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Kansas City MO Dermatologist Doctors – Bed Bugs Bites …

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Bed Bugs Center - Kansas City, MO Kansas City Dermatologist Doctors for Bed Bugs

Type of Physician: Dermatologist

What is a Dermatologist?

A certification by the Board of Dermatology. Practitioners treat pediatric and adult patients with disorders of the skin, mouth, hair, and nails as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. They also have expertise in the care of normal skin, the prevention of skin diseases and cancers, and in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars.

Specialty: Dermatology

Common Name: Skin Doctor

John C Hall MD John C Hall 4400 Broadway St Ste 416 Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 561-7783

Scott L Darling DO Scott L Darling 2521 Glenn Hendren Dr Ste 411 Liberty, MO 64068 (816) 792-3400

John F Bluhm MD John F Bluhm 1431 Thompson Blvd Sedalia, MO 65301 (660) 827-2034

Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It encompasses 318 square miles (820 km2) in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. It is one of two county seats of Jackson County, the other being Independence, just to the city's east. The city also serves as the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, second largest in Missouri, and largest with territory in Kansas (Wichita is the largest metropolitan area anchored in Kansas). (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri)

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Health center holding bed bug seminar

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PARK HILLS Anyone whose ever laughed when warned ... dont let the bed bugs bite, might be surprised to learn the little critters are for real and becoming an ever-growing problem in the United States.

To provide the community important information about the problem, a seminar on the biology and control of bed bugs is being sponsored this Friday by the St. Francois County Health Center. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the North College Center on the Mineral Area College campus in Park Hills. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

We have three guest speakers who will be providing valuable insight into the identification and control of bed bugs and other pests, said Jon Peacock of the SFCHC. The seminar is free, but we ask that any interested persons contact this office at 431-1947, ext. 121, to reserve seating prior to Friday.

Speakers appearing at the event are Jim Dotson, Bayer Environmental Science; Heath Kern, director of sales for Rottler Pest & Lawn Solutions in St. Louis; and Anastasia Becker, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program, Missouri Department of Agriculture.

Seminar topics will include: Bed Bugs: An Epidemic Pest Problem, Heat Is It The Answer? and Integrated Pest Management Strategies to Control Bed Bugs and Other Pests.

Bed bugs are parasitic insects of the cimicid family that feed exclusively on blood. Their name is derived from the preferred habitat of Cimex lectularius warm houses, especially nearby or inside of beds and bedding or other sleep areas. Bed bugs are mainly active at night, but are not exclusively nocturnal. They usually feed on their hosts without being noticed.

A number of adverse health effects may result from bed bug bites including skin rashes, psychological effects and allergic symptoms. Diagnosis involves both finding bed bugs and the occurrence of compatible symptoms.

Bed bugs have been known as human parasites for thousands of years. In the early 1940s they were mostly eradicated in the developed world, but have increased in prevalence since 1995. Because infestation of human housing has been on the increase, bed bug bites and related conditions have been on the rise as well.

Kevin Jenkins is a reporter for the Daily Journal and can be reached at 573-518-3614 or kjenkins@dailyjournalonline.com

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Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) in Mississippi: Survey of …

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Research Article

Goddard, J.

Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-2085, jgoddard@entomology.msstate.edu

Received: 5-V-2011 Accepted: 17-VIII-2011

Abstract: Bed bugs are blood-sucking insects which had nearly disappeared in developed countries until fairly recently, when a dramatic increase and spread of the insects began in the 1980s. Since then, bed bugs increasingly have been reported inside U.S. hotel rooms, dormitories, and apartments. In this study, entomologists at the Mississippi Department of Health, as well as licensed pest control personnel throughout the state, were queried for information about the scope and extent of bed bug infestations throughout Mississippi for the time period from 1 September 2010 through 28 February 2011. In addition, pest management personnel were asked to provide information about pesticides and other control methods used for bed bug control in Mississippi. A total of 179 bed bug infestations were reported by the respondents covering the six-month period. Health department personnel reported 40 infestations around the state, with an average of 5.0 infestations per responder, while pest management personnel reported 139 infestations with an average of 5.1 infestations per responder. About 30% (8/27 pest control; 3/11 health dept) of responders reported no infestations in their area, so bed bug problems appear to be focal in distribution. Pesticides remain the primary control tool for bed bugs in Mississippi, with most responders saying they use products in the pyrethroid class of pesticides. This particular finding is worrisome in light of widespread pyrethroid resistance. New and expanded educational efforts aimed at both homeowners or tenants and pest management professionals are needed in the fight against this emerging pest.

Keywords: Bed bugs, geographic distribution, incidence, control, Mississippi

Introduction Bed bugs are small, flat, oval-shaped wingless insects that feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals such as humans, bats, birds, and pets (Figure 1) (Ryckman et al. 1981, Thomas et al. 2004, Reinhardt and Siva-Jothy 2007, Little and West 2008). They have traditionally been common in the developing world, and especially in areas of extreme poverty and crowding. These blood-sucking parasites had nearly disappeared in developed countries until fairly recently, when a dramatic increase and spread of the insects began in the 1980s (Potter 2006, Goddard and de Shazo 2008). Since then, bed bugs have been increasingly reported inside U.S. hotel rooms, dormitories, and apartments (Cleary and Buchanan 2004, Gangloff-Kauffmann et al. 2006, Anderson and Leffler 2008). Bed bugs feed at night, hiding in crevices during the day. Hiding places include seams in mattresses, crevices in box springs, and spaces under baseboards or loose wallpaper. There are five nymphal stages that must be passed before

Figure 1. Adult bed bugs on mattress (Photo by Dr. Blake Layton, Mississippi State University).

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