UMaine Extension bulletin on bedbugs cited in Kennebec Journal article

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

May 4, 2016 Cooperative Extension, UMaine in the News

A University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin written by Jim Dill, a pest management specialist, and Clay Kirby, an insect diagnostician, was cited in a Kennebec Journal article about a reported bedbug infestation in Augusta boarding houses. According to the bulletin, bedbugs are making a comeback in the United States. The pests are brown, flat and about one-quarter-inch long with a soft, rounded look, but become dark red and larger after consuming blood. The bugs feed on human blood but are not believed to carry disease, according to the article.