Norwegian Institute of Public Health-Section for Pest Control, Lovisenberggata 8, Postboks 222 Skøyen, 0213 Oslo, Norway.
Boligbygg Oslo KF, Wergelandsveien 3, Postboks 1192 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway.
J Econ Entomol. 2022 Feb 9;115(1):240-249. doi: 10.1093/jee/toab233.
The prevalence of bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) is increasing worldwide. Due to this increase, low-income housing owners and managers need an efficient method for controlling the pests without excessive resource use. The quality of pest control efforts is crucial for efficient eradication. Infestations often need to be approached using a variety of strategies through an integrated pest management (IPM) framework. Efficient eradication is often thought to be the responsibility of the pest control contractor alone. However, the purchase and supply management theory suggests that optimal solutions actually involve sound buyer-supplier relations to support the strategic aim of pest eradication. This study illustrates the positive outcomes of elevating pest management competence on the buyer's part. Further, this study outlines a large-scale purchase situation that quantifies bed bug control efforts, in addition to their outcomes. In total, 11,000 apartment units were observed in Oslo, Norway, over a period of six years. The release and implementation of a procurement officer together with a state-of-the-art pest management framework agreement quickly reversed the consistent escalation of bed bug infestations in the observed units. Observations revealed that the study yielded the most success in eradicating bed bugs by increasing both the number of visits to the infested apartment and the overall duration of control efforts. The improved control was achieved at a reduced cost per infested apartment unit, which allowed for the implementation of bed bug preventive measures and building-wide inspections. The observations made in this study have been discussed in the context of the impact of bed bugs in low-income communities, relative to the factors of pest burden, demography, socioeconomics, and the welfare system in Norway.
臭虫（Cimex lectularius L.）的流行率正在全球范围内上升。由于这种增加，低收入住房所有者和管理者需要一种有效的方法来控制害虫，而不会过度使用资源。害虫控制工作的质量对于有效根除至关重要。虫害通常需要通过综合虫害管理（IPM）框架使用各种策略来处理。通常认为，有效的根除工作仅应由害虫控制承包商负责。然而，采购和供应管理理论表明，实际上，最佳解决方案涉及到良好的买家-供应商关系，以支持害虫根除的战略目标。本研究说明了提高买方害虫管理能力的积极成果。此外，本研究概述了一种大规模采购情况，量化了臭虫控制工作及其结果。在挪威奥斯陆，总共观察了 11000 套公寓，为期六年。在观察期内，通过引入一名采购官员和一个先进的害虫管理框架协议，臭虫的爆发迅速得到了控制。观察结果表明，通过增加对受感染公寓的访问次数和控制工作的总持续时间，该研究在根除臭虫方面取得了最大的成功。通过增加受感染公寓单元的访问次数和控制工作的总持续时间，控制效果得到了改善，同时降低了每个受感染公寓单元的成本，这使得可以实施臭虫预防措施和整栋建筑的检查。本研究中的观察结果在考虑到臭虫对低收入社区的影响的背景下进行了讨论，这些影响与害虫负担、人口统计学、社会经济学和挪威福利系统的因素有关。
