Seoul opens the nation's first bedbug reporting center = South Korea

On the 10th, Seoul City announced that it would begin full-scale operation of a ``Bed Bug Reporting Center'' and promote ``Special Measures for Bed Bug Control'' in collaboration with the Korea Epidemic Prevention Association, including support for pest control education. this
Accordingly, starting from the 8th, if bed bugs occur, you can report them through the Seoul City website's ``Bed Bug Report Center.'' When citizens or businesses report bed bugs, that information is shared with the city.
This system allows the information to be shared in real time with relevant departments and public health centers to quickly identify the location and situation of occurrence, and is expected to be used in bed bug control operations.
At the bed bug report center, you will find bed bug related education and PR materials produced by Seoul City, as well as bed bug disinfection companies.
You can check the list and overseas news related to bed bugs. Video content produced by TBS, such as ``How Far Have the Bed Bugs Come in Seoul?'' is also available. Especially time lag
InNews introduced ``Investigation for Bed Bug Traces in My Home 5 Levels'', which uses illustrations to explain situations ranging from level 1 or 2, where traces of bed bugs are found near the bed, to level 5, which is serious.
It is expected that it will be possible to easily check for bed bugs in general households. The City of Seoul is collaborating with the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) to help bed bug control companies do their work.
and provide videos of BPCA training courses. BPCA was established in 1942 and is a non-profit organization whose goal is to improve public health through pest control.
We also provide public relations and consulting services to the public. Bed bug control and research are actively conducted in the UK, and Seoul City hopes that the UK's bed bug control information will be used in the field.
There is. The city of Seoul plans to release educational videos on the basics and practices of bed bug control using BPCA. Park Yoo-mi, director of the Seoul City Citizens' Health Bureau, said, ``Seoul City is home to bedbugs.''
Recognizing the damage caused by mosquitoes as an important public health problem, Japan will take the lead in countermeasures. We plan to continue managing the area in order to reduce the damage caused by bed bugs to the general public."