1. SCARC Bed Bug Training
Education, Treatment
and Prevention

2. Why am I getting these itchy bites?
Is it an allergic reaction
Go see a doctor and they can’t tell me why I’m reacting
Referrral to dermatologist
In the mean time I call an exterminator and they can’t find anything
Maybe they couldn’t find anything because I really didn’t have anything to begin with
Story of boy with Rash
Story of Burke and Joanna
Then Click the button

3. History of Bed Bugs Bed bugs and mankind
Cavemen and bat bugs
Humans moved out of caves and started agricultural civilization
Early 1900’s through 1945
Re-introduction of bed bugs to the US
Global economy
It is thought that bed bugs originated with cavemen
Bed bugs fed off the blood of bats
Bed bugs have been living along mankind since biblical times
They have been documented

4. Not sure if you in the back can read the caption but this picture was prob in a magazine from the early part of the 1900’s and they call it a “bedstead”

5. Allergic reaction?????

8. We are not alone This is the first of its kind for SCARC.
Bed bugs have become an epidemic in the USA and around the world. In 2013“Nearly half the cities in the US show a rise in bed bug treatments. #1 is Chicago with NY coming in 17th, Syracuse #14.
There are many other ARCs and agencies in NJ that are dealing with this issue or have dealt with it in the past.

9. Where did we get bed bugs?
Traveling and staying in a hotel
Clothing stores
Offices
Buying used or new furniture
Doctor’s offices
Nursing Homes
Movie Theatres
College dormitory
Sleep away camp
Where do you normally have your guests put their jackets over Thanksgiving?

10. Biology of Bed Bugs Lifecycle
Five developmental stages
Feed exclusively on blood
Need a blood meal to develop into next life stage
All insects have an exoskeleton
Shedding their skin is called molting
Nymphs need to feed to molt successfully
Adult males & females need a meal to reproduce

11. Biology: Lifecycle Egg to adult in 37 days under optimal conditions
Adults lifespan can be up to 1 year or more depending on regular access to food
If bed bugs are starved of food they most likely will die from dehydration.
Adults can go 12 months or more without food but will likely die after that.

12. Biology: Feeding Behavior
Secretive lifestyle
Active at night between 12:00am to 5:00am
Can travel yards to feed
Attracted to CO2 and body heat
Like to aggregate near where we sleep
Box spring, headboards, bedframes, nightstands
Breakfast, lunch and dinner bite pattern
Feed 5-10 minutes
Return to aggregate sites hiding in cracks & crevices
Begin to digest & excrete fecal matter
Feed every 3-7 days

14. How big are these little critters?

15. A better look!

16. Biology: Egg production
Females lay between 1-7 eggs per day
Can produce 5-20 eggs from a single blood meal
Male to female ratio:
1:1
Female can lay on average 150 eggs during her lifetime

29. Important to know? Bed bugs are human parasites.
Bed bugs are not necessarily attracted to unsanitary conditions.
Bed bugs do not jump or fly, they crawl. They are known as excellent “Hitchhikers”. They love to travel in or on bags!
Bed bugs do not transmit disease. Research is ongoing.
Bites go unnoticed while they are feeding.
Bed bugs like stillness.

30. Where do they aggregate?
Tufts, seams, button on mattresses
Inside and under box springs
Bed frames and covers
Couches and chairs
Window and door moldings
Behind wall paper and pictures
Cracks in hardwood flooring
Under carpet along walls
Wall voids behind switch plates and outlets
Luggage, backpacks, clothing

32. Visual Inspection Seams of the mattress Box spring Bed frame Headboard
Encasements
Interceptors
Look for fecal matter
Bed bugs
Shell casings from molted bed bugs
A good flashlight helps!!
If there is a suspicion, contact the Facilities Department, your Director or AOC.

33. Canine Inspection “Pheromone Sniffers”
Dana Pest Control Specialists
Lucy
Walter

34. Treatment Options Pest Control Treatments- Chemical
Heat Treatment combined with pest control products

35. Pest Control-Chemical Treatment Process
Treat mattress and box springs
Treat bedframes
Treat night stands
Treat all emptied dressers
Treat all emptied closets
Treat all baseboards
Treat light and outlet boxes
Treat couches
All steps mentioned are repeated three times over a period of a month to break the bed bugs lifecycle.
1st Treatment
2nd is one week later
3rd is about two weeks later

36. Bed Bug Chemical Treatment Preparation
Empty all bedroom dressers, night stands, closets and place all bedding, clothing, curtains, linens, stuffed toys (from bedrooms) in a dryer on high heat to kill the bugs and eggs for at least 45 minutes.
After drying the items, put them in new large plastic bags and live out of the bags for 30 days. Dirty laundry should be bagged separately and when cleaned placed in new clean plastic bags.

37. More prepping!
Prior to each treatment, VACUUM mattress(es), box springs, bed frames, night stands, dressers, closets, baseboards, picture frames. Discard or empty vacuum contents outside. Vacuuming should be a daily activity with extreme vacuuming at least once per week.
1st treatment: remove all light and outlet switch-plates in bedrooms. (Pest control technician or SCARC maintenance will do this)
Must not return to location for at least 4 hours after treatment.
Following the last treatment mattress and box spring encasements go on.
Sheets must be changed at least once per week!

38. Heat Treatment
A company will heat up an entire house to a sustained temperature of 140 degrees.
The temperatures are monitoring via heat sensors.
Most time companies will use the heat treatment in combination with some sort of residual (liquid) application.

39. Bed Bug Oven

40. Current Plan Locate the bed bugs Canine Inspections (Lucy and Walter)
Inspections will occur on a quarterly basis
Once located, a treatment plan will be put into action

41. Treatment Plans
A strategy will be determined by the type of situation, location or possibly other conditions:
Options:
Relocation until treatment can be scheduled and home/program can be prepared for treatment, return after 1st treatment, or
Treat in place without a relocation
Plan will be decided in consultation with our Pest Control company regarding the best strategy to use.

42. Vehicles
Vehicles can be a aggregate for bed bugs, but unlikely. To date we have not had an alert on any vehicle.
Why?
No food source
Not comfortable for them
“May hitch a ride on someone”

43. Basic Tools for staff to use
Tyvek coveralls and Protective footwear for use during initial preparation for chemical treatment.
Rubber gloves (standard for universal precautions)
Rubbing Alcohol in spray bottles (kills bugs, eggs on contact)
Large supply of plastic bags (for use to dispose of bug invested items and to use during 30 day period.

44. Bed Bug Inhibitors Mattress encasements Interceptors
Chemically treated (RV) strips for bags of items that you cannot launder.(available only through an extermination company)

45. Some suggested repellents
Lavender scented items
Dryer sheets with lavender
Linen spray with lavender
Rubbing Alcohol (70 or 91%) in spray bottles (a mixture of lavender can be used)
OTC insecticides such as, OFF, Deep Woods.
Grapefruit seed extract
Garlic!! They don’t like garlic in the skin..

46. Treatment Challenges Cluttered conditions
Intricate bed frames, platform beds
Stuffed Toys!!
Poor cooperation/follow thru
Reintroduction of bed bugs

49. Where might we be picking them up from???
Shopping malls
Big-box stores
Bowling alleys
Movie theaters
Other peoples’ homes
Libraries
Apartment buildings
Buses/trains/taxis
Hotels
Anywhere!!! They are now firmly entrenched in the Northeast US

50. Preventative Measures to lessen the spread
Hot clothes dryers, on for at least 45 minutes will kill them
Rubbing alcohol will kill them on contact with a 15 minute residual effect. Make sure you have plenty of rubbing alcohol spray, and spray beds routinely as you change the sheets each week.
Bring as few items into the environment as possible; leaving coats, purses and other personal items in your car.
Avoid sitting or placing items on beds, couches or upholstered chairs.
Be aware by doing self-checks inspecting clothing, shoes, purses, backpacks, etc.
Ensure that all rooms are clutter-free.
Utilize the bedbug interceptors on all beds, and check them weekly. Make sure they have a small amount of talcum powder in them.
Ensure all beds have encasements on the mattresses.
Be constantly vigilant!!!

51. The end….for now???

52. Bed Bugs Quiz Directions
Go to the ClassMarker website:
At the top of the page (in the yellow boxes), enter your username and password (scarctest).
Go to the “Bed Bugs” quiz and click on “Start Test.”
Your results will be automatically sent to Jackie once completed.