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Fort McMurray Baby’s Death Caused By Pesticide For Bed Bugs

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Investigators say the death of a baby and the hospitalization of four other children are linked to high levels of an insecticide found in the family's northern Alberta apartment.

Brad Grainger, deputy chief of operations for the Fort McMurray fire department, said the family brought the insecticide, which is similar to aluminum phosphide pellets used in North America, home from Pakistan, where they were on vacation about 10 days ago.

The pellets, when put into fumigator, emit a phosphine gas, which can be toxic.

"We're not sure how long the family was exposed,'' Grainger said. "The younger that you are, the more susceptible you can be.''

One of the children, an eight-month-old baby, died in hospital and four others were in critical condition Monday. Ages and names were not released.

Grainger didn't say what type of insect the family was trying to kill, but the Edmonton Journal quoted a relative who said it was bed bugs.

Grainger said that type of insecticide is a controlled substance in Canada.

He said an acceptable level of exposure is one part per million over 15 minutes or 0.3 parts per million over eight hours. One room in the apartment had concentrated levels of the insecticide at four parts per million.

"(That's) about four times the average short duration exposure (that's safe),'' he said.

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Bed bug Infestations increasing – Emporia Gazette: Center

Posted on February 26, 2015 by admin Click Here For Article

Bed bugs are small, oval insects but they can cause big problems if they infest a home. Bedbug infestations are becoming more common across Kansas says Jennifer Skiles, environmental health director and facilities manager at the Flint Hills Community Health Center.

In the last year we are seeing Bed bugs a lot more frequently, Skiles said. All through the state it is an increasing concern.

Bed bugs frequently enter homes undetected through luggage or used furniture. Since their bodies are flat it is easy for them to nest in very small spaces. Skiles says any area the width of a credit card can serve as a hiding place for the Bed bugs. Common hiding places include bed frames, headboards, springs, couch cushions and pillows.

They hide, Skiles said. A bed bug can fit into a crack or crevice that is credit card-thin. That makes them so hard to treat because you cant bomb, you cant really spray, because if they are stuck in a little crack (where) you cant get them.

Bed bugs require human or animal blood to survive. They usually bite when people are sleeping. They feed by biting the skin and withdrawing blood through an elongated beak. The Bed bugs feed for three to 10 minutes to become engorged and then they will crawl away and hide. Bed bugs can survive a long time without a blood meal.

There is a thought that if you encase your mattress a bedbug can still survive for a month without a blood meal, Skiles said. They are very difficult to get rid of.

Skiles says that Bed bugs bite and itch. Usually, the bites are initially painless but later develop into itchy welts. Bed bugs will bite any area of skin that is exposed while sleeping. If a person wakes up with itchy areas that they didnt have when they went to sleep they may have Bed bugs.

Getting rid of Bed bugs requires a great deal of effort and expertise. Skiles says it takes relentless work. It can also be an expensive process. Bed bugs can be treated chemically but they can only be treated where bed bugs are found. If the entire area is treated then the Bed bugs will spread throughout the home.

Usually a bedbug will stay within 10 feet of a known blood meal, Skiles said. So if you have a sleeping couch they wont drift further than that. Then at night when you are sleeping they are attracted and come to you. But if you start spraying chemicals they scatter everywhere.

Another good way to treat Bed bugs is heat. This method is known to be the most expensive, but also the most effective. Bed bugs are very sensitive to heat so instead of spraying pesticides some pest control companies will use steam. Skiles says they come in and basically cook your entire house. The benefit is that it only takes one treatment because the heat will kill the larva, the eggs and the living bed bugs.