Bed Bug Biology and Management
AGITC and Alabama Cooperative Extension System Present:
Approved for 10 points by the ADAI in HPB / HPC / IIHC / PH
Bed Bug Biology and Management
Tuesday, Jun 10, 2014, 08:30 AM
Alabama Green Industry Training Center, Inc., Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham, AL, United States
Instructor:
Dr. Xing Ping Hu, Professor
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
College of Agriculture
Auburn University
Identification Topics
• What are they?
• What do they look like?
• Bed-Bug look-alikes
• Where are they?
Identification of Infestations:
• Alert
• Inspection
• Home practices
• New prevention ideas
• Early detection methods
Biological Information
• Life cycle
• Unique behaviors
• Productivity
• Temperature restrictions
• Social facilitation
• Obligatory blood feeder
• Human reactions to bed bug bites
• Bite symptoms
• Beyond bed bug bites
• Why the resurgence?
Management Strategies
• Preliminary steps
• Pros and cons
• Physical barriers
• Steams
• Heat and freeze
• Insecticide application
Alabama Green Industry Training Center, Inc.
Email: agitc@aces.edu
Website: www.agitc.org
Location: 5521 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham, AL, United States
Phone: 205-981-2326
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