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Connecticut Coalition Against Bed Bugs (CCABB). Bed Bug Information.
WELCOME (PDF Format)
Mission Statement (PDF Format)
General Information
EPA Scientific Advisory Panel Minutes on Products and Efficacy Against Invertebrate Pests (2013)
Recycling and Refurbishing Industries
Shelters and Other Accommodations
Transfer Station Employees
Day Care Services
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Bed Bug Information
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General Information
- Don't Panic Bed Bugs (PDF Format)
- CCABB Board Members (PDF Format)
- Connecticut Bed Bug Pest Management Professionals List 2018 (PDF Format)
- Connecticut Health Department Bed Bug Identification Guide, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format)
- Spanish version -- Departamento de Salud de Connecticut Guia de Indentificacion de Chinches de Cama, Spanish version of Connecticut Health Department Bed Bug Identification Guide, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format)
EPA Scientific Advisory Panel Minutes on Products and Efficacy Against Invertebrate Pests (2013)
- Final Report 2013 (PDF Format)
Recycling and Refurbishing Industries
- Bed Bugs and Lookalikes: Bed Bug Identification for the Recycling and Refurbishing Industries (PDF Format)
Shelters and Other Accommodations
- Bed Bug Policy Template for Connecticut Shelters and Other Accommodations, Gale Ridge (PDF Format)
Schools
- Bed Bug Guide For Connecticut Schools, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format)
- Spanish Version--Guia de Chinches de Cama Para Escuelas en Connecticut, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format), Spanish version of Bed Bug Guide for Connecticut Schools, Gale E. Ridge
Transfer Station Employees
- Worried About Bed Bugs at Transfer Stations? (PDF Format)
- Spanish Version-- Preocupado por los Chinches de Cama? (PDF Format)
Day Care Services
- Bed Bug Guide for Connecticut Day Care Services, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format)
- Spanish Version--Guia de Chinches de Cama Para Servicios de Guarderia Infantil de Connecticut, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format), Spanish version of Bed Bug Guide for Connecticut Day Care Services, Gale E. Ridge
- First Steps to Manage Bed Bugs in and Around the Bed (PDF Format)
- Best Practices for Bed Bug Management of Mattresses, Bedding, and Upholstered Furniture, Guidance Document for the Reuse/Resale and Recycling Industries in Connecticut (2011), CCABB (PDF Format)
- Got Bed Bugs, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format)
- Spanish Version--Tienes cinches de cama? (PDF Format) Spanish version of Got Bed Bugs?, Gale E. Ridge
- Bed Bugs: How to deal with them, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format)
- Spanish Version -- Bed Bugs: How to deal with them, Spanish version of Bed Bugs: How to deal with them, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format)
- A Home Owner's Guide to the Human Bed Bugs Climex lectularis L., hemipterus Fabr. (Cimicidae: Heteroptera) (PDF Format)
- Spanish Version--GUIA DE CONTROL PARA CHINCHE DE CAMA, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format, Spanish Version), Spanish version of A Home Owner's Guide to the Human Bed Bugs Climex lectularis L., hemipterus Fabr. (Cimicidae Heterptera), Gale E. Ridge
- Chinese Version--A Home Owner's Guide to the Human Bed Bugs Climex lectularis L., hemipterus Fabr. (Cimicidae Heterptera) (PDF Format, Chinese version)
- French Version-- La Punaise de Lit: Guide Pratique pour Propriétaires et Locataires Cimex lectularius L., C. hemipterus Fabr. (Cimicidae: Heteroptera), Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format, French Version), French version of A Home Owner's Guide to the Human Bed Bugs Climex lectularis L., hemipterus Fabr. (Cimicidae Heterptera), Gale E. Ridge
- A Home Owners Guide to Bed Bugs, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format)
- Materials from EPA's National Bed Bug Summit (April 14 - 15, 2009) are now available on the web at: http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/cb/ppdc/bedbug-summit/index.html . On the website you will find the Summit's agenda, workgroup results, a summary of recommendations developed by the meeting's participants, and a link to the Public Docket where you can find speaker presentations and attendance sign-in sheets. Also on the website are the video webinar presentations delivered the first morning of the Summit.
- What's Working for Bed Bug Control in Multifamily Housing: Reconciling best practices with research and the realities of implementation, National Center for Healthy Housing. http://healthyhomestraining.org/IPM/NCHH_Bed_Bug_Control_2-12-10.pdf
- Bed Bug Catcher (PDF Format)
CCABB Presentations and Information from the Connecticut Bed Bug Forums
CCABB, Bed Bug Forum X, Bed Bugs Meet the Law, Tuesday, November 8, 2016
- An Act Concerning the Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Regarding the Treatment of Bed Bug Infestations, House Bill No. 5335, Public Act No. 16-51 (PDF Format)
- Background slides with award to Judith R. Dicine for Bed Bugs Meet the Law PA 16-51 (PDF Format)
- Bed Bugs Meet the Law. An Explanation of Public Act No. 16-51. Atty. Judith R. Dicine (PDF Format)
- Introduction to Bed Bugs, Research, and Management. PA 16-51. Forum X. Dr. Gale Ridge, CAES (PDF Format)
- PA 16-51 Sections broken up into headings Atty. Raphael Podolsky (PDF Format)
- Program for Bed Bugs Meet the Law. Forum X. (PDF Format)
- Specific Issues Concerning PA 16-15 Bed Bugs (PDF Format)
CCABB, Bed Bug Forum IX, Monday, April 25, 2016
CCABB, Bed Bug Forum VIII, Thursday, October 16, 2014
CCABB, Bed Bugs Be Gone Forum VII, Thursay, April 11, 2013
- Powerpoint Presentations:
- Bed Bug Reproduction and Behavior, Dr. Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format)
- Managing the Public Face of the Beg Bug Crisis , Andrea Obston (PDF Format)
- Pesticides for Managing Bed Bugs, Dr. Richard Cowles (PDF Format)
- Bed Bug Exposures, Lipca Insurance, Andy McGinty (PDF Format)
- Newspaper articles by forum speakers
- Crisis report: Some lessons are new, others old, Andrea Obston (PDF Format)
- The good, bad and the ugly of apologies, Andrea Obston (PDF Format)
CCABB, Tuesday, December 7, 2010, Bed Bug Forum IV
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CCABB Bed Bug Forum IV, flyer (PDF Format) Connecticut Bed Bug Forum IV, Dr. Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format) Legally Bed Bugged, Judith R. Dicine (PDF Format)
CCABB, March 22, 2010 Bed Bug Forum
- Biology, history, and current bed bug issues, Dr. Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format)
- Research and development, Dr. John F. Anderson (PDF Format)
- Bed bug detection dogs, Charlie Mastroberti (PDF Format)
- Inspection, self-protection, and management advice for health departments and PCO technicians, Michael Lipsett (PDF Format)
- Legal aspects of bed bug enforcement, Attorney Judith R. Dicine (PDF Format)
Technicians Sample Paperwork
- Bed Bug Control--Operator's Instructions (PDF Format)
- Bed Bug Control--Technician's Report (PDF Format)
- Bed Bug Control--How to Prepare for a Bed Bug Treatment (PDF Format)
- Bed Bug Control--Bed Bug Treatments (PDF Format)
Working Bed Bug Dogs
- Bed Hide Demonstration (.wmv file)
- The Future of Detection: Bed Bug Dogs (.mpg file)
- Pepe Dog Training (.wmv file)
Delusory Parasitosis and Further Bed Bug Reading
- Delusory Parasitosis, Gale E. Ridge (PDF Format)
- Ekbom Syndrome: The Challenge of "Invisible Bug" Infestations, Nancy C. Hinkle (PDF Format)
- Joint Statement on Bed Bug Control in the United States from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (PDF Format)
MP3 Files--To listen to these files you will need a software program capable of loading these files or you can download the program for free from Microsoft Windows Media Player. NOTE: Some of these documents are provided in Adobe® Acrobat™ (.pdf) format. If you do not have Adobe® Acrobat™ Reader to view and/or print your these documents, you will need to download the Adobe® Acrobat™ Reader. To get a free copy of the software, click the "Get Acrobat" image.