John Russell, General Manager, providing comment during EPA's National Bed Bug Summit

April 14, 2009, Toms River, New Jersey:  Action Termite and Pest Control is pleased to have participated in the EPA's National Summit on Bed Bugs which took place on April 14, 2009 in Washington, D.C.  On a very wet and windy day in the nation's capital hundreds of stake holders from the bed bug eradication industry gathered to discuss the increasing problems associated with bed bugs. 

"This was a historic summit that brought together a wide array of industry experts to find a way to stop the increasing infestations of the notorious bed bug" commented John Russell, General Manager, Action Termite and Pest Control.  "Action was honored to provide a unique perspective of how bed bug dog detection teams and the proper bed bug control methods were the most effective means of eliminating bed bug infestations.  We feel we are a head of the curve and can offer significant relief to our customers."

The EPA which hosted the event reached out to industry leaders and for public comment as to the best ways to educate the public, train the industry, assess responsibility (tenant vs management) and discuss the proper methods of eradication as they search for a national bed bug policy.

"They (bed bugs) are a modern scourge," commented Assemblywoman Joan M. Quigley.

As evident by the incredible turn out and the comments of the leading experts which included Trade Associations, Entomologists, Government Agencies, Property Management Companies, Pest Control Companies, and Housing Authorities, bed bug infestations have seen an incredible rise.  This pest which does not discriminate based on economics is effecting may dwellings including:  hotels, motels, nursing homes and care facilities as well as hospitals, Veterans Administration Facilities, retail shops, moving companies, etc.