For All
Your Pest Problems,   Give us a call at:

Pest Control Articles » Bed Bugs 101

Elimination of Infestations

Can bed bugs ever be removed once they infest an environment? The simple answer is yes, it is possible to eradicate a bed bug infestation in most situations particularly if the bed bugs are detected soon after they have been introduced into the environment and client cooperation is not an issue. The longer bed bugs exist without being detected, the greater their chance to disperse within the environment, making it harder to find and eliminate 100% of the population. Another factor which plays a main role in how readily a bed bug infestation can be eliminated is the amount of available harborage for bed bugs to use as a safe haven from control efforts. Crowded and/or cluttered conditions, as well badly sealed baseboards, chair and/or crown moldings, door frames, window frames, paneled walls, etc. offer an environment with virtually unlimited harborages. There are also situations, where bed bugs are originating from a connected structure (i.e. row homes, condominiums, etc) that is under ownership by another party and it is not being treated. In situations such as these, elimination is may not be possible until a cooperative effort is achieved.

In lots of cases two or three services may be all that is essential to eliminate the problem. However, there are also several cases that require a greater number of visits before the problem are resolved. Lastly, there are some infestations where it can be difficult if not impossible to achieve 100% elimination.

Regardless of how severe the infestation or how complex the environment, there is only one way that bed bug infestations can be removed with absolute certainty. Structural fumigations, while an extreme and expensive method, will effectively eliminate bed bugs from an infested environment. Structural fumigations are often confused with fogging applications but are in fact extremely different. Fogging applications or "bombing", as it is often referred to, classically involves the application of a natural pyrethrin and need that the area being treated be vacated for one to several hours. The process of structural fumigation on the other hand, classically involves tarping the entire structure, and vacating it for some days while a fumigant gas is released into the tented structure. These kinds of applications are common in the Southern United states and on the West Coast for the control of dry wood termites. Structural fumigations are an extremely costly approach and may not be practical or even possible in many situations. In several parts of the country, it may be difficult to locate a pest management firm that is licensed in fumigation services. Thus while this technique will guarantee elimination of the existing infestation, in most cases it is not possible to be economically practical or feasible. Structural fumigations may not be available in every parts of the country and may be restricted by regulatory agencies in some states.

Preamble of bedbugs	About Bed Bugs
History of bed bugs	Ecology of Bedbugs
Illness and Bite signs by Bedbugs	Sanitation – Not a source for bedbug
Avoiding Infestations	Early Detection
Protect Yourself When You Travel	Elimination of Infestations
Mattress and Box Spring Encasements	Canine Scent Detection
How Do I Identify I Have Bed Bugs?	I Have Bed Bugs, Now What I can do?

We provide pest control in Surrey, Vancouver, Richmond, Aldergrove, Abbotsford, Delta, Port Moody, Pitt Meadows, Langley, MIssion, Hope, Buranby, New Westminister for the following pest, Rodent, Mices, Bedbug, Carpenter Ant, Cockroach, Wasp, Flea, Bird, Silverfish, Pill Bugs, Flying Insects, Earwigs, Larvaes, Beetle, Moths, Flying Insects, Fly, Drain Flies, Fruit Flies, Sowbug, Spider, Pavement Ant, Pharaoh Ant, Hornet, Roof Rat, Norway Rat, rat