Preventative approach to bed bugs

Joseph Latino

Affordable housing in the U.S. continues to bear the burden of bed bugs, representing a $15 billion untapped market for pest management professionals (PMPs). Our industry has the opportunity to adopt a preventive approach to bed bug control that significantly improves the quality of life of low-income residents, while relieving the burden of this insidious pest from property management and staff.

By implementing a collaborative approach among management, staff and residents that reinforces proactive engagement, early reporting and early intervention, PMPs can deliver an efficacious and financially sustainable program to control and prevent bed bugs in community living environments, protecting our country’s most at-risk residents.