Bed Bugs for Landlords, Tenants and Property Management: Concerns, Challenges, Education and Prevention for Landlords and Tenants

The International Bed Bug Research Authority is building and partnering on this series of bed bug educational books.
In these books the issue of bed bug infestations are explored from several unique perspectives, including; history, identification, health, environmental, legal, control methods and economic consequences for all.

The fact is that we are still in the very beginning stages of global public bed bug education efforts. Because of this, the numbers of bed bugs are continuing to proliferate at record speeds and the number of requests for bed bug treatments is increasing daily.

It isn't management that puts bed bugs into their units; yet they are burdened with having to fix the problem or face a law suit. As these lawsuits increase, landlords are moving towards holding tenants responsible and society is now starting to feel the financial burden and hardship of bed bug infestations regularly.

The economic losses from treatments for elimination, replacement of belongings, health care, lost wages, lost business revenues and reduced productivity, are staggering. Also, when one member of a family has bed bugs, other family members and friends have to take extra precautions when visiting in order to avoid transferring the infestation.

Aside from being just a costly nuisance, bed bugs also have serious emotional and psychological effects on people. The impact of being bit by bed bugs nightly can result in symptoms that include insomnia, nightmares, anxiety along with post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD).

Resistance to common used insecticides requires awareness, new methodologies and detailed approaches to combat bed bugs successfully. Hopefully in time, consistent education and industry standards can be achieved allowing control of bed bugs to improve.

In this book I address all these perspectives with open and honest reality to help people understand the importance of education and basics for early detection.