Managing the contents of a space being treated for a bed bug infestation is vital to the success of the overall treatment. If a space is to be heat treated, it is not recommended to move any items within the treated space until the lethal temperature of 130°F is achieved. Disturbing the bed bugs prior […]
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Tips & Tricks: Preemptively encase properties for bed bugs
By preemptively encasing properties in advance of a bed bug infestation, pest management professionals can control bed bugs more quickly...
Tips & Tricks: How to combat resistant bed bugs
Some populations of bed bugs have evolved resistance to many traditional insecticide sprays. To combat this problem, pest management professionals...
Tips & Tricks: Use glue boards for temporary bed bug barrier
If unexpected bed bug activity is encountered in an account, try using glue boards as an inexpensive and effective temporary...
Target Specialty Products: Monitoring Options
Monitoring for insects is a critical part of your integrated pest management (IPM) program, and the right monitor ensures that...
Flea Bites vs. Bed Bug Bites – Schooling Your Customers
You’ve probably received calls from customers complaining of a flea infestation, only to arrive on the scene to find that...
Tips & Tricks: How to properly price bed bug services
One common mistake many pest management professionals (PMPs) make is not properly pricing bed bug services. Procedures tend to be...
Tips & Tricks: 3 tips for controlling bed bugs
Bed bugs are notoriously challenging to control, thanks to resistance issues and the rate at which they multiply. Here are...
Going to the dogs
As promised in our June Photo Finish, we’ve rounded up a few more K-9s in the bed bug biz: •...
PMP interviews a bed bug
Pest Management Professional (PMP): So, after I declined to conduct this interview in the bedroom of my apartment, you stopped...
Photos: Pest industry canines on the job
National Take Your Dog to Work Day is June 24, and National Camera Day is June 29. We celebrate both...
Bed bugs: How to protect correctional facilities
Jump to… U.S. Correctional Populations Troubling Timeline U.S. Incarcerations Run-in with an infamous inmate Prison Poetry Top 10 Incarcerations by...
Zoecon: Gentrol Aerosol
Gentrol Aerosol features the active ingredient (S)-hydroprene, an Insect Growth Regulator (IGR). It keeps pest larvae and nymphs from progressing...
Recommend hosiery method to bed bug-afflicted clients
Untrained consumers plus insecticides against bed bugs is a formula for disappointment. Customers awaiting your bed bug service visit still...
Clues to identifying bed bug lookalikes
Other Cimicids that feed on bats and birds can be mistaken for bed bugs. Bed bug lookalikes will bite people,...
Problem Solvers: Bed Bugs Run Rampant in Mansion
Upper-class neighborhoods are hardly safe from the bed bug scourge. We do a great deal of bed bug work in...