The newly established Philadelphia "Bed Bug Task Force" announced this week that all city residents are invited to a public meeting Oct. 21 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
The Bed Bug Task Force's quarterly meeting will feature guests including a City of Lancaster health officer, a New York City Department of Public Health assistant commissioner and a Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture representative. At the meeting, attendees will be informed about bed-bug-related policies, protocols in municipalities outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania state laws regulating pesticides for bed bugs and other information.
City Councilman Mark Squilla is among the sponsors of the task force. The meeting is being held from 10 a.m. to noon in the Convention Center's room 115.
The Philadelphia Bed Bug Task Force was established in February as part of Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences' Integrated Pest Management program, according to the university. The task force is aimed at curbing the rise of bed bug infestations in the city and surrounding area.
