Is a weekly column by journalist and bed bug survivor theresa braine.
Pco treatment bed bugs.
Undermine pest control operator pco efforts to identify the presence of bed bugs and control an infestation 3.
These covers don t have seams or piping on the outside so there is no places on the outside for bed bugs to hide.
Comply with the pco s instructions on how to prepare the room for bed bug eradication or ensure that the tenants prepare.
That said the part that the homeowner or apartment condo resident needs to play in the bed bug treatment program is just as important to the success of the treatment and the elimination of the bed bugs.
Your pest control operator pco should know where to look and what to look for.
In almost all cases you will need to contact a professional pest control operator pco for service.
Bed bugs can t chew holes in things so once this bed bug proof cover is in place any bed bugs that are trapped on the inside will die and no new bed bugs can get in.
Is a result of increased travel lack of knowledge about preventing infestations increased resistance of bed bugs to pesticides and ineffective pest control practices explains the environmental protection agency epa.
At night they feed on sleeping humans and by day they hide in dark undisturbed areas like furniture baseboards floorboards carpets and even wallpaper.
The increase in bed bug infestations in the u s.
Contact a pco licensed by the dca structural pest control board to perform bed bug treatment.
The pco should.
Chemical treatment is best done by a pco.
Some of the popular pests include bed bugs cockroaches pharaoh ants rats and mice.
These include complete high rise buildings houses individual apartments and condominiums.
Treatment and control of bed bugs in hotel rooms and guest houses owners and operators of hotels and guest houses should.
Professional pco s pest clear our program is applicable to a wide range of dwellings.
It s easy to mistake bed bugs for carpet beetles or similar looking bugs so infestations are often not noticed when they.