Comments on: Bed Bug Hearing http://www.buggedout.org/2006/09/26/bed-bug-hearing/ Are You Buggin' Out Yet? Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:12:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: the Caitlinator http://www.buggedout.org/2006/09/26/bed-bug-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-215 the Caitlinator Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:29:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/bed-bug-hearing/#comment-215 I went to the hearing. There were a lot of experts talking about bedbugs, but probably the height of the debate centered around whether or not bedbugs pose a health concern. The Department of Health wants to pass the buck to Housing, claiming that bedbugs pose no health threats. Of course, anyone who has had bedbugs would disagree, since mental health is certainly health, and it causes severe mental distress to discover and then live with bedbugs over any period of time.<br/><br/>Many experts spoke, an entomologist from the Museum of Natural History as well as another from Harvard University, a representative from some council on mattress sellers, lawyers and representatives from the Housing Department, exterminators, the Department of Health, and members of the public who are dealing with bedbugs. All in all, there was a lot of repetitive information and the bill itself wasn't discussed in much detail. What was clear is that bedbugs are a problem that the city has to address in some way or another, either through education or licensing exterminators for bedbugs, or legal means to protect both homeowners and tenants.<br/><br/>Hope this helps. I went to the hearing. There were a lot of experts talking about bedbugs, but probably the height of the debate centered around whether or not bedbugs pose a health concern. The Department of Health wants to pass the buck to Housing, claiming that bedbugs pose no health threats. Of course, anyone who has had bedbugs would disagree, since mental health is certainly health, and it causes severe mental distress to discover and then live with bedbugs over any period of time.

Many experts spoke, an entomologist from the Museum of Natural History as well as another from Harvard University, a representative from some council on mattress sellers, lawyers and representatives from the Housing Department, exterminators, the Department of Health, and members of the public who are dealing with bedbugs. All in all, there was a lot of repetitive information and the bill itself wasn’t discussed in much detail. What was clear is that bedbugs are a problem that the city has to address in some way or another, either through education or licensing exterminators for bedbugs, or legal means to protect both homeowners and tenants.

Hope this helps.

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