Pest Management Professional, November 2011
news views Continued from page 24 Psychological Impact of Bedbugs focused on societal effects of this type of widespread pest outbreak and its impact on the public at large U S Congressman Robert Dold of Illinois 10th district who prior to his political career helped run Rose Pest Solutions headlined this session In addition to learning how a damaged economy can give bedbugs an assist by being too expensive a problem for segments of the public unprepared to hire professionals there also was discussion regarding how the truth that bedbugs no longer are the pest of the poor or hygienically challenged has not yet trickled down to the public And this fact keeps the door open for feelings of shame hopelessness and guilt that can flood the public consciousness when an infestation comes home The session which also featured Dr Michael Potter from the University of Kentucky and Caleb Adler M D from the University of Cincinnati further examined the medical implications of the resurgence and at the community level the high stakes for cities and states fighting to calm the fears of tourists residents and business owners Related in many ways to this session was Bedbugs Without Beds Tackling Bed Bugs in Offices Retail and Public Spaces during which Dr Jody Gangloff Kaufmann of Cornell University Bedbug Centrals Jeffery White and Jill Allread of APR Public Communications covered the intricacies of dealing with infestations in high traffic publicly accessible locations While risk management was a central focus for most of the speakers there was discussion of the rarely mentioned plague of bedbug overreaction best defined as unconfirmed reports about bedbugs leading to things like NYUs hospital shut down White reminded attendees reported does PROformance Z O Ë C O N W O R K S F O R Y O U PROven PROfitable PROfessional Pest management professionals rely on Zoëcon products because they work For over thirty years Zoëcon has focused on professional pest control as an original innovator of Insect Growth Regulators IGR and more recently producer of fi re ant baits fl y control products and broad spectrum control products to meet the needs of pest management professionals Zoëcon products fi ght fl eas bed bugs cockroaches fi re ants fl ies and more by eliminating infestations and preventing them from coming back Learn more about the full Zoëcon product line at zoecon com or call 8002487763 Always read and follow label directions Wasp X Zenprox Extinguish Golden Malrin QuikStrike Precor Petcor Gentrol Gentrol Point Source FlyRelief Fly Terminator Mavrik and ProBait are trademarks of Wellmark International 2011 Wellmark International 26 November 2011 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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