Bed bugs have risen to the top of the public health agenda, and they’re providing opportunities for molecular biologists such as Prof. Kurt Saltzmann of Purdue University to use their background in agricultural pest control to address this problem. Kurt, pictured below, is speaking about his research next week in Guelph at the Ontario Pest Management Conference, where he’ll be looking to recruit other scientists to join a network of experts united in battling the blood-sucking insect. I write about his efforts in today’s Urban Cowboy column in the Guelph Mercury. Kurt says society has become lax in dealing with bed bugs, and urges home owners and renters to stay vigilant — steam and launder your belongings, vacuum with zeal, and seal gaps where bed bugs can hide.
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OWEN ROBERTS
Owen Roberts is a faculty member in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program at the University of Illinois. As an agricultural journalist, he is the past president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and a lifetime achievement award recipient from the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation. His programs and research papers have been recognized nationally and internationally through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence, and others.
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