<h2><img class="size-full wp-image-4792 aligncenter" src="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BedBugWeek_Banner.jpg" alt="" width="2550" height="788" />August 19 - 25, 2018</h2>
MPAC will host our first-ever <strong>BITE Back! Week</strong>, filled with events, workshops, and educational activities across Chicago focused on keeping the bed bug problem in check. Check this page often as we add more events, and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ToxicFreeMW">@ToxicFreeMW</a> for the latest updates.

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<h4><b>August 19, 2018:</b></h4>
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 	<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">MPAC will demo how to use IPM-friendly products to prevent and control bed bugs at a local Chicago retailer. </span></li>
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<h4><b>August 20, 2018 | 10:00 am:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">  </span></h4>
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 	<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vol. 24 of our popular BITE Back! Newsletter will be published. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/ToxicFreeMW">Twitter</a> to be notified!</span></li>
 	<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJ0N66BUhK8Hs4VzuNtflsiu7qDUQcSP324h4Y2V9tUkYAIw/viewform">Sign up to receive the BITE Back! Newsletter.</a></span></li>
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<h4><b>August 21, 2018 | 1:30 to 2:30 pm:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">  </span></h4>
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 	<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Webinar: <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7364153242002511874">Effective Retail Products for Bed Bug Monitoring and Control</a>. Learn which products work - and which don't - to effectively monitor and safely control bed bugs. We will discuss various integrated pest management (IPM) products to give you expert advice on the best and most cost-effective retail products for bed bugs.
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 	<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7364153242002511874"><strong>REGISTER</strong></a></span></li>
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<h4><b>August 22, 2018 | 5:00 to 7:00 pm:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></h4>
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 	<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">MPAC will present on bed bug control with simultaneous Spanish translation by the <a href="http://sc4housing.org/">Spanish Coalition for Housing</a>. The training will be held at the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">South East Vodak Library (3710 E. 106 St.)</span></li>
 	<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">To register, call the Spanish Coalition at 773-933-7575.</span></li>
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<h4><b>August 22, 2018 | 6:00 to 8:00 pm:  </b></h4>
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 	<li><b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Co-hosted by CIC, MPAC will teach a workshop for property managers, "Putting Together a Bed Bug Plan," at the Frank J. Williams Realtors Education Center (7300 S. Cottage Grove Ave.)</span></b></li>
 	<li><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07efkya660ff419b69&amp;oseq=&amp;c=&amp;ch"><strong>REGISTER</strong></a></span></b></li>
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<h4><b>August 24, 2018 | 1:30 to 2:30 pm:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">  </span></h4>
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 	<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Webinar: <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4834215469396731650">Chicago's Bed Bug Ordinance: What's in it for Me?</a> Everything you need to know about Chicago's Bed Bug Ordinance, including both tenants' and landlords' rights and responsibilities and recommended preventative measures. </span></li>
 	<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4834215469396731650">REGISTER</a></strong></span></li>
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<h4><b>August 25, 2018 </b><b>| 10:00 to 1:00 pm</b></h4>
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 	<li>MPAC will be on site to answer questions and hand out info at Ward 46's Back-to-school event at Clarendon Park (4501 N Clarendon Ave).</li>
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<h4><b>August 25, 2018 | 10:00 to 2:00 pm</b></h4>
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 	<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">MPAC will table at the <a href="https://nextdoor.com/events/il/chicago/4th-ward-health-and-housing-fair-2276162">4th Ward's annual Health and Housing Fair</a> from 10-2 pm at Walter H. Dyett High School (555 E 51st St).</span></li>
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<h4><strong>Bed Bug Fact of the Day: </strong></h4>
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 	<li>Follow MPAC on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ToxicFreeMW">@ToxicFreeMW</a> and Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MidwestPesticideActionCenter/">@MidwestPesticideActionCenter</a> for a new bed bug fact or resource every day during BITE Back! Week</li>
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<h2>BITE Back! Week Resources</h2>
<a class="download" href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-English.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bed Bugs English</a><a class="download" href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Spanish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spanish</a><a class="download" href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Chinese.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chinese</a><a class="download" href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-Polish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Polish</a><a class="download" href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bugs-French.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">French</a>

<a class="download" href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-English.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bed Bug Checklist for Landlords English</a><a class="download" href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MPAC-Bed-Bug-Checklist-for-Landlords-Spanish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spanish</a>

<a class="download" href="http://midwestpesticideaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BedBugOrdinanceEssentialsUpdate.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bed Bug Ordinance Essentials</a>

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Want to co-host an event during BITE Back! Week, or have a training that you'd like MPAC to speak at? Contact LTrudeau@pesticideaction.org for more details.

Help us spread the word - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/247726122694395/">share the BITE Back! Week Facebook event</a> and mark yourself as attending!