VENTURA, CA — New reports of bed bug infestations at upscale retailers, public transportation, 5-star hotels and multi and single-family housing are quickly demonstrating why the blood-sucking creatures are quickly becoming the #1 pest in North America.

A study released this week by the National Pest Management Association found that pest control operators consider bed bugs the most difficult pest to eradicate, even more than cockroaches and ants.

ThermaPure, Inc., (www.thermapure.com)the industry pioneer in the use of heat to kill bed bugs and their eggs, has released updated information to help consumers tell the difference between fact and fiction.

Bed Bugs – Fact & Fiction

1. Bed bugs are only found in run down and dirty structures.
FALSE. Bed bugs are non discriminating. They have been found in 5-star hotels, cruise ships, single-family homes and public housing alike. They will hitchhike equally on designer luggage or discarded mattresses.

2. Bed bugs are only a problem right now in more densely populated areas
like New York and New Jersey.
FALSE. Bed bugs have reached epidemic proportion throughout North America. While the New York area is one of the country’s bed bug hotspots, the pests have been reported in all 50 states as well as in Canada. Urban locations have higher reported occurrences, but are commonly found in more rural locations, as well.

3. Bed bugs feed on human blood in the middle of the night like vampires.
TRUE. Bed bugs are most active in the early morning hours when humans are normally in their deepest sleep. A blood meal usually lasts around 10-15 minutes.

4. Bed bugs are only found on mattresses and bedding.
FALSE. Bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices of a structure, inside wall cavities, on walls and ceilings, under carpeting, in other upholstered furniture, even in electric outlets and within electronics. Mattresses are closest to their meals, so they are often found there.

5. Pesticides are the most effective way to kill bed bugs.
FALSE. While pesticide applications play a role in overall integrated pest management, there are definite down sides, including having to often apply pesticides multiple times on the same structure and also discarding and replacing mattresses. In fact, bed bugs are already showing resistance to powerful professionally applied pesticides according to recent university research (Dr. Michael Potter, University of Kentucky).

6. Heat is proving to be the method of choice for killing bed bugs and their eggs.
TRUE. Laboratory testing has shown that bed bugs begin to die when temperatures reach as little at 113 degrees F. Field research has shown 100% effectiveness in killing bed bugs and their eggs when exposed to high temperatures. The predominant (and original) heat and filtration technology, ThermaPure (www.thermapure.com), has been applied to tens of thousands of structures throughout North America.

7. Encasing your mattress with a plastic cover will solve the bed bug problem.
FALSE. Mattress covers can help with bed bugs already found on the mattress, and only partial control thereafter. Encasements will not stop bed bugs from crawling onto your sheets and blankets from behind headboards. Since bed bugs hide in many parts of the structure, as well as on other pieces of furniture, encasements should only be viewed as one possible component in the fight against bed bugs.

8. Bed bugs can be a source of health-related problems.
TRUE While there is no current evidence to show that bed bugs can transmit disease, we do know that bed bug bite victims often report itchy, inflamed skin and on rare occasions victims have reported asthma attacks and other allergic reactions. According to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, bed bug bites should be considered a possible cause of iron-deficiency anemia in people who have signs of severe bedbug infestation.

9. Bed bugs are the most difficult pest to control.
TRUE. According to a recent survey from the National Pest Management Association 76% of pest control operators surveyed say bed bugs are the toughest — even more than cockroaches, termites and ants.

10. Heat treatments do more than just kill bed bugs.
TRUE. When properly applied by trained technicians, ThermaPureHeat® pasteurizes a structure, killing bacteria, viruses, some types of mold and allergens, and even odors.

About ThermaPure®
ThermaPure®, Inc. is based in Ventura, CA. The company’s ThermaPureHeat® technology utilizes structural pasteurization to sanitize structures. The ThermaPureHeat® process can also kill mold, bacteria, viruses and insects, including bed bugs, termites and their eggs.

The ThermaPureHeat process is currently licensed to more than 40 quality companies in North America.

Source: ThermaPure, Inc.® Ventura, CA. www.thermapure.com
Media Contact: Alan Elias, (925) 785-2650, aelias ( @ ) thermapure dot com
Consumer Contact: (800) 375-7786 – www.thermapure.com

Source:

http://www.1888pressrelease.com/heat-treatment/kill-bedbugs/bed-bugs-putting-the-bite-on-north-america-pr-229186.html

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Date 03/22/2010

Contacts:

Eric Eckl, Water Words That Work, (703) 635-4380

Laura Alex, Cumberland River Compact, (615) 469-5962

Calling all natural resource managers, watershed organizations, waterkeepers, and land trusts! The Cumberland River Compact will host a hands-on environmental communication workshop designed just for you in Nashville on April 27th, 2010. The “Water Words That Work” workshop re-orients conservation professionals to the language that the public uses when they talk about nature protection and pollution control. Participants will learn to prepare written and spoken communications that connect with everyday citizens and motivate action on behalf of our rivers, forests, lakes, wetlands, and oceans.

Click the link below for details and to register:
http://nashville-water-words.eventbrite.com/

“The Water Words That Works method has been more valuable to me than any other communications guidance I have come across,” said Doug Hausken, executive director of the Cumberland River Compact. “We’re pleased to be able to offer this workshop to our peers here in Tennessee.”

“Environmental scientists, engineers, attorneys, and other professionals often struggle to explain their work to the public in layman’s terms,” said Eric Eckl, owner of Water Words That Work, LLC, who will lead the workshop. “This workshop will help them overcome this challenge and make the case to the public for political and financial support for their work.”

Most environmental communications produce lip service to conservation, but some produce action. This workshop will explore what distinguishes the two — synthesizing the results of hundreds of opinion polls, focus groups, and social research studies that explore the question. Participants will learn a 4-step writing method for translating scientific background information into effective issue advocacy, fundraising, and behavior change materials.

By applying the Water Words That Work method, attendees will develop the communications skills to succeed:

• · Environmental writing for citizens
• · Planning social marketing campaigns
• · Working with reporters
• · Preparing websites and blogs
• · Fundraising
• · Speaking at public meetings and hearings
• · Lobbying public officials

About the Cumberland River Compact

The Cumberland River Compact works with partners to help ensure that our rivers and streams continue to provide us with clean water, bountiful crops, healthy fisheries, and abundant recreational opportunities.

About Water Words That Work, LLC

Water Words That Work, LLC is an environmental communication firm that helps nature protection and pollution control organizations modernize and professionalize their fundraising, issue advocacy, and behavior change activities.

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Water Words That Work, LLC is accepting requests from nature protection and pollution control organizations to participate in the beta testing round of the Due Diligence Test Panel, our new environmental message testing service. Water Words That Work, LLC is developing the service to help our clients develop more compelling marketing materials to support their fundraising, issue advocacy, and environmental awareness activities.

“Environmental scientists, engineers, attorneys, and other professionals often struggle to explain their work to the public in layman’s terms,” said Eric Eckl, the company’s founder and owner. “Our new service will help them overcome this challenge and make the case to the public for political and financial support.”

Water Words That Work, LLC, has designed Due Diligence Test Panel to meet the needs of water utilities, park authorities, nature centers, waterkeepers, land trusts, wildlife agencies, and similar organizations. The panelists will help these clients with their behavior campaigns, issue advocacy campaigns, fundraising efforts, and volunteer recruitment drives.

The Due Diligence Test Panel will review draft outreach materials — such as web pages, brochures, emails, press releases, outdoor advertising, Facebook causes, radio and TV ads, and direct mail pieces. The Sounding Board will rate the language and photographs, and offer suggestions and tips for how to improve the piece, before the publisher releases them “into the wild.”

Once launched, each review will cost less than $300 and take just a few days to complete. Nonprofit organizations (recognized by the IRS) will get a discount. Those who participate in the beta testing round can use the Test Panel for free in return for providing customer feedback that we can use to improve our service.

Participation in the beta test is by invitation only. Interested parties with suitable materials may contact Water Words That Work, LLC to request an invitation. Companies that seek to market “green” or “eco-friendly” products are not eligible to participate in the beta test, although we intend to offer such services for you in the future.

About Water Words That Work, LLC

Water Words That Work, LLC is a boutique environmental message development and communications company. We help clients carry out campaigns to raise environmental awareness, raise funds, influence policy, and promote greener lifestyles. Our clients include the National Park Service, the National Wildlife Federation, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, and other nature protection and pollution control organizations.

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Christine Nolan, South Jersey Land and Water Trust, (856) 881-2269  http://www.sjlandwater.org/index.html

Eric Eckl, Water Words That Work, LLC, (703) 635-4380  http://waterwordsthatwork.com

The South Jersey Land and Water Trust has awarded a contract to Water Words That Work, LLC to develop the organization’s first-ever comprehensive marketing and communications strategy. The company will help the Trust determine how to best raise awareness about  its work and promote opportunities for Gloucester and Salem county residents to take action.

“We’re community organization, and this project will help us improve our efforts to involve the community in our work,” said Christine Nolan, executive director of the South Jersey Land and Water Trust.

“Southern New Jersey still has a lot of rural charm, and my team is looking forward to helping preserve that,” said Eric Eckl, principal for Water Words That Work, LLC.

Under the contract, the two organizations will survey the Trust’s supporters, review the demographics of Gloucester and Salem counties, and audit relevant media coverage, web traffic, and online search patterns. The organizations will use this information to develop a plan to reach residents in a targeted way, and to connect the Trust’s work to the concerns and hopes they have for their communities.

About the South Jersey Land & Water Trust

The South Jersey Land and Water Trust is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve and protect the water resources and land within the watersheds of southern New Jersey through public education, advocacy, increased scientific understanding, and habitat preservation. As a multi-county association, the SJLWT is made up of people like you who want to ensure that there is abundant clean water for our families, that our streams, lakes, forests, and fields are preserved for all our children, and that we protect the wildlife habitats and open spaces that we all enjoy.

http://www.sjlandwater.org/index.html

About Water Words That Work, LLC

Water Words That Work, LLC is a boutique environmental communications  and marketing agency. We help clients develop campaigns to raise environmental awareness  fund raise, influence policy, and promote greener lifestyles. Our clients include the National Park Service, the National Wildlife Federation, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, and other nature protection and pollution control organizations.

http://waterwordsthatwork.com/the-method

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The Four Elements are associated with certain physical properties and they are also correlated to certain emotions, temperaments, directions, colors and tastes. Furthermore, every person is governed by one of these elements according to the zodiac sign on which he is born and this sign influences the personality of the individual. As you can notice, we live in a world where everything is organized up to the smallest detail and the main role of these elements is to propagate life.

Water is one of the main four elements in ancient philosophy, often being associated with emotions and intuition. Water is also believed to represent wisdom, the soul and femininity while in the Chinese Taoist culture it is the symbol of intelligence and wisdom. This element manifests itself through rivers, oceans, lakes and rain and the physical property assigned to it is cohesion. The Four Elements have several meanings in different cultures but one thing is certain, they are all vital for our existence and well-being.

Air is another element found in the ancient philosophy and it stands for communication, intelligence, psychic powers, and masculinity; in Taoism the element of air is excluded, being replaced by the qi which is a considered a force and not an element. The manifestations of air are the wind, the sky, the clouds and even the birds which are thought to personify this element. Air is associated with motion, the soul and the breath of life. The Four Elements need air because this is the element which carries away troubles and brings positive thoughts.

The Four Elements cannot exist one without the other and the next element we should mention is earth; earth is the home and the origin of the human race, being frequently associated to practicality, restraint and the sensual aspects of life. Earth manifests itself through plants, mountains, forests, caves and gardens and it is considered fertile and stable, solid and firm. All aspects of life take place on earth so there is no surprise that earth belongs to the four elements.

We cannot conclude this short review about The Four Elements without mentioning fire which is connected to strong will and energy. Fire is a dual element, which creates and destroys, but its importance for the development of civilization is indisputable. This element is associated with energy, assertiveness and passion and it represents creativity and an active force which has the power to create and animate things. The manifestations of this element are the sun, lighting, volcanoes, lava and all forms of life.

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