Bedbugs- What You Need To Know
Thursday, October 8
On Demand
Development and delivery of this presentation
were supported by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, through
its Pest Management Alliance program. The presenting group; comprised of
University of California researchers and educators, municipal pest management
experts, housing management industry representatives, and pest control
operators; aims to improve education about preventing and managing bed bugs in
California's multi-unit housing environments. Code enforcement officers are uniquely positioned to help
this effort within their communities but will need some basic information to
understand the problem and their role.
Dr. Andrew Sutherland, SF Bay Area IPM Provider
Dr. Andrew Sutherland, an expert on bed bug prevention and management and an applied entomologist from the UC Integrated Pest Management Program, a statewide program within UC's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Tanya Drlik, Integrated Pest Management Coordinator for the County of Contra Costa
Tanya Drlik is recently retired from the position of Integrated Pest Management Coordinator for the County of Contra Costa. In that position she handled bed bug complaints from citizens and County employees. She developed a bed bug website for the County (cchealth.org/bedbugs) and created fact sheets and other content for the web pages. She created a bed bug awareness and prevention training for a number of different audiences, including medical clinics, home health professionals, group homes, homeless shelters, and office settings. She also worked closely with code enforcement in the cities of Concord and Richmond to develop procedures for responding to bed bug issues in their communities.
