Pest Management Professionals Guide
Bed Bug Education
HPD offers an e-Learning class about bedbugs, which can be taken at any time on any computer with internet access. The interactive class discusses what bedbugs are, explores myths about bedbugs and provides some information about identifying and eradicating bedbugs.Bed Bug Data
Bed bug data from the NYC Community Health Survey can be viewed on the Environmental Public Health and Sustainability Tracking Portal.
New Bedding Regulations
The Department of State Division of Licensing Services has issued new bedding regulations (PDF) which include mattress sanitizing standards for used bedding. See more Resources for more information about bed bug and housing laws.
Forms
- Sample Basic COTA (PDF)
- Sample Elevated COTA (PDF)
- Sample Affadavit of Correction (PDF)
- Sample Pest Management Plan (PDF)
Additional Resources
- Disposal Protocol (PDF)
- Choosing and Working with a Pest Control Company (PDF).
- Simple Ways to Prevent Bed Bugs in Moving and Storage (PDF)
- Travel Precautions (PDF)
- Preventing the Spread of Bed Bugs in Donated Items (PDF)
- Responding to a Possible Bed Bug Incident at the Office (PDF)
- National Pest Management Association: Best Management Practices
for Bed Bugs - National Pesticide Information Center and Understanding and Controlling Bed Bugs
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pesticide Certification and Business Registration - EPA Bed Bug Information
- CDC Bed Bug Information
- Cornell University Bed Bug Information