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Yuck! Health Depts. Trying to Control Ohio Bed Bug Problem – Cleveland News – Fox 8

Yuck! Health Depts. Trying to Control Ohio Bed Bug Problem Cleveland News – Fox 8 Novickis says the problem in Ohio seems to be spreading from the south. Cincinnati and Columbus are currently dealing with record bed bug cases, … and more »

Ohio, EPA at odds over bedbugs – UPI.com

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Ohio, EPA at odds over bedbugs UPI.com COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 19 (UPI) — Ohio officials say they want a commercial agricultural pesticide approved for home use against bedbugs, but US officials … Do you have a case of bedbugs?Oxford Press all 9 news articles »

Feds still tell Ohio no on bedbug chemical – WFMJ

Feds still tell Ohio no on bedbug chemical WFMJ AP – August 19, 2010 8:35 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – For now, federal officials are standing firm against letting Ohio fight bedbugs in homes with an …

EPA fears pesticide is worse than bedbug bite – Columbus Dispatch

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EPA fears pesticide is worse than bedbug bite Columbus Dispatch The US Department of Agriculture is testing approved pesticides, but it needs examples of the resistant bedbugs springing up in Ohio's cities to do proper … The Environmental Protection Agency Met in Ohio to Formulate Solution to …ABC News Federal officials meet with Ohioans to rid state of bedbug infestationCleveland News – Fox 8 all 77 news articles »

Bedbugs spread to Time Warner, DA’s HQ – The Real Deal New York (blog)

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Bedbugs spread to Time Warner, DA's HQ The Real Deal New York (blog) Bedbugs have been discovered at One Time Warner Center, the Manhattan offices of Time Warner in Columbus Square, and at the headquarters of the Brooklyn … Bedbugs Attack, From Midtown to BrooklynNew York Magazine all 12 news articles »

Bedbugs Attack, From Midtown to Brooklyn – New York Magazine

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Bedbugs Attack, From Midtown to Brooklyn New York Magazine Meanwhile, it's as if the bedbugs know that attacking high-profile places will really make a statement! [WSJ, Gothamist]

Bed Bugs at Brooklyn DA’s Office and Time Warner Center – myfoxny.com

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"Skyline" Trailer Descends on Earth – NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (blog)

"Skyline" Trailer Descends on Earth NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (blog) It's pretty much just a CGI rendering of LA being attacked and then its inhabitants being vacuumed up like so many bedbugs. The film was directed by Colin … and more »

Sleep tight: Bedbugs are everywhere – Plain Dealer

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Sleep tight: Bedbugs are everywhere Plain Dealer 20 — Percent of US exterminators who say they got calls concerning bedbugs in 2000. 95 — Percent of US exterminators who say they got calls concerning …

Bedbugs: they’re everywhere – Plain Dealer

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Bedbugs: they're everywhere Plain Dealer 20 — Percent of US exterminators who say they got calls concerning bedbugs in 2000. 95 — Percent of US exterminators who say they got calls concerning …

Bedbug Scare at Columbus Circle’s Time Warner Center – Curbed (blog)

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Bedbug Scare at Columbus Circle's Time Warner Center Curbed (blog) … company employees working in the 60 Columbus Circle side of the TWC compound, aka Related HQ: As you might already be aware, a minor bed bug condition … and more »

New York infested with bed bugs – Belfast Telegraph

New York infested with bed bugs Belfast Telegraph New York in fact came in second, one below Columbus, Ohio. In third place was Toronto. Bed bugs generally don't carry disease and they are not going to kill … and more »

Refusing vaccination puts children’s lives at great risk – Troy Media Corporation

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Feds won’t OK strong bedbug killer in Ohio homes – Times Bulletin

Feds won't OK strong bedbug killer in Ohio homes Times Bulletin COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials want permission to use an industrial pesticide to fight bloodthirsty bedbugs plaguing Ohio homes, but the federal … and more »

Feds nix using strong bedbug killer in Ohio homes – WFMJ

Feds nix using strong bedbug killer in Ohio homes WFMJ COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Federal authorities have said no to Ohio's request to fight bloodsucking bedbugs in homes with an industrial insecticide. … FEDS WON'T OK STRONG BEDBUG KILLER IN OHIO HOMESCoshocton Tribune all 56 news articles »

Bedbugs shut doors at another A&F store – Trading Markets (press release)

Bedbugs shut doors at another A&F store Trading Markets (press release) Bedbugs feed on blood, but even so, there's no evidence that they spread disease, Columbus Public Health officials say. To see more of The Columbus Dispatch … and more »

BRIEF: Abercrombie expects to reopen NYC store by Thursday: Bedbug infestation … – Trading Markets (press release)

BRIEF: Abercrombie expects to reopen NYC store by Thursday: Bedbug infestation … Trading Markets (press release) The second store in New York that Abercrombie & Fitch closed because of bedbugs should reopen this week. Spokesman Eric Cerny said the New Albany-based … and more »

BRIEF: Bedbugs in New York: Hollister to reopen but an AandF closes for … – Trading Markets (press release)

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BRIEF: Bedbugs in New York: Hollister to reopen but an AandF closes for … Trading Markets (press release) An infestation of bedbugs that has kept the New York flagship store of the Hollister chain closed since Wednesday has been eliminated. … Bedbugs shut doors at another A&F storeColumbus Dispatch all 305 news articles »

EPA Ruling Could Limit Pesticide Used To Fight Bed Bugs – 10TV

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EPA won’t allow Ohio to use stronger bedbug fighter – Hudson Hub-Times

EPA won't allow Ohio to use stronger bedbug fighter Hudson Hub-Times AP Columbus — State officials want permission to use an industrial pesticide to fight bloodthirsty bedbugs plaguing homes, but the federal government has …

US Government vs Bed Bugs Ohio: No to Stronger Bed Bug Pesticides

COLUMBUS — Federal authorities have said no to Ohio’s request to fight bloodsucking bedbugs in homes with an industrial insecticide.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it won’t allow the unconventional use of Propoxur because of the potential danger to children.

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told Gov. Ted Strickland in a letter this month that the pesticide may pose a risk to nervous systems of children who enter rooms that have been treated.

Propoxur is used in commercial buildings, on crops and in pet collars. Ohio officials who said the state was seeing severe bedbug infestations sought an exemption last year so the insecticide could be applied in residences.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture says it’s disappointed with the government’s answer.

Feds won’t OK strong bedbug killer in Ohio homes – Mansfield News Journal

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For now, federal authorities are unwilling to let Ohio fight bloodsucking bedbugs in homes through the use of an industrial insecticide.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told Gov. Ted Strickland in a letter this month that the pesticide Propoxur may pose a risk to nervous systems of children who enter rooms that have been treated.

State Agriculture Department spokeswoman Kaleigh Frazier said Tuesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stopped short of denying the state’s request and could consider it further.

Propoxur is used in commercial buildings, on crops and in pet collars. Ohio officials who said the state was seeing severe bedbug infestations sought an exemption last year so the insecticide could be applied in residences.

EPA Says No To Stronger Bedbug Pesticide – WKRC TV Cincinnati

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials want permission to use an industrial pesticide to fight bloodthirsty bedbugs plaguing Ohio homes, but the federal government has said no, at least for now.

In a letter earlier this month to Gov. Ted Strickland, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson wrote that the pesticide Propoxur could pose health risks for children, harming their nervous systems.

The state asked the EPA in November for an exemption to allow Propoxur, currently used in commercial buildings, on crops and in pet collars, to be applied in bedbug-ridden homes.

Though the government’s response stops short of an official denial, it’s disappointing, said Kaleigh Frazier, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

“We will remain in constant communication with U.S. EPA as well as our local partners … to see if there is anything we can do at the department to help move this request along,” Frazier said Tuesday.

While the tiny insects are not known to carry any diseases, bedbug bites leave behind itchy red bumps. A report issued in May by the Ohio Bed Bug Workgroup, a 40-member task force of experts assembled by the state Health Department, said problems with the pests have been most widely reported in homes, apartments, hotels and nursing homes. Recent reports have had bedbugs spreading to movie theaters and taxi cabs, Frazier said.

Bedbugs are resistant to most of the pesticides currently available, so not having Propoxur as a weapon is a setback, said Susan Jones, an Ohio State University entomologist and a member of the workgroup.

“It is very much a blow, because we don’t really have products that are knocking down the bedbugs very well,” Jones said.

Propoxur, which can cause nausea and vomiting if swallowed, was removed from home use in the 1990s. But Jones said the EPA likely overestimated the risk of exposure to children and said an effort was under way to provide the agency with information about how much of the pesticide would become airborne if applied in homes.

A message seeking comment was left Tuesday with Dale Kemery, an EPA spokesman in Washington.

No bed bug relief: EPA rejects bed bug pesticide request in Columbus Ohio

No bedbug relief: EPA rejects request to allow pesticide
Monday, June 14, 2010 04:06 PM
By Doug Caruso
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

The U.S. EPA has rejected Ohio’s request to use an industrial and agricultural pesticide to fight bedbugs in homes.

The risk of exposing children to the pesticide, called Propoxur, outweighs the potential good it could do by quickly wiping out an infestation, Lisa Jackson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, told Gov. Ted Strickland in a letter this month.

“The agency’s health review for its use on bedbugs suggests that children entering and using rooms that have been treated may be at risk of experiencing nervous system effects,” Jackson wrote.

The federal agency could reconsider the state’s request after reviewing more information, said Kaleigh Frasier, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

“We’re disappointed with the outcome, but we’ll stay in contact with the EPA,” she said. The department asked the EPA for permission to use the insecticide inside homes after declaring that growing infestations of bedbugs in the state had become an emergency.

Bedbugs have made a real comeback. From almost no reports a few years ago, the Franklin County Board of Health recorded more than 4,000 in 2009. Treatment can be expensive and take many applications of the pesticides currently approved for use in the home.

Not being able to bring Propoxur to the fight is a setback, said Susan Jones, an Ohio State University entomologist and a member of the Central Ohio Bedbug Task Force.

“It is very much a blow because we don’t really have products that are knocking down the bedbugs very well,” Jones said.

“I guess we’re not surprised because EPA tends to be reticent once something’s been taken off the market and they don’t tend to be responsive.”

Propoxur was introduced in 1959, but it was removed from home use in the 1990s under a law that sought to reduce people’s exposure to insecticides.

The EPA likely overestimated the exposure to children, she said.

She said a group representing pest-control businesses is working with the University of Florida to provide more information to federal officials about how much of the pesticide would become airborne.

In tests at the University of Kentucky, Propoxur killed all of the bedbugs exposed to it within 24 hours and kept on killing after eggs hatched. That’s compared with 16 percent kill rate after 72 hours for a commonly used household insecticide against a strain found in Cincinnati and 40 percent against another strain.

source: http://www.dispatch.com

dcaruso@dispatch.com

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