Bed Bugs Penn State University

The Aprehend biopesticide developed by Penn State researchers contains Beauveria bassiana a natural and indigenous fungus that causes disease in insects but is harmless to humans.

Bed bugs penn state university. Giovani Bellicanta pursued this research and tried to create a formulation that would be both stable and effective as a commercial product. The two hour seminar will be held 7 to 9 pm. Penn State Extension Bed Bug Information.

There are two types of bed bugs that may be found in association with people. 312 Old Main University Park Pennsylvania 16802. 1 measure about inch in length.

According to one of ConidioTecs founders and Chief Technology Officer Nina Jenkins PhD Senior Research Associate in Entomology College of Agricultural Sciences Penn State University bed bugs were effectively killed off in the United States after World War II. Thomasab a Department of Entomology Penn State University 501 Agricultural Sciences Industries Building University Park PA 16802 USA bCenter for Infectious Disease Dynamics Penn State University 112 Merkle Lab. March 22 2017.

Director of Development The Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Sciences. Monday July 19 at the Nittany Lion Inn located at 200 West Park Avenue State College Pa on Penn States University Park campus. Bed Bugs The Pennsylvania IPM Program is a collaboration between the Pennsylvania State University and the Penn-sylvania Department of Agriculture aimed at promoting integrated pest management in both agricultural and ur-ban situations.

PDF document 8782 KB. This biopesticide contains fungal spores in an oil formulation which is sprayed in strategic bands or barriers where bed bugs will walk such as the sides of box springs or couches. February 26 2018.

A fungal biopesticide that shows promise for the control of bed bugs is highly effective even against bedbug populations that are insecticide resistant according to research conducted by scientists at Penn State and North Carolina State universities. Wash your clothes in hot water or place them in a dryer on high heat for 30 minutes. When a bedbug crosses a sprayed barrier it picks up the fungal spores which germinate and colonize the body killing the bedbug in four to seven days.