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To urge the Administrator of the United States | 1 |
Environmental Protection Agency to grant an | 2 |
emergency exemption for the use of the insecticide | 3 |
Propoxur to control bedbugs in Ohio. | 4 |
WHEREAS, Bedbugs are blood-feeding insects that infest all | 5 |
areas of homes, day-care centers, senior-care centers, hotels, and | 6 |
hospitals. The nocturnal insects are mostly associated with the | 7 |
bedroom where they emerge at night and bite inhabitants; and | 8 |
WHEREAS, Since 2005, Ohio has seen an exponential increase in | 9 |
the number of bedbug infestations. Currently, Cincinnati is facing | 10 |
an epidemic bedbug infestation, and Columbus is dealing with an | 11 |
ever-growing population of these insects; and | 12 |
WHEREAS, The pesticides that are currently being used to | 13 |
combat these pests are insufficient because the insects may be | 14 |
reduced for a short term after spraying, but the populations | 15 |
quickly rebound after the spraying cycles are completed; and | 16 |
WHEREAS, As a result of the poor performance of the currently | 17 |
approved pesticides, many scientists and health officials are | 18 |
calling on the Administrator of the United States Environmental | 19 |
Protection Agency to approve the use of the insecticide Propoxur | 20 |
to control bedbugs. Research has shown that Propoxur will help | 21 |
permanently destroy bedbug populations that are currently | 22 |
uncontrollable; and | 23 |
WHEREAS, Bedbugs are a threat to the quality of life for many | 24 |
through allergic reactions, severe emotional stress, and economic | 25 |
hardship. In addition, the bedbug infestation has the ability to | 26 |
severely impact Ohio's economy. As knowledge of these infestations | 27 |
spreads, people may hesitate to visit Ohio and patronize Ohio | 28 |
businesses; now therefore be it | 29 |
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 128th | 30 |
General Assembly of the State of Ohio, urge the Administrator of | 31 |
the United States Environmental Protection Agency to grant an | 32 |
emergency exemption for the use of the insecticide Propoxur to | 33 |
control bedbugs in Ohio; and be it further | 34 |
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly | 35 |
authenticated copies of this resolution to the Administrator of | 36 |
the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the news | 37 |
media of Ohio. | 38 |