The Entomological Society of America’s Eastern Branch Annual Meeting will be held March 16 through 19, at the Hilton Hartford Hotel, in Hartford, Conn. Bed bugs and stink bugs will be topics of discussion during the meeting.
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Dr. Changlu Wang, Rutgers University entomologist, warned bed bugs are making a comeback and those in pest control need to be prepared. During a symposium on Sunday, March 18, bed bug researchers and educators will share innovative methods of bed bug control and education.
Papers on biological control, insects as a vessel for human and plant disease, and detection of new and emerging insect pests will be other topics discussed. Graduate and undergraduate students will compete in presentations regarding their research on various entomological issues.
The meeting includes a free public program for all ages, “It’s a Bug’s World.” This will feature informational displays, demonstrations and activities, and a pollinator talk and honey tasting. Those interested in attending can visit the Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch’s website or contact Faith Kuehn at 302-698-4587 or faith.kuehn@state.de.us.
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March 10th, 2012 @6:51 pm
The item that is in every newspaper, on every TV newscast these days is the word “Bedbugs”. They are everywhere. They are in hotel beds, chairs, carpeting. They are in movie theatre seats, and carpeting. They are in apartment houses, condos, and most every type of building, furniture and clothing stores, and even in airplane seats. Bedbugs have feasted on sleeping humans for thousands of years. After World War II, they were eradicated from most developed nations with the use of DDT. This pesticide has since been banned because it’s so toxic to the environment. Spurred perhaps by increases in international travel, bedbugs are becoming a problem once again. The risk of encountering bedbugs increases if you spend time in places with high turnovers of night-time guests — such as hotels, hospitals or homeless shelters. To determine an infestation, bed bugs exterminators need to find evidence of living bed bugs. If they don’t, often they will not apply insecticides. Finding evidence of living bed bugs is also very important when trying to prove an infestation to a property manager or landlord
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