Bed bugs are still here and still getting the lion’s share of the industry’s attention. At the recent industry conferences nearly the majority of presentations are about bed bugs. While media attention has seemingly waned, pest professionals report that their bed bug work has either grown over prior year, remained about the same and has continued to keep them busy. Bed bug related product introductions have slowed despite that bed bug focused product development work continues at various labs and workshops across the country.
Below are some Do’s & Don’ts related to Bed Bugs for your review and consideration:
Do understand that more and more information about bed bugs is being discovered every day and take the time needed to remain current with the latest bed bug related information.
Don’t forget that it is common for some bed bug victims to fail to recognize that they have a bed bug problem until the population has grown in their homes and signs of infestation are obvious.
Do answer your customer’s questions and concerns about bed bugs and bed bug control by providing your customers with accurate bed bug information.
Don’t forget that bed bugs can have a significant effect on people’s lives and that there are some customers who are upset to the point of tears due to bed bugs. Such people need your understanding and deserve your best efforts.
Do remember that we are working in people’s homes and, even though the work may be difficult and there may be much clutter and objects to move, we need to treat every home and the contents therein with care.
Don’t forget when selecting products for use against bed bugs that if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Be sure to review published data for products and devices that are represented as being the next bed bug silver bullet.
Do keep in mind that it is necessary to be thorough when doing bed bug work.
Don’t forget that if we miss an area that needs inspection and treatment today, that we can leave some bed bugs behind and someone may get bitten tonight because of it.
Do remember that bed bugs don’t care if you’re a pest professional or not and it’s possible to bring bed bugs home with you from work and you need to utilize suitable procedures to assure that you don’t.
Don’t underestimate the value of the success of your bed bug work because thanks to you, moms, dads, sons, daughters and children of all ages can be saved from the deleterious effects of bed bugs thanks to you.