Pest Management Professional, August 2011
austins agenda Manage Bedbugs Proactively T he shift of revenue for bedbug management is moving from initial treatments to providing a reasonable preventive program whereby if any bedbugs enter they wont have a chance to morph into a significant problem 12 point program Provide training for the housekeeping building management staff and others advising how to inspect for bedbugs and minimize introductions Monitor with passive devices There are simple cardboard devices on the market that can be hidden in critical locations Climb up interceptions are available in two sizes and can be placed in corners and under the legs of beds and furniture Actively monitor Dry ice can be used to generate carbon dioxide Monitor with bedbug scentdetecting dogs Train housekeeping to use a hair dryer to search for bedbugs by flushing likely areas Sell and apply mattress and box spring covers Remove all dust ruffles from the box spring Set up an inspection location for all new furniture before it enters the building Apply a crack and crevice application in critical areas Expect approximately four months residual Set up a heating chamber for the customer or remove all suspect furniture to a mobile heating chamber If individuals are carrying bedbugs regularly treat infested items and provide dryer treatments of clothes and sneakers You cant can guarantee zero bedbugs will ever enter but if they do this is a solid program to keep them from being established and spreading pmp You can reach Frishman an industry consultant since 1967 and president of AMF Pest Management Services at mypmp@ questex com Austin M Frishman Contributor ADVERTORIAL Reed Joseph International Co With more than 55 years of excellence in bird and wildlife control Reed Joseph International Co offers a wide variety of bird and wildlife control products including pyrotechnics propane cannons pictured electronic distress cry generators lasers and even a battery operated scarecrow Its trained staff continually tests new products to ensure customers have access to the latest technology and because they know how time critical these control products are they offer same day shipping 800 647 5554 www reedjoseph com 52 August 2011 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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