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Bed bugs back in view
November 29, 2023
In 2023, widespread reporting of bed bug infestations in France and South Korea, alongside frenzied social media attention, has raised the profile of these troublesome arthropods once again. Bed bugs…
Bed bugs
November 10, 2023
Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are small, elusive, and resilient wingless insects that feed on the blood of mammals, including humans. They are reddish-brown and range in length from eggs of about 1mm…
Public Health Roles with Regard to Bed Bug Management in Canada
November 27, 2013
Presentations: Toronto’s Response to Bed Bugs Ron de Burger & Tracy Leach, Toronto Public Health Current Bed Bug Technologies Taz Stuart, TDTS Consulting Bed Bug Management: Preliminary…
Review of Field Tests on Bed Bug Control Technologies
March 10, 2015
Economic, environmental, and health concerns with bed bug control technologies and management options are of interest to public health and pest management agencies, who often receive and need to…
Prevention, identification, and treatment options for the management of bed bug infestations
January 14, 2013
In the past decade, bed bug infestations have been increasing worldwide. Historically, studies have failed to provide evidence for the transmission of human diseases through bed bugs, but recent…
Phosphine Poisoning as an Unintended Consequence of Bed Bug Treatment
March 6, 2015
Recent news on Canadian fatalities linked to the inappropriate use of phosphine for bed bug control underlines the need for public health practitioners to be aware of the issue.
Bed Bugs and Public Health: New Approaches for an Old Scourge
January 11, 2013
The objective of this paper is to share four Canadian cities’ experiences with bed bug infestations and to explore public health roles in managing them. We summarize presentations from a workshop at…
Public health surveillance of housing conditions: Recent data from Montreal and thoughts on improving impacts on policy
February 22, 2018
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or…
Pesticide exposure in the urban environment
June 5, 2018
Pesticides are chemicals developed to prevent or destroy unwanted species including insects (insecticides) and weeds (herbicides). Organochlorines and organophosphates, developed prior to the 1960s…
Increasing Use of Pyrethroids in Canadian Households: Should We Be Concerned?
January 11, 2013
Pyrethroids are a class of plant-derived insecticides and their man-made analogues that are increasingly applied in Canada as first choice for pest control in many agricultural and residential…