Bedbug infestations in the news: a picture of an emerging public health problem in the United States.New Addition to NEHA's Store Bed Bug Handbook: The Complete Guide to Bed Bugs and Their Control L.J. Pinto pinto Spotted horse, also called paint, piebald, skewbald, and other terms to describe variations in colour and markings. The American Indian ponies of the western U.S. were often pintos. Most pure-breed associations refuse to register horses with pinto colouring. , R. Cooper, and S.K. Kraft (2007) The Bed Bug Handbook is a complete and up-to-date guide to bed bugs and their control. It includes sections on the history and impacts of bed bugs, their biology and habits, how bed bugs spread, and medical and social considerations of bed bugs infestations. The largest portions of the book consist of practical step-by-step guidance for preventing bed bug infestations and for dealing with bed bug outbreaks. There is an extensive section on bed bug inspections. The Bed Bug Handbook includes checklists for preventing and controlling bed bugs in specific kinds of facilities, such as apartments, hotels, medical facilities, and furniture rental warehouses. 266 pages, softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. . Member: $75. Nonmember: $82. Catalog #1037. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Insect Pest Management: Techniques for Environmental Protection Jack E. Rechcigl and Nancy A. Rechcigl (2000) This book presents a balanced overview of environmentally safe and ecologically sound practices for managing insects. It is a useful resource for professionals in the fields of entomology entomology, study of insects, an arthropod class that comprises about 900,000 known species, representing about three fourths of all the classified animal species. , agronomy agronomy (əgrŏn`əmē), branch of agriculture dealing with various physical and biological factors—including soil management, tillage, crop rotation, breeding, weed control, and climate—related to crop production. , horticulture horticulture [Lat. hortus=garden], science and art of gardening and of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants. Horticulture generally refers to small-scale gardening, and agriculture to the growing of field crops, usually on a large , ecology, and environmental sciences, as well as for agricultural producers, industrial chemists, and people concerned with regulatory and legislative issues. 392 pages, hardcover. Member: $104. Nonmember: $114. Catalog #964. Library Corner is designed to supplement the articles in each issue by describing additional information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to featured topics. If a particular Journal article piques your interest, check the Library Corner--more information may be available. For your convenience, the sources cited in Library Corner will be available for purchase through NEHA's bookstore at neha.org. For more information, please call (303) 756-9090, ext. 0. |
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