Pest Management Professional, November 2017

Bed Bug Battles ADVERTORIAL A s the operations manager for Getem Services a third generation family owned pest management company in coastal Virginia part of Jimmy Murphys job is testing new products and deciding whether they make the cut out in the field And while Getem has experience dealing with all kinds of pests from termites to mosquitoes no new products are more welcome right now than those meant to battle bed bugs In the more than 20 years that Murphy has been in the pest management business hes seen bed bug calls increase dramatically Bed bugs are notoriously difficult to kill for a number of different reasons chief among them that they only feed on blood Because bed bugs dont take pesticide baits back to a nest or crawl through pesticide traps and spread the material to other insects what was really needed Murphy says was a pesticide with a strong residual effect Enter MGKs CrossFire Weve been using CrossFire for a long time says Murphy Its working extremely well for us and is part of our arsenal CrossFire from Minnesotabased MGK is available in both a concentrate form and an aerosol spray The product is formulated to kill even pyrethroid resistant bed bug strains and begins offering residual control within minutes of exposure according to the companys website Murphy has seen residual control for up to six months in some applications And CrossFire will kill bed bugs in all life stages from eggs to adults he says CrossFire is approved for direct application to mattresses box springs headboards walls floors and baseboards It is non staining and can be used in residential commercial and institutional settings The aerosol application is also labeled for use in areas of the home frequented by pets including their sleeping areas bedding floors and floor coverings Murphys techs at Getem find the CrossFire concentrate particularly effective He says the residual effects make it especially useful when treating cracks crevices baseboards and furniture and theyve had fewer callbacks as a result Even in a densely packed residential setting such as a nearby university Murphy says the CrossFire treatment stands up to the high demands of the environment CrossFires patented technology formulated in both the concentrate and aerosol offers pest management professionals PMPs two actives one for fast knockdown and kill with direct spraying and the other for residual control CrossFires effectiveness and residual presence are two of the main reasons why PMPs like Murphy deploy it as a mainstay of their treatment protocol Lasting effects MGKs CrossFire offers unparalleled residual control for Getem Services BED BUG BATTLE Company Getem Services BaTTLEFIELD Residences and commercial properties such as hotels and universities War STory When operations manager Jimmy Murphy was initially testing CrossFire he wanted to see what the product could do in the toughest of situations His company received a call from a homeowner with a bad bed bug infestation You could see them crawling down the hallways We went in with the CrossFire first to see what it could do and were very pleased with the results Murphy says Now CrossFire is part of Getems regular treatment protocols WEAPON OF CHOICE ConTroL SoLUTIon CrossFire Concentrate by MGK WEBSITE MGK com Crossfire Jimmy murphy mypmp net Pest Management Professional November 2017 B7