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Bed Bugs – Public Health Sanitation Program

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Bed bugs are small, wingless insects that have not been known to transmit disease. Adult bed bugs have flat, oval shaped bodies. They are between 1 to 7 millimeters in length (about the size of an apple seed). The size of an adult bed bug varies, because their bodies become larger after a blood meal. After eating they change to a reddish color. Bed bugs are usually active at night and bite humans and animals while they are sleeping. They can live several months without feeding.

Bed bugs can be found anywhere, such as houses, apartments, group living situations, hospitals, hotels/motels, and public transportation vehicles. These places have areas where people sleep or spend significant amounts of time. Their usual hiding places are in seams of mattresses, box springs, bed frames, and along and/or directly behind headboards. Once a bed bug population multiplies, they can be found: behind baseboards; in cracks and crevices in furniture, floors, or walls; under cluttered areas; and in electronic appliances. A bed bug infestation is apparent by noticing black or brown spots (which are their waste products) on surfaces. The eggs, egg shells, and exoskeletons of the bed bugs can be found in their hiding places as well.

Because bed bugs can be found in homes and a variety of public places, they can easily be transported from place to place by people. They can hide in the seams of luggage and in the folds of clothing. They can also be transported in furniture.

Bed bugs are not known to transmit disease, but many people have mild to severe allergic reactions to the bites. Bed bug bite marks usually appear on the face, neck, arms, hands, but can appear on other body parts. The marks are slightly swollen, red areas that can itch or be irritating.

It usually takes multiple visits by licensed pest control operator who has experience in elimination of bed bugs. Please seek the advice of a licensed pest control operator for treatment options. Over the counter foggers and pesticides will not eliminate bed bugs.

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Identifying Bed Bug Infestations – Bed Bugs | Pesticides | US EPA

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The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) has long been a pest feeding on blood, causing itchy bites and generally irritating their human hosts. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) all consider bed bugs a public health pest. However, unlike most public health pests, bed bugs are not known to transmit or spread disease.

They can, however, cause other public health problems, so its important to pay close attention to preventing and controlling bed bugs.

Experts believe the recent increase in bed bugs in the United States may be due to more travel, lack of knowledge about preventing infestations, increased resistance of bed bugs to pesticides, and ineffective pest control practices.

The good news is that there are ways to control bed bugs. Getting good, solid information is the first step in both prevention and control. While there is no chemical quick fix, there are effective strategies to control bed bugs involving both non-chemical and chemical methods.

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Bites on the skin are a poor indicator of a bed bug infestation. Bed bug bites can be misidentified, which gives the bed bugs time to spread to other areas of the house. Bed bug bites can look like bites from other insects (such as mosquitoes or spiders), rashes (such as eczema or fungal infections), or even hives. Some people do not react to bed bug bites at all.

A far more accurate way to identify a possible infestation is to look for physical signs of bed bugs. For example, spots on bedding, as described below, are one of the earliest and most accurate methods.

When cleaning, changing bedding, or staying away from home, look for:

If the room is heavily infested, you may find bed bugs in the seams of chairs and couches, between cushions, in the folds of curtains, in drawer joints, in electrical receptacles and appliances, under loose wall paper and wall hangings -- even in the head of a screw. Since bed bugs are only about the width of a credit card, they can squeeze into really small hiding spots. If a crack will hold a credit card, it could hide a bed bug.

Canvas strap of old box spring covering that is housing adults, skin castings, feces, and eggs. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Louis Sorkin)

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CDC – EHS – Topics – Bed Bugs – Centers for Disease Control …

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Acute Illnesses Associated With Insecticides Used to Control Bed Bugs; Seven States, 2003-2010; MMWR evaluation of 111 illnesses associated with insecticides used to control bed bugs

Bed Bugs: FAQs answers to frequently asked questions about bed bugs

Bed Bug Infestations in an Urban Environment study to determine the extent of reemerging bed bug infestations in homeless shelters and other locations in Toronto, Canada

Biology and Control of Vectors and Public Health Pests: The Importance of Integrated Pest Management updated free online CDC-sponsored course includes sessions on the identification and management of bed bugs, along with an extensive discussion on rodents and other pest management approaches

Health Concerns about Misuse of Pesticides for Bed Bug Control official CDC Health Advisory

Joint Statement on Bed Bug Control in the United States from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlights emerging public health issues associated with bed bugs

Parasites and Health: Bed Bugs image library, reference information, and training information on bed bugs

Pictorial Keys - Bugs [PDF - 354 KB] pictorial key to help identify bed bugs

2011 Bugs Without Borders Survey: New Data Shows Bed Bug Pandemic Is Growing (PestWorld.org) survey from the National Pest Management Association

Bed Bug Information Clearinghouse (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) website provides information to help states, communities, and consumers in efforts to prevent and control bed bug infestations

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Bed Bugs Guam

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Which Airports Have Scanners? Does the Guam airport have a scanner? Find out about A.B. Won Pat International Airport and get a list of all the airports with scanners Bed Bugs in Hostels; How to Get a Passport; Passport News, Rules; Rush Passports Read Article

INSECT AND SUBMISSION FORM Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands) e. White (A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa) Examples: Mites, bed bugs, caterpillars, fleas, ants, ticks, spiders, aquatic insects, and grubs, or tiny insects. Retrieve Document

Integrated Pest Management For Home Gardens: Insect Biting, stinging Mosquitoes, fleas, wasps, bees, bed bugs Transmit disease Mosquitoes, fleas, ticks Infesting animals, people Bot fly, ticks, lice Read More

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Bed Bugs Now in Guam! – Bed Bug Bully

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Bed bugs had long been infesting the US mainland. New York and Cincinnati are among their top city destinations. However, it seems that the blood-sucking pests have plans of taking over the world as they had also been discovered in Guam just recently.

A Guam entomologist has said that the first bed bug incident in the island happened in 2007. After that, reported bed bug cases continuously increased in the following years.

It is believed that the pests found their way to Guam through the travelers. And because they are known for a lot of not-so-good things, officials are afraid that they will scare potential tourists away. To counter that, the islands Public Healths Division of Environmental Health Supervisor seeks cooperation among various local departments and associations.

Additionally, a database of reported bed bug infestation is also on the work to get a scope of the problem about the pests. Trainings for hotel housekeepers to identify the pests are also being conducted.

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Its been a major problem in large cities like New York and Cincinnati in the U.S. mainland, but now it seems the pesky problem has made its way to Guam. Some visitors to the island might have some locals losing sleep.

Sleep tight and dont let the bed bugs bite is a saying most of us are familiar with. But now the question is should island residents be sleeping tight or worrying about bed bugs biting? The parasite that feasts on human blood has made it way to Guam. Dr. Aubrey Moore is an extension entomologist at the University of Guam and said, The first incident that I know of occurred in 2007 we had one indication that bedbugs were here on island and then the year after there were a few more and the year after that a few more.

Dr. Moore says currently they are getting about one detection of bed bugs per month. Public Healths Division of Environmental Health Supervisor Rosanna Rabago says cooperation is needed to fight against a spreading infestation, saying, What we wanted to do is establish some sort of partnership amongst all the stakeholders from the University, the Cooperative Extension Services, the Guam Hotel Restaurant Association the pest control companies, Public Health, the Guam EPA, everybody has a vested interest in this in one way or the other.

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