Dr. Karen Vail, Associate Professor
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS - EXTENSION
PCT Articles
[New Products] - July 2006
[2005 State of the Industry Report] Pest Trends 2005 - October 2005
News - July 2005
June News - June 2005
September News - September 2004
[Technically Speaking] Winning the tick-tac-toe game - September 2004
[Cover Story] 21st Annual Professional Of The Year: Cindy Mannes - December 2003
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: The Manufacturer Told Me So! - August 2002
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: We’re Being Painted Into A Corner - June 2002
ANNUAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE: If It Wasn't A Spider Bite, What Was It? - May 2002
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: Baits Aren’t Always The Answer - June 2001
Threat Or Scapegoat? - May 2001
Backtalk, June 2000 - June 2000
Bedbugs Are A Common Hotel Guest - May 1998
Bedbugs Are A Common Hotel Guest - April 1998
Holistic Pest Identification - October 1997
The Rise and Demise of the Wonder Insecticide - July 1996
How To Control
House Sparrows - April 1990
Pest Control Magazine Articles
Bed bugs knock roaches off the list
IPM Focus: Globetrotters: Bed Bugs Define Pests on the
Move ...
Bed Bugs Are Media Darlings
Bed Bugs Resistant to Pyrethroid Insecticides
Control Bed Bugs with NPMA Support
First Bed Bugs, Now Bat Bugs
More Bed Bugs in the News
Cooper Pest Control
PCT News
29 Matches (displaying 1 - 25)
Bed Bug Bite-Proof Mattress Encasements Now Available - 11/15/2006
Bed Bugs Found in Duluth, Minnesota Apartments - 8/4/2006
PPMA Stories Run in USA Today and Redbook - 6/9/2006
Rich Muscarella Earns Excellence in IPM Award - 3/29/2006
Vikane Gas Fumigant Available as Bed Bug Treatment Option - 3/13/2006
Bayer Encourages Apartment Management to Hire Professionals for Bed Bug Work - 2/20/2006
Safe Pest Management’s Gil Bloom Earns IPM Award - 1/14/2006
Bed Bug Complaints on the Rise in Maine - 1/3/2006
DeltaDust Receives Food Label Approval in New York State - 10/11/2005
Asian Lady Beetles Added to Bayer’s Suspend SC Label - 8/30/2005
Bed Bugs Added to TalstarOne Label - 6/7/2005
PPMA Update — June 2005 - 6/6/2005
DeltaDust Labeled For Use in Commercial Food Handling Establishments - 6/1/2005
Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA) Update - 4/22/2005
NPMA To Hold Public Health Symposium Jan. 5-7 In New Orleans - 11/10/2004
NPMA Uses Halloween Message To Promote Pest Management Industry - 10/28/2004
Delaware Pest Control Association Announces 46th Annual Short Course - 10/12/2004
UK Experiencing Pest Revival - 10/6/2004
Free Application Rate Cards Available from Bayer Environmental Science - 9/28/2004
Bedbugs Blitz New York City - 6/3/2004
PPMA 2004 Media Campaign Update - 5/17/2004
NPMA Seeks Homeowner Bed Bug Testimonials - 3/5/2004
NPMA Reports Recent Resurgence In Bedbug Infestations - 1/16/2004
Kentucky Short Course A Valuable Experience - 10/31/2003
ABC’s Primetime Segment Featuring Bed Bugs To Air Thursday - 9/22/2003
Media
News
CNN.com: You're not Dreaming, That's a Bedbug - Bedbugs continue making national headlines as CNN.com recently filed a report on how these pests are spreading to other states and countries. (1/23/2006, Source: )
New Jersey Association: More Bedbugs Will Bite in 2006 - Pest control firms throughout New Jersey witnessed the number of bedbug infestations double in 2005, says Leonard Douglen, Executive Director of the New Jersey Pest Management Association. (1/10/2006, Source: New Jersey Pest Management Association )
USA Today: Bedbug Boom Blamed on Increased Foreign Travel - Bedbugs, the houseguests nobody wants, are back in growing numbers across the USA, and booting them from your bunk can be a lengthy, costly process. (12/2/2005, Source: USA TODAY)
Uptick In Bedbugs Reported In Kansas - Check the sheets tonight, and don't let the bedbugs bite. The little bloodsuckers are back. They've wriggled into at least one Lawrence apartment and two Manhattan apartments this year, according to the Kansas State Research and Extension Office. (6/1/2004, Source: Lawrence Journal-World )