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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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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…