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In a nutshell, twenty three states have passed or enacted bed bug specific legislation or rule making, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
* The SENSOR-Pesticides program consists of 12 states that conduct surveillance of pesticide-related illness. California, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Texas, and Washington reported cases of acute illness associated with insecticides used for bed bug control.uring 2003--2010, seven states reported 111 acute illnesses associated with insecticides used to control bed bugs. The most frequently identified causes of illness were excessive application of insecticides, failure to wash or change pesticide-treated bedding, and inadequate notification of pesticide application.