EPA's National Bed Bug summit was held on April 14 and 15, 2009 in Arlington, Virgina.

• Final Agenda


• Public Docket Available - EPA has established a public docket for this Summit under docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0190. Speaker presentations, attendance sign-in sheets and public comments received during the Summit are available in the public docket, as well as any public comments submitted directly to the docket.


• Summary of Workgroup Results  - During the afternoon of Tuesday, April 14th, Summit attendees were divided into ten workgroups. EPA assigned attendees to workgroups according to their affiliation in order to ensure that each group had a mix of professionals from those attending the Summit (pest control companies; universities; public health organizations; federal, state, and local government agencies; and others). All ten workgroups developed recommendations on major bed bug issues, and those recommendations are provided here.


• Summary of Recommendations Developed at the Summit - In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and Agency procedures, these recommendations were presented to the full Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) at its meeting on April 22, 2009. The PPDC discussed and deliberated this information and provided the Agency with its advice and recommendations.