Cover art by Karen English, Cornell Integrated Pest Management (Retired)
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Glossary
- Part 1: List of household items that need to be disinfested
- Part 2: Techniques for eliminating bed bugs from your things
- General References
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Authors: Matthew Frye and Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Cornell Integrated Pest Management
Reviewers: Amara Dunn, Debra Marvin, Lynn Braband, Joellen Lampman, Cornell Integrated Pest Management; Gil Bloom, Standard Pest Management, Astoria, New York; and James Carpentier,
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC).
Produced and published by: Cornell Integrated Pest Management, funded through Cornell University, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYS DAM), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) and the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA).
Funding for this publication was provided by USDA-NIFA. We were further supported by $770,000 in competitive federal funding through USDA-NIFA’s Crop Protection and Pest Management Extension Implementation Program (grant no. 2014-70006-22505), along with numerous smaller grants secured by staff.
The information in this guide reflects the current authors’ best effort to interpret a complex body of
scientific research, experience and to translate this into practical management options. Following the
guidance provided in this guide does not assure compliance with any applicable law, rule, regulation or
standard. Trade names used herein are for convenience only.
Every effort has been made to provide correct, complete, and up-to-date pest management information for New York State at the time this publication was released for printing (February 2018).
Changes in pesticide registrations and regulations occurring after publication are available in Cornell
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Copyright: Cornell Integrated Pest Management and Cornell University. Cornell Integrated Pest Management No. 620. published February 2018 at http://hdl.handle.net/1813/55760.
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