Pest Management Professional, July 2015
During the past year anda half Leavenworth Pest Control has tackled 36 bed bug jobs six times the annual bed bug workload the company experienced three years ago without a single related callback Allen Dougherty owner of Loganville Ga based Brad Willms Shamrock Pest Control also stakes claim to a perfect bed bug knockout rate We never have callbacks on bed bug jobs Dougherty says Todays control tools pesticides monitors traps vacuums etc arm us for success Comparing this years first half to last years Bugs No More has more than doubled its bed bug management revenue says Larry White office manager and certified applicator with the College Station Texasbased company Bugs No Mores callback Larry White rate on bed bug jobs is less than 5 percent White says the cant afford rate is todays biggest business obstacle Many consumers suffer sticker shock after we discuss our bed bug management pricing he says Many try to save money by doing it themselves Some of those eventually call back and hire us but many opt to just live with the problem which is one reason why bed bug infestations keep spreading CommerCial SuCCeSS Bob Kunst president of Mandeville La based Fischer Environmental and a PMP Hall of Famer says bed bug work has been steady in his companys areas of operation Louisiana and Mississippi but bed bug pressure might be on the rise Bob Kunst Everyone wants everything possible done to get rid of their bed bug infestations until they find out the costs Kunst says Fischer generates the majority of its bed bugmanagement revenue from apartment complexes and hotels Property managers know and accept our pricing up front Kunst says They typically know do ityourself bed bug management doesnt work and they know theyre liable for the safety of their occupants During the first five months of 2015 Covington Ga based Perimeter Pest Management fielded as many bed bug infestation calls as it did throughout all of 2014 In a past life I was a property manager says Robert Neph Perimeters owner We focus on apartment communities because most now know they need professional bed bug management pmp Robert Neph You can reach Whitford at mwhitford@ northcoastmedia net or 216 706 3766 mypmp net pest management professional July 2015 BB5 Photo istock com animatedfunk Survey at a Glance Fifth PMP Bed Bug management Survey Conducted in spring 2015 Emailed pmps to participate in online survey 40 questions 211 respondents
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