Freedom Pest Control, a central Indiana-based pest control company recently announced their release of a 14-point checklist that’s as useful for pest management professionals as it is for their customers. The checklist helps those with infestations treat them quickly and efficiently by following the list of best practices for each treatment. The focus, however, is on […]
Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are a parasitic insect that are notoriously difficult to kill without professional pest management. Learn tips and tricks from PMP’s on how to deal with bed bugs.
Tips & Tricks: Capitalize on bed bug misidentifications
No one wants bed bugs, but reports of bed bug bites are the rise. Also on the rise is misidentification...
Tips & Tricks: Sizing for mattress encasements
When incorporating mattress encasements, pest management professionals encounter two questions: What size is this bed? and What size cover do...
… from ‘Snopes’ to Nopes
Do you know about Snopes.com? If you’re an Internet smarty-pants, you probably do. You see something on Facebook — usually...
Tips & Tricks: Know core bed bug harborage
Bed bugs are parasites that feed only on blood. Research has demonstrated that “core” bed bug harborage will be located...
Tips & Tricks: Managing bed bug treatment area vital to success
Managing the contents of a space being treated for a bed bug infestation is vital to the success of the...
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...
Tips & Tricks: Understanding bed bug-human relationship is key
One of the first things a pest management professional learns is the four key factors to infestation: access, food, water...
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...
Use combination products for bed bug control
Bed bug control jobs are a good test of the quality of your pest management efforts. New field research has...
Bed bugs: A tale of two species
The Great Bed Bug Resurgence involves at least two species of bed bugs. Tropical bed bugs look like common bed...
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: •...