[Michlib-l] Bed Bug Prevention

Mon Oct 30 17:11:12 EDT 2023

well, that gave me the willies 🐛-- but was very helpful! Thanks!

On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 4:58 PM Abigail Vervaras <avervaras at ruthhughes.org>
wrote:

> We had a scare with bed bugs (luckily it wasn't) and as a result we
> solidified a pest prevention plan that we have staff follow to help in the
> event that they see a pest on incoming items. We also mist any
> packaging before we use it with alcohol and let it sit. It's supposed to
> help eliminate pests from getting in through shared packing materials (This
> was suggested by Orkin). I've attached what we have staff follow for
> handling possible pest exposure since our scare. Hopefully it can be of
> some help.
>
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 3:40 PM Corrine Stocker via Michlib-l <
> michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
>
>> 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 at mcls.org>
>> *To: *"Susan Wess" <susan.wess at milanlibrary.org>
>> *Cc: *"Mich Lib-l Mailing List" <michlib-l at 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 at 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.
>>>
>>> Get Outlook for iOS
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>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org> on behalf of Kimberly
>>> Feltner via Michlib-l <michlib-l at mcls.org>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, October 27, 2023 2:16:16 PM
>>> *To:* Mich Lib-l Mailing List <michlib-l at 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
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kimberly Feltner
>>> Assistant Director
>>> Branch District Library
>>> 10 E. Chicago St.
>>> Coldwater, MI 49036
>>> Phone: (517) 278-2341 ext. 123
>>> Fax: (517) 278-2342
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>>
>> --
>> Jean Fellows
>> (she/hers)
>> Programming Coordinator
>> Grand Ledge Area District Library
>> 131 E. Jefferson St.,
>> Grand Ledge, MI 48837
>> 517-627-7014
>>
>> *The Grand Ledge Area District Library is situated on ancestral,
>> traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires
>> Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples-- land ceded in the
>> 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. For more information, see the article from Central
>> Michigan University Library:
>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__blogs.cmich.edu_library_2019_11_26_the-2D1819-2Dtreaty-2Dof-2Dsaginaw_-23-3A-7E-3Atext-3DIn-2520the-25201819-2520treaty-252C-2520the-2Cliving-2520on-2520the-2520ceded-2520territory.&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-uv9DLcEJ45Av6RpQhp0oO0DRWKVEkZLC-h46NL4FyI&m=bMb09kbG7neLbOO4pUNnezSsHlnplAbQjXcqfs-FpNkmzeh7aKeW1-g5k_WQwV7w&s=KVcVhzEbFmn0yfvsFs0B85n5MVPQCZRP6z81irR1_Is&e=>https://blogs.cmich.edu/library/2019/11/26/the-1819-treaty-of-saginaw/#:~:text=In%20the%201819%20treaty%2C%20the,living%20on%20the%20ceded%20territory
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-- 
Jean Fellows
(she/hers)
Programming Coordinator
Grand Ledge Area District Library
131 E. Jefferson St.,
Grand Ledge, MI 48837
517-627-7014

*The Grand Ledge Area District Library is situated on ancestral,
traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires
Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples-- land ceded in the
1819 Treaty of Saginaw. For more information, see the article from Central
Michigan University
Library:https://blogs.cmich.edu/library/2019/11/26/the-1819-treaty-of-saginaw/#:~:text=In%20the%201819%20treaty%2C%20the,living%20on%20the%20ceded%20territory.
<https://blogs.cmich.edu/library/2019/11/26/the-1819-treaty-of-saginaw/#:~:text=In%20the%201819%20treaty%2C%20the,living%20on%20the%20ceded%20territory.>*
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