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The Seoul Metropolitan Government is strengthening pest control measures in response to bedbug outbreaks by operating the nation's first-ever 'Bedbug Reporting Center' and implementing a 'Special Bedbug Management Plan' that supports training for pest control companies.

On the 10th, Seoul announced the operation of the Bedbug Reporting Center with these details. When bedbugs appear, reports can be easily submitted through the Seoul Infectious Disease Research Center website. When citizens or companies fill out and submit a bedbug occurrence report, it is immediately forwarded to the relevant city departments and public health centers to identify the location and status of the outbreak and carry out pest control.

At the reporting center, visitors can access educational and promotional materials about bedbugs produced by the city, a list of bedbug extermination companies, and related overseas news. Video materials such as "How Far Have Seoul's Bedbugs Come?" produced by TBS are also posted.

In particular, the "5 Steps to Investigate Bedbug Traces in Our Home," introduced as a card news, explains the situation with illustrations from stages 1 to 2, where bedbug traces are mainly found around the bed, to the most severe stage 5, allowing citizens to easily check for bedbugs at home.

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On the 9th, the city and the Korea Pest Control Association signed a "Business Agreement to Strengthen Pest Control and Management in Seoul." Both organizations will mutually cooperate in all aspects of pest control management, including investigations and research related to pest management such as bedbugs, policy development, information provision, international exchanges, workshops, and education.

As part of the agreement, a special bedbug control training session was held on the 10th at the auditorium of the Welfare Building in Seoul City Hall. The special training covered the characteristics of bedbugs, monitoring methods, and integrated pest management techniques.

Additionally, the city will translate and distribute training videos from the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) in collaboration with BPCA to assist bedbug control companies in their work.

Park Yumi, Director of the Seoul Citizen Health Bureau, stated, "The city defines the inconvenience and concerns caused by bedbugs as an important public health issue and is proactively implementing countermeasures. We plan to continuously manage and minimize bedbug damage that can be experienced in daily life."

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