Product Stewardship InstituteProduct Stewardship InstituteNational Mattress Stewardship MeetingNational Mattress Stewardship Meeting

Monday, April 11, 2011Monday, April 11, 2011Hartford, ConnecticutHartford, Connecticut

““Bed bugs”, a simple nameBed bugs”, a simple name for a complicated subjectfor a complicated subject

Dr. Gale E. RidgeDr. Gale E. RidgeConnecticut AgriculturalConnecticut Agricultural

Experiment StationExperiment StationNew Haven, CTNew Haven, CT

Connecticut Coalition Against Bed BugsConnecticut Coalition Against Bed Bugs

Joan JordanJoan JordanConnecticut DepartmentConnecticut Departmentof Consumer Protectionof Consumer Protection

Hartford, CTHartford, CT

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Current Projects & servicesCurrent Projects & services• List-serve (280 membership)List-serve (280 membership)• Public outreach and educationPublic outreach and education• Health department videoHealth department video• Best Practices for Bed Bug ManagementBest Practices for Bed Bug Management

Mattress, bedding and upholstered furniture.Mattress, bedding and upholstered furniture.Guidance document for the reuse/resale and Guidance document for the reuse/resale and recycling industries in Connecticutrecycling industries in Connecticut

• Document reviewing & advisory activitiesDocument reviewing & advisory activities• Protocols: including schools, visiting nurses, heath agencies etc.Protocols: including schools, visiting nurses, heath agencies etc.• Forums for citizens and professionals (April 28Forums for citizens and professionals (April 28thth & October 6 & October 6thth 2011) 2011)• GrantsGrants• CT bed bug Pest Management Professionals service list (NPMA)CT bed bug Pest Management Professionals service list (NPMA)

Bed Bug Forum Southern ConnecticutBed Bug Forum Southern ConnecticutState UniversityState University

Connecticut Coalition Against Bed BugsConnecticut Coalition Against Bed Bugs

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Historic trade routes and bed bug world distributionHistoric trade routes and bed bug world distribution

Pre-medieval trade routesPre-medieval trade routes

Spice routesSpice routes

Current trade routesCurrent trade routes

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Bed bug reporting and current trade routesBed bug reporting and current trade routes

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Family portraitFamily portrait

Adult femaleAdult female

Adult maleAdult male

Newly hatched nymphs and egg casesNewly hatched nymphs and egg cases

Adult and nymphAdult and nymph

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Bed bugs commuting between bed and refugeBed bugs commuting between bed and refuge

Clustering behavior in a refugeClustering behavior in a refuge

Night stand with fecal spotsNight stand with fecal spots6

Bed bug signBed bug sign

DetritusDetritus

Fecal spotting, in this case, on wallsFecal spotting, in this case, on walls

Cluttered apartmentCluttered apartmentFeedingFeeding

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Bed bug management on bedding?Bed bug management on bedding? Metal beds used in 1918Metal beds used in 1918Flu epidemic to limitFlu epidemic to limitbed bug movementbed bug movement

Un-engorged adultUn-engorged adult

Engorged adultEngorged adult

Watch glassesWatch glasses8

Connecticut General Assembly proposed Connecticut General Assembly proposed bed bug bills 2011bed bug bills 2011

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Joan JordanJoan JordanConnecticut Department of Consumer ProtectionConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection

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The International Association of Bedding and Furniture The International Association of Bedding and Furniture Law Officials (IABFLO) is a group made up of the bedding Law Officials (IABFLO) is a group made up of the bedding regulators and the industry that we regulate.  regulators and the industry that we regulate. 

The website is The website is

The following are the states which have bedding laws, The following are the states which have bedding laws, although not all of these states have second hand laws:although not all of these states have second hand laws:

1.1.CaliforniaCalifornia2.2.ConnecticutConnecticut3.3.DelawareDelaware4.4.City of Detroit, MichiganCity of Detroit, Michigan5.5.MassachusettsMassachusetts6.6.North CarolinaNorth Carolina7.7.OhioOhio8.8.OklahomaOklahoma9.9.PennsylvaniaPennsylvania10.10.Rhode IslandRhode Island11.11.TexasTexas12.12.UtahUtah13.13.VirginiaVirginia14.14.West VirginiaWest Virginia

The website has the links to all the state programs.The website has the links to all the state programs.

www.abflo.org  www.abflo.org  

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165 Capitol Avenue165 Capitol AvenueHartford, CT 06106Hartford, CT 06106

(860)713-6123(860)713-6123

Joan Jordan, SupervisorJoan Jordan, SupervisorConnecticut Department of Consumer Connecticut Department of Consumer

ProtectionProtection

Dr. Gale E. RidgeDr. Gale E. RidgeThe Connecticut Agricultural Experiment The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment

StationStation123 Huntington Street, P. O. Box 1106123 Huntington Street, P. O. Box 1106

New Haven, CT 06524-1106New Haven, CT 06524-1106

Tel: (203) 974-8478Tel: (203) 974-8478Fax: (203) 974-8502Fax: (203) 974-8502

E-mail:E-mail: gale.ridge@ct.govgale.ridge@ct.gov

joan.jordan@ct.govjoan.jordan@ct.gov www.ct.gov/dcpwww.ct.gov/dcp

Most photos of bed bugs by Michael Thomas (CAES)Most photos of bed bugs by Michael Thomas (CAES) 13