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Bed bug battles: Is fungus the next frontier?

Posted on November 22, 2012 by toronto Click Here For Article

As bed bugs continue their blood-sucking scourge on Toronto currently targeting Ryerson University residences a new U.S. study shows that natural fungus is an effective way of killing the critters.

There are eight confirmed cases of the tiny critters at Ryerson, with most students living at the International Living and Learning Centre (ILLC) and a few in the Pitman Hall residence.

The rooms are being carefully treated by pest control experts right now, said Chad Nuttall, manager of Student Housing Services at the university. They will inspect and re-inspect the rooms until they are bed bug-free.

Affected students have been relocated to a temporary space in the ILLC while their rooms are treated, which usually takes about two weeks but can be longer depending on the severity of the situation.

Our students are our top priority and we are working very hard to resolve this issue for them and have them back into their dorms as soon as possible, said Nuttall.

He said the university provides information to students and parents on bed bug prevention during parent sessions. Also, fact sheets are distributed and students are told which items they can and cannot bring before arriving on campus.

But new research could end the battle against bed bugs. According to a team of entomologists at Penn State University, the parasites have met their match in a fungus called Beauveria bassiana, which grows naturally in soils and causes disease in insects.

As part of the study, published in the Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, researchers took paper and cotton jersey, commonly used in bed sheets. On one set they sprayed fungal spores and on the other blank oil. After the surfaces were dry, bed bugs were added for one hour.

All the bugs exposed to the biopesticide died within five days. But more important, the infected bugs carried the fungal spores back to their hiding places, infecting nearly all the other bugs. This is key because they tend to live in hard-to-reach places, such as electrical plates, under loose wallpaper and behind baseboards.

They dont even need to be directly exposed, and thats something chemicals cannot do, said researcher Nina Jenkins in a media statement. If you have bedbugs in your house ... what you really want to know is if theyve all gone at the end of the treatment, and I think thats something that this technology could offer.

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Fiorito: Evicted and stabbed at a shelter, Leo Wilton gets a second chance

Posted on November 20, 2012 by toronto Click Here For Article

All is not necessarily well that ends well life is rough, and sometimes the pieces are not easily picked up but we take what we can get, and so I am happy to tell you that Leo Wilton is on the mend and he has a place of his own.

He was living in a bachelor apartment last year when he got into a dispute with his landlord, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation. A dispute?

His building was unsafe: bullets flying and bedbugs biting. He complained, more than once, and was promised that things would be cleaned up.

They were not.

So Leo, a man after my own heart, went on a rent strike. When his arrears reached $1,500 he was told to pay up or be evicted. He swallowed hard and ponied up an initial payment of $500. TCHC cashed his cheque and kicked him out anyway.

He ended up in a shelter, where a guy he did not know and had never met attacked him, with no warning, for no reason.

I first met Leo at an infirmary on Sherbourne St., and then again at Fudger House, when he was recuperating from injuries that almost killed him: a stab wound to the throat, three broken ribs, a broken nose and a brain hemorrhage.

Hes out of the hospital and in a new place now. I went to see him the other day. The gash has healed; you cant see the scar unless youre looking. His colour is back. His eyes are bright. He looks alive.

The new place? It is a bachelor apartment, freshly painted, with a new countertop and kitchen cabinets, better than his old place. Most of what he had, he left behind, but he does have a tiny table, two chairs, a lamp, a radio, a coffee maker, a bed, a small pot and a frying pan. He has had some help, and will get more, from his brother and sister, who live elsewhere in the GTA.

The apartment comes to him by way of Woodgreen. Leo said, When I first went to the shelter, they set me up with a housing worker. Hed mentioned this place back then. After the attack, he came to see me and he told me again about this place; there are only six vacancies a year.

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Rihanna 777 Tour Diary: Toronto To Stockholm

Posted on November 18, 2012 by toronto Click Here For Article

Rihanna performing in Stockholm. Photo: Mary H.K. Choi

The following is a conversation between me and Maud during a 90-minute delay on a Stockholm tarmac waiting for Rihanna who we know ARRIVED at the nightclub at 5AM last night and proceeded to pour and do a grip of shots. We also cant get our wheels up because were waiting for a bunch of reporters who cant sit the F down because they were raised by wolves. Wolves that were CLEARLY tortured and abused at the hands of THEIR forebears because holy crap, this is ridiculous.

Mary H.K. Choi: Oh my god, Im so tired and this flight out of Stockholm is one majillion hours late. I wish they hadnt served all the mimosas at 9 in the morning.

Maud Deitch: My coffee high wore off about 20 minutes ago and then I started Googling whether or not there are bed bugs in our hotel in Paris. People need to sit down.

MHKC: I legit cant think about bed bugs right now. I havent been checking my mattress seams at all. Im just so relieved every time we see a bed. I have to say though, I love that theyve been putting us in the same seats in Home Plane because any change in the one routine Im hanging onto would end me. Stockolm was a trip, thought. So fun. Best show yet?

MD: Definitely best show yet. Ri seemed way into it and the small variations in the set list made a huge difference. That guy doing the modified Rollin With The Homies dance from the balcony really solidified the whole thing. Thanks for pointing him out. Also we need to talk about Stay because it made me feel a lot of feelings (which is a theme for me this trip I think).

A Rihanna fan's Air Yeezy 2s. Photo: Mary H.K. Choi

MHKC:YES! Stay was so good. And we were close enough to see Ri get a little misty-eyed over it. Adidas guy was The Best. The crowd in general was awesome. That kid in the Yeezys who camped out for a week to get em. AND, UM, how nuts is it that the really cute girls we took pictures of ended up being total Julianne (here from Spin, and she also writes our RuPaul Recaps) Twitter fans. The Internet is amazing. So, we need to discuss the venue.

Julianne Shepherd fans in Stockholm. Photo: Mary H.K. Choi

MD: Pause, All of the photographers are crowding around the bathrooms/breakfast tray in the back of the plane so we have to check and see if its RihannaNope just Nuno (the guitar player).

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Bed Bugs – The Unwanted Holiday Travel Guest

Posted on November 14, 2012 by toronto Click Here For Article

ATLANTA, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Atlanta-based pest control leader Orkin reminds holiday travelers to look out for bed bugs because they can be a threat to you and your home, whether you are staying at a five-star hotel, visiting relatives or have friends and family visiting you. According to AAA, 43.6 million Americans are planning to take to the roads, skies and railways between Nov. 21 and Nov. 25. The Federal Aviation Administration lists the nation's 35 busiest airports, and 30 of those cities can be found on Orkin's top 50 bed bug cities list.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120315/CL71466 )

"Bed bugs are great hitchhikers, so you have to pay close attention when traveling," said Orkin Entomologist and Technical Services Director Ron Harrison, Ph.D. "Bed bugs can find their way into your luggage, whether it is in a hotel, on a plane, train or bus and eventually make their way back to your home. If you brought home just one bed bug, it could reproduce and get out of hand in just a few weeks."

One female bed bug can lay one to two eggs a day and up to 200 eggs in her lifetime. Routine inspections will lead to early identification, which is important to help lower the risk of a severe problem and the need for extensive pest control treatments. Typically, bed bugs come out at night to feed, but during the day, they are most likely found within a 5-foot radius of where people sleep.

Research from the University of Minnesota has also suggested bed bugs are attracted to dirty clothes, so keep them in a sealed bag or container.

"It appears that body odor is one cue for bed bugs that there could be a food source nearby," said Harrison. "It may be an evolutionary trait that leads them to your dirty laundry, which makes sense, so do everything you possibly can to ensure you do not attract bed bugs."

When traveling, Orkin suggests using the acronym S.L.E.E.P. to avoid taking bed bugs home with you.

"It is best to contact a licensed pest control professional if you think you have bed bugs," said Harrison. "You do not want to try and combat these pests yourself. Professionals can identify infestations using a variety of techniques like visual inspections, monitors, trained bed bug-sniffing dogs and DNA testing, in which common areas bed bugs are found can be swabbed and tested to confirm if bed bugs are present."

About Orkin, LLCFounded in 1901, Atlanta-based Orkin is an industry leader in essential pest control services and protection against termite damage, rodents and insects in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Central America, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Asia, the Mediterranean and Africa. With more than 400 locations,

Orkin's almost 8,000 employees serve approximately 1.7 million customers. The company serves homeowners and numerous industries, including food and beverage processing, foodservice, hospitality, healthcare, retail, warehousing, property/facilities management, schools and institutions. Orkin is proud to be recognized by the

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Posted on October 31, 2012 by toronto Click Here For Article


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