More on treating bed bugs

To control them is not a simple task. In the past, some establishments have tried bombing infested units, only to find that they chased the bed bugs into other units, making the problem even worse.

Thorough treatment requires quite a lot of preparation on your part before the pest control technicians arrive.

All the bedding and linen should be packed into plastic bags and then removed from the infested room. It should all be given a hot wash, with disinfectant added to the washing water.

If the infested unit has kitchen facilities, every cupboard and drawer in the kitchen and pantry needs to be emptied. This includes the pot cupboard and the cutlery drawer. All the drawers and cupboards should then be washed before treatment as washing these afterwards will remove the treatment.

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All the furniture in the unit must be pulled out from the walls so that the technicians can treat all the ceilings, walls, skirtings, curtains, carpet, furniture and every nook and cranny the technicians can find and every where in the kitchen.

It is also recommended that the carpet be cleaned before treatment.

If possible, the guests belongings should be treated in order to prevent them from infesting other rooms they may be moved to, or other establishments as they travel. To do this, we recommend that their clothes are washed in super hot water or treated with steam. Many premises have commercial steam presses in their laundry, or a hand held steam iron can kill them too. Having us treat personal items (not clothing) with insecticide could also be helpful. This would cost extra.

There are to be no pets or people inside for about 4 hours. Once back inside, everything will need to be put back into place, and the food preparation benches will need cleaning before any uncovered food is placed directly onto them.

Do not wash down any areas that will not have uncovered food placed on them. That would clean off the treatment which will usually continue to work for several weeks.

This is really important because the treatment does not kill the eggs, so when the eggs hatch the young bed bugs need to walk on a treated surface to be killed.

This is a very thorough treatment which usually shows immediate results.