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Jeffrey [email protected]
Managing Bed Bugs in Multi-Family Housing
Bed Bugs Are Back!www.bedbugregistry.com
“The New York metro area has the worst infestation in the
United States, with over 4000 bed bug
reports.”
“Toronto is the bed bug capital of Canada, with
2270 reports.”
Vancouver
New York San Francisco Toronto
There are lots of other ways that bed bugscan find their way into your lives...
• Travel (business or leisure)• Overnight guests• Camps and day care• At school or college• The work place • Consignment shops, flea markets, garage sales...• In house services (nanny’s, cleaning services, home
health care...)• Laundromats, public transportation, theaters etc....
Humans greatest enemy is….
IGNORANCE!!!
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2006 Bed Bugs Get Going!
Apartments & Condos
Rapidly Reservoiring in the Lower Socio Economic Center!
Shelters & Group homes,Section 8 (affordable housing),
Slumlords, and Congested urban areas
How Much Damage Can One Person Do?
Bite Symptoms!
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Reaction to bites• Univ. of Sheffield study
– 46% exhibited delayed symptoms (7-11 days after bites occurred)
– 54% participants did not react at all to first bites
• Univ. of Kentucky– 30% did not react– Only age group that reacted less
than everyone else was senior citizens
Delayed or No Reaction to Bites
Rutgers ResearchIn a high-rise senior living building, approximately 50% of residents were
unaware they had bed bugs
Study supports the statement to property managers: “however many infestations you know of, you probably have 2-3 times that”
Wang et al, 2010
Bed BugsMove Between Units in Multi-Occupancy
Buildings
Movement Between Units is a Big Problem in Multi-Occupancy Settings
Adjacent units infested 25%of the time
High-rise Senior Living• Rutgers research has found that
surrounding units may be infested upwards of 80% of the time or better
• Not only do surrounding units need to be inspected at the time of treatment but periodically as well
The Generally Accepted Way to Use Monitors
10 or Less Bugs Present• Visual Inspection can be unreliable
–Research suggests 50-70% effective at detecting low levels
• Can we implement monitors to aid in detection
• Early detection is key!
Detection Options• Visual Inspection• Passive Monitors• Active Monitors• Canine Scent Detection• Others….
Visual inspections are highly unreliablewhen it comes to detecting low level
infestations!
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Just Because You Don’t Find ThemDoesn’t Mean They Aren’t There!
Passive monitors - Glueboards
Commercially Viable CO2 Production
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DIY Sugar-Yeast Trap
Developed at Rutgers University
• Helps offset the limitations of a visual inspection
• More efficient & less invasive than visual inspections
Canine Scent Detection
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How Effective are Canines?Research has found on any given day they
are 10-90% effectiveResults will differ by day and by companyCanines are a tool but should be verifying
what they say If you can’t visually confirm, monitor the
area for a few weeks after inspection
Interception Devices
Pit Fall Trap – Intercepts bugs away from sleeping and/or resting areas as they seek a blood meal
Changlu Wang
Monitor Model• Periodically Install Monitors or Inspect• Goal to detect infestations early on
– Easier treatment = less time• May need help from maintenance/management• If infestation is detected…
– Reduced Cost– Free
Installation• Install interception
devices under beds and couches
• Inspect 1-2 weeks later• Quarterly maintenance
w/ 2 week follow-up inspection
Under the Leg Interception Devices
Pit Fall Trap – Intercepts bugs away from sleeping and/or resting areas as they seek a blood meal
Changlu Wang
Rutgers Research Interception devices will detect 70% of low
level infestation (20 or less bugs) over the course of one week Interception devices will detect 90% or
better of low level infestations over the course of two weeks
Mass Interceptor Installation• Rutgers study found:
–16 infestations known by management at the start of the project
–55 identified through interceptor installation
• Management not aware of 71% of infestations
• Reduced infestation rates from 15% to 2.2% after 12 months
Cooper et al, 2015
SenSci Volcano
SenSci Volcano• Discreet – blends in with environment• Clear bottom for ease of inspection• Dust is not a factor – cannot collect on
trap walls• Virtually maintenance free
SenSci Activ• Lure developed at Rutgers• Lure inside packet and absorbed
in a towelette• Carefully tear open along tear
line• DO NOT REMOVE
TOWELETTE• Opening packet will begin
release of lure
SenSci Activ• Carefully tear open along tear line• DO NOT REMOVE TOWELETTE• Opening packet will begin release of
lure
SenSci Activ• Increases catch of a device by up to 2-fold• Can be used with many devices• Attracts bed bugs as they move around (think of
it as a bait for an interception device)• Preliminary lab tests have shown the lure to be
attractive to bed bugs 2-3 months after exposure to air
With Lure WithOut LureApt. 1 9 5Apt. 2 219 97Apt. 3 2 1Apt. 4 106 78Apt. 5 135 69Apt. 6 188 69Total 659 319
Lure in Centrifuge Tubes in BlackOuts
Field Trial – Homeless Shelter
Homeless Shelter• ActivVolcano and Volcano alternated
around the perimeter of room and under beds (every 3-5 feet)
• Checked every 2 weeks • Placements switched to account for
infestation variance
Field Trial – Homeless ShelterDay Monitor
Type1-2
Instars3-5
InstarsAdults Total
Day 7 AV 15 3 2 20
Day 7 V 10 1 2 13
Day 14 AV 32 4 4 40
Day 14 V 17 3 1 21
Total AV 47 7 6 60
Total V 27 4 3 34
Field Trial – Aparment Complex in Canton, OH
• 199 Apartments• Sporadic activity – management can’t
seem to make progress• Primarily affordable housing, senior-
living complex
Canton, OH - Treatments• 3 different treatments:
–2 ActivVolcano’s under bed–ActivVolcano’s next to legs–Volcano’s next to legs
• Wait 2 weeks, inspect• Conclude study at 4 weeks – visual
inspection
Monitors Next to Legs
2 Monitors at Head
05
101520253035
Prior to Study After Monitoring and Inspection
Total Number of Infestations Detected (Entire Study)))
Results
Results
02468
101214161820
Infestations Detected byMonitors (2 Weeks)
Infestations Detected byMonitors (4 Weeks)
Infestations Detected byVisual Inspections
Total Number ofInfestations Detected
Number of Low-Level Infestations Detected by Monitors over Time
Results• ActivVolcano and Volcano detected
@70% of low level infestations within 4 weeks
• Visual inspection detected 58% at time of inspection
• Combining ActivVolcano w/ visual inspections found the most infestations
Summary• Monitors can be used to:
– help with eliminating infestations– detect infestations early on
• Monitoring programs can:–Reduce infestation rates among
communities– Improve the quality of life of residents
Questions?