Bedbug Summit This Week In Chicago

The first of its kind (and probably the first of many), a bedbug summit opened in Chicago this week. Appearing were bedbug experts, entomologists and businesses, all looking to share information about bedbugs and how to deal with them. Phillip Cooper, president of BedBug Central, organized the event. CBC News reported Mr. Cooper as saying,"This summit will provide a sophisticated level of information to a variety of industries that can be lost in smaller or less specific seminars."

The following also came from the report:

At a trade show, participants can check out the latest in bedbug technology, such as sprayers and steamers. One company is offering a ring device that fastens around the leg of a bed to keep the bugs from climbing up.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/09/21/con-bed-bug-summit.html#ixzz10DGQAoih