public Health, bed bugs, bed bugs and health, bed bugs in toronto, bedbugs, health, how to get rid of bed bugs, ontario, public health, toronto | 2 Comments
In some cities, the housing department inspects for bed bugs. In others, it’s public health. Toronto Public Health apparently has jurisdiction over inspections for bed bugs in the city.
Joe Fiorito of Toronto’s The Star spoke with Reg Ayre of Toronto Public Health about why that body can’t legally class bed bugs as […]
By hopelessnomo on Jan 9, 2008 in 1980s, Fiona King, Institute of Environmental Health Officers, bed bug epidemic, bed bug history, bed bugs, bed bugs in the UK, bedbugs, britain, clive boase, dr. j. k. anand, dr. janice bates, dr. john paul, environmental health, health, history, how to get rid of bed bugs, new scientist, public health, resurgence, robert usinger, spread, uk, united kingdom, why did bed bugs come back | 9 Comments
The bedbug resurgence in the developed world. We know the story, don’t we?
Virtually eradicated. DDT. International travel. Baseboards. Yadda, yadda.
No. Not at all. Not yadda yadda.
Let’s consider the bedbug resurgence in one developed country.
In October of 1999 the BBC reported the “return of the bed bug” […]
By nobugsonme on Dec 22, 2007 in Olympia, bed bugs, nyc, public health, social commentary, street art | 1 Comment
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Originally uploaded by ry_aka_olympia
ry_aka_Olympia is back with some social commentary. Since the health dept. in NYC (like most) is paying scant attention to bed bugs, Olympia provides a DIY quarantine poster:
Dept. of Public Health
Bed bugs!
Quarantine Area!
Do not Enter or Exit Any Buildings!
Nice work.
By nobugsonme on Dec 22, 2007 in 311, CDC, PCOs, Toronto Public Health, bed bug spread, bed bugs, bed bugs in apartments, bed bugs in hotels, bedbugs, canada, incidence, landlords, new york, nyc, ontario, pest control, public health, tenants, toronto, toronto sun, usa | 1 Comment
We haven’t had any real data about how many people in Toronto are suffering from bed bugs since the 2003 survey of Toronto PCOs.
But this article in Friday’s Toronto Sun has some interesting statistics. On the one hand,
According to Reg Ayre, the city’s Healthy Environments manager, Toronto Public Health received 194 calls for […]
By Nobugsonme on Nov 23, 2007 in Brooklyn, Joe Fiorito, NJ, Toronto Community Housing, astral, atlantic city, bed bug news, bed bugs, bed bugs in casinos, bed bugs in hotels, bedbugs, canada, casino, greenpoint, homeless shelter, hotels, landlords, new hope shelter, new jersey, new york, nyc, ontario, pennsylvania, pistilli, public health, spread, spread of bed bugs, tenants, toronto, tropicana, usa, waynesboro | 0 Comments
Clip of the Day:
TheStar.com | Public Health must declare bedbug war
“The problem is spreading like flames all over town. Where are the people who will deal with this problem as if they were firefighters in front of a burning building?”
Bedbuggers, Are you all reading Joe Fiorito’s articles in the Star? You really […]
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