Bed bugs creep under box springs and other areas (photo courtesy Dr. Louis Sorkin)
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St.
Tuesday, January 18, advance RSVP $12, 6:30
917-492-3395
www.mcny.org
Last January, the American Museum of Natural History hosted a summit called “What Do You Really Know About Bed Bugs?” featuring a number of experts headed by entomologist and arachnologist Dr. Louis N. Sorkin, who has been holding public meetings on the nasty creatures since 2006. On Tuesday, January 18, at 6:30, many of those same experts will reconvene at the Museum of the City of New York for “Plague! Bed Bugs: Myths and Realities.” Cosponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and the New York Entomological Society, the event will look at what has been learned about the infestation over the last year and what can be done about it. Moderated by Dr. Amy L. Fairchild of Columbia’s Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health, the panel discussion, which will be followed by an audience Q&A, will include Dr. Sorkin, Councilmember Gale A. Brewer, former director of New York vs Bed Bugs Renee Corea, managing director David Cain of London’s Bed Bugs Ltd., CEO Yasmine Hecker of Prep 4 Bed Bugs, and Ray Lopez of the Little Sisters of Assumption Family Health Service.