Top Ten Tips for Missourians to Know About Bed Bugs - You can
rely on information obtained from the Missouri Department of
Health and Senior Services, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency because all
three promote evidence-based recommendations for dealing with
bed bugs. - There is no evidence of disease transmission (i.e.
HIV, hepatitis) following the bite of a bed bug. - Overexposure
to do-it-yourself pesticides or other remedies used to control
bed bugs is possibly the most serious health risk related to bed
bugs. The EPA has a bed bug product search tool you can use to
identify pesticides registered for use against bed bugs in
various locations. - If you think you or a family member has
been affected by a pesticide used to control bed bugs, ACT NOW.
Call the Missouri Poison Center Hotline at 1-800-222-1222 or
1-314-772-5200 (St. Louis). - Bed bugs are easily confused with
other small household insects, including fleas, carpet beetles,
spider beetles, and