• Hjelm Contreras posted an update 2 years, 10 months ago

    If you get bedbugs, you do not need to call a certified pest control company, but you’d be foolish to not, is your takeaway message from a warning issued by an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last August. "With the wrong pesticide or using it incorrectly to treat for bedbugs can make you, your loved ones, and your pets sick," the EPA said in a consumer alert supplied by The Hill Healthwatch on the web. "It can make your home unsafe to reside in – and may not fix the bedbug problem."

    Alarmed by reports of dangerous pesticide abuse and extreme measures being accepted from several homeowners and apartment dwellers in do-it-yourself efforts to eradicate bed bugs, both the U.S. EPA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a joint announcement last July warning users against using external pesticide products inside their homes in efforts to be rid of bed bugs. The use of harsh chemicals not accepted by the EPA for residential usage can trigger severe burn-like annoyance of the eyes and skin, potential injury to the central nervous system, and may even introduce you to carcinogens.

    There also have been numerous reports of house and flat fires begun by distressed people with highly flammable liquids to kill bedbugs. Back in January, a Cincinnati, Ohio man who was simply wiping his furniture down with a mixture of insecticide and alcohol started a flame at his flat when his smoke sparked fumes from the compound mix. In July 2008, an Eatontown, nj man blew his flat while attempting do-it-yourself pest control. A pilot light triggered the chemical spray and fumes resulting in an explosion that blew from front doors of their apartment and led to a fire which destroyed the individual’s apartment and caused serious injury to neighboring areas.

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    Pest Control Letchworth reported seeing many ineffective and potentially dangerous measures used by DoItYourselfers, including bleach, ammonia, flame, smoke, kerosene, wasp spray, and insect bombs, as well as concentrated pesticides bought online," University of Kentucky entomologist and national bedbug expert Michael Potter, writes in Bugs Without Borders, Defining the International bed-bug Resurgence, an international poll of pest control organizations recently conducted at the University of Kentucky in conjunction with the NPMA. "As bedbug victims eventually become desperate, serious injury may result from such applications, especially among those who opt not to hire a specialist," he warns.

    Bedbugs don’t necessarily respond to home treatment method. These apple seed-sized pests that feed on human blood are difficult to kill, a part of their biology and behavior. At best, do it yourself home remedies can force bed-bugs to relocate, spreading infestations more quickly. These pests have a rough, protective carapace that is not readily penetrated. To kill, pest control services and products must enter into direct physical experience of the insectand their eggs have been unaffected byproducts now approved by the EPA for home use. If not feeding, bed-bugs hide in inaccessible spaces deep inside minute crevices, inside walls, behind baseboards, under floorboards, and interior electronic devices. Bedbugs and their eggs can be also readily transported on possessions and clothing, allowing infestations to quickly propagate through a house or apartment building. This combination of biology and behavior makes it extremely difficult to kill an whole bedbug infestation using a single pest control treatment. Three professional pest control treatments spaced 2 weeks apart are normally needed to successfully exterminate a bedbug infestation and also ensure that all hidden bugs and newly-hatched eggs are killed.

    Specialist extermination by a certified pest control company having a experience in bed insect removal is the very best means to exterminate bed bugs. Even the EPA, on the Bed Bug Information Page submitted on its site, states,"Obtaining a pest management professional (PMP) involved whenever possible rather than taking time for you to test to take care of the issue yourself is rather effective at preventing further complications."

    Quick action is vital in combating bed insect infestations. Bed bugs reproduce at an alarming speed and infestations can rise fast. During its 6- to 12-month life span, a female bed bug will lay 500 eggs offspring capable of replicating within per month. It is not uncommon to find three or even more bed-bug productions present in a recognized infestation. Immediate treatment at the earliest phases of infestation can limit the infestation and keeps it from spreading.

    To successfully cure bedbug issues, licensed pest control professionals employ a blend of environmental management procedures, called Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and a variety of pest control substances accepted by the EPA for home usage exclusively by licensed pest management professionals. Effective bedbug extermination begins with meticulous pre-treatment preparation to eliminate clutterclothes, clothing, bed sheets as well as other items which may allow bed-bugs to flee exposure to pest control substances. When site preparation is complete, a blend of pest control substances is employed to attack bed-bugs on multiple degrees.

    Concerns about health and safety problems which have arisen from misuse of pest control chemicals by unlicensed or poorly trained pest controllers and unqualified contractors hoping to cash in on public panic prompted the EPA to warn consumers to prevent insect extermination services made with"unrealistic promises of efficacy or low price."

    While providing bed pest fixes to 70 apartments and homes components, technicians sprayed solid compounds on mattresses and children’s toys. Back in Cincinnati, Ohio past June, an undercover contractor hired to exterminate bed bugs soaked a apartment complex with a agricultural pesticide, sending seven tenants to a medical facility and inducing public health police to quarantine the property.

    A set of consumer tips for selecting a pest control professional provided in the BMP urges that consumers hire qualified and accredited pest management firms to safeguard their safety and health and ensure that the pest control services that they receive are both secure and efficient. The NPMA further recommends that consumers give preferential consideration to licensed pest management firms who’ve achieved QualityPro certification, indicating they reveal the best technical, ethical and educational standards within the business.