Manitoba has launched a website and a new hotline to provide citizens with information and support in the ongoing battle against bedbugs. The website www.manitoba.ca/bedbugs provides a wide variety of information about bedbugs, including myths and facts, and fact sheets on how to prevent the bugs from entering your home and what to do if you have an infestation. E-mail inquiries are also welcome at bedbugs@gov.mb.ca.

Manitobans are encouraged to call the toll-free bedbug hotline at 1-855-3MB-BUGS (1-855-362-2847) with questions about prevention of bedbugs, how to identify an infestation and what steps to take when an infestation occurs. The hotline is staffed by trained operators from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Outside of these hours, callers can leave a message and the call will be returned the next business day. Hotline calls will be tracked to help evaluate the bedbug situation throughout the province.

Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP

Outreach Services Librarian

Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library

University of Manitoba

email: mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca

phone: 204.977.5660

website: http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/ http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/