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Find more videos from the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station on our Bed Bug video playlist on our YouTube channel.

Longer Films

  1. Bed Bugs - What You've Been Told is Totally False (23 minutes)
  2. Bed Bug Prevention and Control for Health Workers (16 minutes)
  3. Prevención y Control de Chinches para Personal Sanitario (16 minutes)
  4. Bed Bug Management for Professionals (40 minutes)
  5. Bed Bugs and Integrated Pest Management (7 minutes)
  6. Las Chinches de Cama y el Manejo Integrado de Plagas (7 minutes)

Short Clips

  1. Bed Bugs on a Box Spring Mattress
  2. Bed Bugs on a Pillow
  3. Bed Bugs in a Radio
  4. Heavy bed bug infestation in a single home
  5. Menace in the Mattress
  6. Using a Trained Dog to Detect Bed Bugs
  7. Remove Bed Bugs from a Wheelchair using Steam
  8. Picking Bed Bugs from a Binder
  9. A Sugar Yeast Bed Bug Monitor

Training (Recorded PowerPoint Presentations)

  1. For Building Staff and Managers
  2. For Residents
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Bed Bugs and Integrated Pest Management

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This short video will discuss the biology of bed bugs, how they spread, and integrated control techniques.

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Bed Bugs on a Box Spring Mattress

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A box spring was steamed thoroughly but still had hundreds of bed bugs after two weeks. The room was cluttered and heavily infested. Multiple control methods including de-cluttering, frequent laundering, encasing the box spring and mattress, and applying insecticide dust will be needed to eliminate the bed bugs.

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Bed Bugs on a Pillow

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Watch bed bugs on an infested pillow. Several adults and 1st instar nymphs are present

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Bed Bugs in a Radio

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This video shows an old radio that is heavily infested with bed bugs. Thousands of bed bug eggs are seen on the back cover. Electronics that are placed beside sleeping areas can be infested with bed bugs. Travelers should keep alert not to bring bed bugs along with their belongings back home.

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Heavy bed bug infestation in a single home

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What happens if bed bugs are not treated? Watch this thrilling video taken from a single home in New Jersey in 2011.

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Menace in the Mattress

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This video on bed bugs explains what bed bugs are, how they feed, where they live, and how to look out for them.

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Using a Trained Dog to Detect Bed Bugs

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A trained dog is looking for live bed bugs artificially hidden in various locations in an apartment. The dog successfully found the hidden bed bugs in all locations in this case. A well trained canine can be very valuable in detecting bed bugs. However, the accuracy is often affected by improper maintenance, the dog handler, or environmental conditions.

Control

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Remove Bed Bugs from a Wheelchair using Steam

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Using hot steam is an effective and safe method to get rid of bed bugs on a wheel chair.

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Picking Bed Bugs from a Binder

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Hand removal is sometimes necessary to eliminate bed bugs hiding in non-washable items. Alternatively, you may wrap it in a plastic bag and place the infested item in a household freezer for 4 days.

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A Sugar Yeast Bed Bug Monitor

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Using common household items to make an effective bed bug monitor. It is cheap, convenient, and much more effective than visual inspections. It is similar to dry ice trap that is described in Rutgers University Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet 1117.

Training

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Bed Bug Management for Professionals

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This comprehensive bed bug educational video discusses history of bed bugs, bed bug biology, monitoring and inspecting methods, how to prepare and conduct bed bug treatments.