Pest Management Professional, July 2016
Tips Tricks BED BUGS conTinued From Page 54 under penalty of law It is often sewn into the center section of the head or the foot of the mattress On this tag you will find printed the dimensions of the mattress 60x80x12 for example That means you have a queen mattress that is 12 in deep With that knowledge you can contact your distributor who will provide you with the correct mattress encasement for the job Pest Barrier By Jeff McGovern Consultant One of the first things a pest management professional learns is the four key factors to infestation access food water and harborage Infestation almost certainly occurs when a pest exploits resources available from any one of these pathways With bed bugs humans are the food and the water The key to preventing and managing bed bug problems is interrupting the paths between access and harborage and the areas occupied and used by humans This is done by creating a layered process incorporating various products to cordon the humans from being accessed and supporting the bed bugs Keep in mind that there is no silver bullet one product cant do it all The key to success is understanding the relationship between the pest and human activity Thermal Remediation from TEMP AIR By Chris Strom National Sales Service Manager Managing the contents of a space being treated for a bed bug infestation is vital to the success of the overall treatment If a space is to be heat treated it is not recommended to move any items within the treated space until the lethal temperature of 130 F is achieved Disturbing the bed bugs prior to lethal heat will trigger the release of an conTinued on Page 58 56 July 2016 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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