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Please take a few minutes to fill out the confidential survey about how bed bugs affect your life.
Toronto Public Health is working closely with landlord associations, pest control companies, housing providers and tenants associations to develop strategies to manage bed bug infestations in City of Toronto and has created the Toronto Bed Bug Project. The goal of the Toronto Bed Bug Project is to find solutions to the problem of bed bugs in the City of Toronto. The members are working to coordinate current efforts, exploring strategies developed in other jurisdictions, and developing best practices, protocols and communication strategies.
Who is at risk?
Anyone can get bed bugs! Multi-unit dwellings, including hotels, apartments, hostels, shelters, student residences and rooming houses, are high-risk locations for bed bug infestations. The best method to deal with bed bugs is Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which combines a variety of techniques and products that pose the least risk to human health and the environment.
A bed bug infestation can cause anxiety, secondary infections, allergic reactions and financial hardship particularly in the most vulnerable populations.
Collaboration between tenants and landlords is necessary to eliminate bed bug infestations.
Additional resources:
Toronto Public Health staff is available to conduct educational seminars on bed bug detection, treatment and prevention. Call Toronto Health Connection 416-338-7600.
Financial assistance was provided to Woodgreen Services to create a comprehensive bed bug manual for service providers and housing managers. Contact Woodgreen for a copy.
Last updated September 2009
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