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Bed bug special 2015

Bed bug headlines

Update on bed bug monitors Sticky on two sides – the Bugo First spotted at PestEx 2015, the Bugo has now been launched by West Yorkshire-based Simpson Turner. It is a revolutionary new product in bed bug prevention and the first of its kind on the market, with it already being referred to as 'ground breaking' amongst industry experts, says the manufacturer. The Bugo is a simple to use device that lasts up to eight weeks, is virtually invisible and acts, not only as a barrier but also a detector of bed bugs.

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The Bugo comes with protective covers which the user peels off during application. The product is a clear circular ring, sticky on both sides. Once applied, it sticks to the floor around the bottom of the bed leg, preventing unwanted crawling insects from climbing up and settling into the mattress, sheets or joints and cracks of the bed. The Bugo is designed to be used in any location whether in the home, in hotels or nursing homes and is available for hard or soft floor application. Available in packs of 12 or 100.

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Global bed bug summit not until 2017 There is to be no global bed bug summit in 2016, rather there will be a special bed bug training track during PestWorld 2015 which is being held on October 20-23 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The two previous summits were organised jointly by NPMA and BedBug Central (see reports in Pest issues 31 and 37). January 2017 will see the return of this event.

Passive monitor heads down under Developed by David Cain of Bed Bugs Limited in London, the Passive monitor is about to go even more global. The monitor is specifically designed to provide an ideal hiding place for bed bugs. It comes surrounded by a white band which clearly shows any faecal straining. Now manufactured in the USA, the product has undergone a few minor improvements to its design and is already sold in the USA as PackTite Passive. It is shortly to be launched in Australia, the Far East and South Africa by Ensystex as the Ensystex Environmental Room Monitor.

Work out how many bed bugs and WIN Suterra products Can you guess how many bed bugs – all stages – there are in this single trap? Suterra is offering a prize to the reader whose guess is closest to the correct total. The first prize is £200 worth of any Suterra products as selected by the winner. Pest is awarding a wind-up Pest torch to the three runners-up. Send your estimates to [email protected]. Please mark the email 'bed bug competition' in the subject line and then give your name and the name of the organisation you work for. All entries must be in by 21 September 2015. The winners will be announced in Pest issue 41 to be published in October 2015. Suterra says that its Trappit BB Detector Plus uses unique aggregation pheromone technology to attract bed bugs of both sexes and at every life-cycle stage to provide the earliest detection possible. By mimicking the chemicals that bed bugs emit when aggregating (grouping together) the trap appears as a safe place to congregate. It is especially powerful at detecting new infestations where aggregation points have not already been established, or in scenarios where humans are present, meaning that traditional foodbased traps are less effective. The lure of the product could not be better illustrated than in this photo where the trap had been placed in a South London housing location. The picture was taken after seven days. The room was the 28

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epicentre of the infestation which was well established – as can be seen by the number of adult insects. It is also interesting to note that males and females, fed and unfed, adults and all instar stages are caught in the trap.

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Issue 40: August & September 2015

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