Websites

• Defining clutter, hoarding, etc.
• REAC’s definition of cockroach infestation
• National Pesticide Information Center
• Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings (EPA)

Bed-Bug-Specific

• The University of Minnesota’s Let’s Beat the Bug recommendations for Home Visitors
• VDACS fact sheets on bed bugs (including one for Home Health Care and Social Workers)

Books

• The Hoarding Handbook: A Guide for Human Service Professionals
• Mallis Handbook of Pest Control

Pamphlets

• Illinois Department of Public Health. Prevention and Control: Bed Bugs in Health Care Facilities
• Rutgers: Bed Bug Information for Health Care Workers
• Children’s Hospital Colorado, Department of Epidemiology: Bed Bugs and Beyond

• The Johns Hopkins Hospital Bed Bug Procedure

• Pest Control Technology: Bed Bugs Causing Problems at Hospitals
• Bed Bug Safety Tips When Staying in a Hospital

• Veterans Health Administration: Bed Bugs

• Bed Bugs: What the GP Needs to Know

• Health Care IPM Training Resources
• University of Vermont Medical Center: Bed Bug Prevention
• Pulling Back the Sheets on the Bed Bug Controversy: Research, Prevention and Management in Hospitals and Long-term Care Facilities

• Bed Bugs: Clinical Relevance and Control Options

• Bed Bug Prevention for Emergency Facilities and Patient Transport

• Health Care and Facilities Today: Bed bug encounters are on the rise in hospitals, nursing homes
• National Pest Management Society guidelines: Response to Bed Bugs in Medical Facilities
• Bed Bug Prevention and Control for Health Care Settings
• Bed Bug Management Protocols for Health Care Workers

• Guidelines/Procedures - Medical Control: EMS Protocol