“Standard Operating Procedures for Agents Conducting Bed Bug Field Studies”

Dr. Vernard Lewis is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in  Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley

Research indicates that field-collected strains of Cimex lectularius (Bed Bugs) may be resistant to pesticides, suggesting that current control models are inadequate, and in order to augment current models, multiple data points for wild strains are required for molecular genetics analyses.  However, this involves active participation with property owners and tenants alike.  This project outlines the protocol for establishing prospective sites within public and private sectors, as well as, conducting agents through the rigors of field collections, providing safety measures while researching this amazingly sophisticated and enigmatic nocturnal foe.    

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Michael first realized his academic goals as an inmate, receiving his G.E.D while incarcerated. Upon release from custody, Michael enrolled at City College of San Francisco where he currently attends, and has earned an overall G.P.A of 3.4 with a major in Mathematics.  Michael tutors math for CCSF and works as a lab aid for the Biology Department.  Michael will transfer to a major university in 2011, pursuing a degree in Biology with an emphasis on Entomology.