Community Health and Safety Section
Phone: 703-246-2300
TTY: 703-591-6435
E-mail
Air Quality Programs - Air quality monitoring within Fairfax County for Federal, State and local reports.
Pests and Disease Vectors
Bed Bugs
- Web page
- How to Identify and Control Bed Bugs pamphlet (PDF)
- Control of Bedbugs in Hotel Rooms - Virginia Department of Health pamphlet (PDF)
Cockroaches - How to Get Rid of Cockroaches pamphlet - English - Spanish
Rats and Mice - How to Identify and Control Rats and Mice pamphlet
Rabies - Information about the virus and its Public Health importance.
Hoarding - Learn more about hoarding and how to identify and report hoarding in your community.
Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are flat, wingless, blood-sucking insects less than ¼??
long. They range in color from light brown to reddish-brown. Bed bugs
lay up to 540 eggs in a lifetime, and each baby can be ready to ready
to reproduce in only 21 days. Bed bugs are a nuisance pest only and
are not known to spread disease.


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