At Hazel Park, we use Rose for a quarterly inspection.  (We would do it monthly if we could afford to.)  They bring out a K-9 who does a thorough inspection.  The K-9 once detected a tiny fragment of bedbug fecal matter in the spine of a book and went bananas!  Of course, this does not prevent an infestation, but it lets us know if there is one.

Best,

Corrine

From: "Jean Fellows via Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org>
To: "Susan Wess" <susan.wess@milanlibrary.org>
Cc: "Mich Lib-l Mailing List" <michlib-l@mcls.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2023 12:39:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Bed Bug Prevention

I don't think we do anything to prevent per se.  We mostly check incoming materials-- and I doubt that's done very rigorously.



On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 2:34 PM Susan Wess via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
I don’t know if there is a way to PREVENT bed bugs. We did switch to wood & hard plastic chairs. 

For quite a few years we were having a semi annual bed bug sniffing dog out to check the facility. The company changed hands & they no longer offer that service. 

Interested if there is a way to prevent them. 
From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Kimberly Feltner via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 2:16:16 PM
To: Mich Lib-l Mailing List <michlib-l@mcls.org>
Subject: [Michlib-l] Bed Bug Prevention
 
What is your library doing, if anything, for the prevention of Bed Bugs?

After talking to several pest companies today and being told different things from each, I would like to know if anyone in library land has a solid action plan for the prevention of Bed Bugs.

Thank you!
Kimberly

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Coldwater, MI 49036
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