We recommend you wash all clothes and bedding on a boiled wash, when removing clothes they must be removed in bags and washed preferably in soluble bags to avoid spreading them around the house. Vacuuming the room is a great way of reducing the number of both adults and eggs in the room. It should only be done with a bag vacuum cleaner which should be disposed of after use.
Bed bugs nest in mattresses and all types of furniture including picture frames bed frame, bed side cabinets, floors etc. in some cases furniture will need to be disposed of including mattresses, carpet edges will be lifted and treated.
To treat bed bugs we recommend to use heat i.e. steam, as this kills every life cycle including eggs, however the first life stage is 1.2mm long and transparent, so it is virtually invisible add this to the ability of bed bugs to wedge in to the tiniest of spaces, we also recommend using a pesticide together this will give the best chances of eradication, but it is very important that the home owner works along with us. We use Ficam which contains the active ingredient Bendiocarb. We use it as it is a non-repellant; which means the bed bugs do not know they are crawling on the poison until it is too late. The danger of using a repellent chemical which you can buy from the supermarket is that you may make the problem worse by causing the bed bugs to move to another room, spreading the infestation to other areas of the home. The pesticide will be used where necessary the technician will advise when on site.
The treated room will need to be empty for up to 18 days after the first treatment, and Pest Patrol will check the room before you move back in.
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