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Abstract
To protect the health and well-being of children and clients, workers in schools, childcare centers, and the healthcare industry need regular, state-of-the-art education on bed bug avoidance and control. For some, webinars provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency are a convenient, free source of this education. Bed bug webinars were found to be as effective in conveying actionable information as traditional classroom-style workshops. Webinar audiences also grasped the bed bug prevention and control concepts as well as participants in classroom sessions. The study also documents the preferred education venue for each audience, the differences in attendance, and the environmental and cost savings afforded by webinars.
Acknowledgments
The author would like to thank Tara Glynn and Lynne Gregory from EPA Region 2 for their efforts coordinating the 2011–2013 bed bug training events, and Shanda Bennett of EPA’s Center for IPM for assisting with the 2014–2017 bed bug webinars.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.