Bed bugs Ottawa are a plague that has resurfaced with force in recent times, among other things, to the globalization of society. Knowledge of it and being advised by specialized Ottawa exterminator professionals is a key to pest control and effectively eradicating each bedbug infestation.
Bed bug infestations require total eradication. Their control is not enough, as they are hematophagous insects. They feed on blood, and even some tropical species are potential vectors of diseases such as Chagas disease, among others. It is a plague especially associated with hotels, residences, and hostels. Also, it affects homes since their living habits are close to furniture, bed frames, mattresses, etc., and its need to bite to suck blood, which means that cases of infestations can easily occur in this type of establishment.
Today, as Ottawa exterminators, show you what must be done to eliminate a bedbug infestation since the problem has been diagnosed. And therefore, action must be taken as soon as possible to prevent its expansion.
Step 1: blocking and preparing the stay for treatment
Once the room or room has been out of use, different elements must be dismantled by the maintenance or cleaning staff:
- Remove all bedding for washing. It should not be deposited on the floor.
- Clothes must be washed at a minimum of 60C for 60 minutes and subsequently dried at 45C for 30 minutes to eliminate all possible stages.
- Remove headboards, plugs, light fixtures, and any plastic casing or wall cover.
- Empty all cupboards, drawers, and nightstands and get rid of papers or brochures.
- Introduce the linen trolleys used in the room to be treated as well.
- The room door must be sealed under the threshold with body tape to prevent bedbugs from escaping.
- Bed bugs mustn’t be transferred to other areas while preparing a room.
Step 2: performance of the Ottawa pest control in the stay
A chemical treatment will be carried out in the room by specialized personnel with authorized products and properly equipped. It is sealing of the room and signaling of the treatment. The security period is 12 hours from its application.
Step 3: a reintroduction to the ranch.
After the 12-hour security period from the 2nd treatment, the room may be occupied after an eye inspection. The room using high-power vacuum cleaners (HEPA filter recommended). It will always be carried out from the outside in, vacuuming the elements in direct contact with people. The suction bag should be sealed and discarded afterward. In addition to the action that environmental health companies can carry out, the owners of the establishments can and must carry out preventive actions to detect any possible source of bedbugs early. The necessary actions must be taken internally for the prevention and early detection of possible infestations. As example:
- Strict separation of dirty and clean clothes is basic and does not share the same storage with blankets, mattresses, etc.
- Surveillance in warehouses or canapés rooms, cribs, mattresses, and where suitcases are deposited.
- Renovation of materials susceptible to nesting, such as upholstered headboards, carpets, etc. Seal and repair possible cracks in switches and baseboards.
- Do not use linen carts on different floors.
- Use of mattress and pillow covers, if possible, “certified against bedbugs” that adequately cover and close the entire mattress. This will prevent possible bites on users; although it is not the solution, a barrier is created that traps bedbug and eliminates their food. However, they cannot be removed until after a few months due to the great survival without feeding that bedbugs can have.
- Train the cleaning staff to sharpen the search for signs, such as skin remains of the nymphs, droppings, and stains, and to know the prone areas such as seams, staples, seams, etc.
- Monitor the possible nesting of pigeons on balconies, cornices, or windows near the affected room. They can not only introduce bed bugs but also ticks and other mites.
- Other alternative techniques to the use of chemical substances have been developed to treat bedbugs, based, for example, on the application of high-temperature steam (180C), the use of liquid nitrogen (-196C), and even exposure to atmospheres modified with CO2. The cost is higher, so an economic study must be previously conducted for its viability.
- Undoubtedly, a bed bug infestation should be treated as a serious problem that is not easy to solve. Undertaking the steps properly and rigorously will contribute to the satisfactory result of the treatment.
The BedBugCoop Ottawa pest control company carries it out under Standard Work Procedures, which guarantee the solution (eradication) of the infestation through protocolized actions.
