Preparations for Bed Bug Extermination
Methodology: For the reasons of safety and regulations, only some areas and articles will be treated with insecticide. Client will wash/heat-dry or dry-clean other articles. And some may be left as is.
Clothing, blankets, comforters, pillows and pillow cases, etc would be washed & warm dried or dry cleaned by client, before or soon after the treatment to avoid resurgence of Bed Bugs.
Closets, Drawers, Couches, Chairs, Bed Frame, Box, Mattress, baseboards, cracks, outlet covers, and surrounding area may be some of the places where the treatment may be applied.
What is the Nature of the Treatment?
The insecticide spray employed is odourless and has a very light color. The insecticide has a very good residual quality and affects pests upon contact and not by smell, odour or vapours. So it is important that wherever Bed Bugs are typically seen, those surfaces are cleaned and treated with insecticide.
Before the treatment begins, the people are to leave the area and not enter for at least 2 hours. The articles treated may be wet to touch and may need 30 minutes to 6 hours to dry, depending upon relative humidity, temperature and ventilation.
It may take 3 to 5 weeks for the Infestation to Eliminate. Hence, it is requested that Client, Sanitize Clothing and Bedding Every Two Weeks to Suppress Possible Resurgence of the Pest.
How should Client Prepare for the Treatment/Extermination?
Cleanse Well and Reduce Clutter by Organising and Arranging Articles.
Clean the bed, bed-frame, box, mattress, baseboard and surrounding bedroom area.
Preferably use a Vacuum, or less preferably mop or sweep.
For faster and better results from the treatment:
Steam-Clean, Wet-Vacuum or Shampoo any carpeting.
Vacuum the mattress at the crevices, handles, & buttons
Also vacuum bed frame, baseboards and objects/flooring close to the bed.
Discard or Empty the Vacuum bag.
Thing that can be moved, should be moved at least 6 inches away from the walls to facilitate spraying of the baseboards.
If possible, arrange for better ventilation in the rooms to be treated, e.g. by opening windows a bit or setting up a fan. This will dry up the spray faster and the bed will become usable sooner. Have a pair of clean bed-sheets ready for use.
How to Handle Sanitization of Clothing and Bedding?
The articles that are advised to be sanitized by the client may be too many and too much to be handled at once. This task can be broken up into smaller segments and prioritized by putting articles, not needed in near future, in large bags and sealed.
Later, these bagged articles may be put out in cold night (below 20 Celsius) and considered sanitized. On a hot sunny day articles bagged in a clear bag may be placed in sun to be sanitized for 8-12 hours. Please, treat fabrics according to manufacture’s directions in your sanitizing efforts.
Articles of immediate use may be warm washed and heat-dried or dry-cleaned as directed by the manufacturer, to get rid of bed bugs and their eggs.
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