Get the Facts
Bed Bugs Are Back!
Bed
bugs have made a comeback creating headaches for property managers and worries
of expensive litigation related to infestations for the hospitality industry.
Increased publicity on such cases like the $20M lawsuit against the hotel in the Catskills sent shivers down the spines of many and forced some property owners into expensive out-of-court settlements to eliminate bad publicity.
Websites like bedbugregistry.com and tripadvisor.com are tracking bed bug infestations across the country to help travelers avoid possible infestations. They most commonly infest dwellings with a high rate of turnover like hotels, motels, inns, camps, shelters, apartment complexes and more. Once a single room is infested bed bugs can easily travel to adjoining rooms making infestation of an entire structure happen quite quickly.
Don’t take the chance that your good reputation will be harmed by an infestation of bed bugs, Take a Proactive Approach!
Taking a Proactive Approach Will Pay Off in the Long Run
Bed bugs do not discriminate and will infest any structure be it high-end or low-budget, clean or unsanitary. Due to their small size and ability to hide deep inside small cracks and crevices, bed bugs are difficult to detect and very difficult to treat. A proactive approach will protect your investment in mattresses and box springs and make it easier to detect an infestation early on. Be proactive and encase any and all mattresses and box springs and make regular inspections of all beds and furniture a part of your daily housekeeping tasks.
In cases of litigation proof that you have done due diligence to help protect your guests or tenants will certainly help your case. If an infestation is suspected we highly recommend you contact a licensed pest management professional and use our products as a part of a complete bed bug management program.
About Bed Bugs
Some suspected reasons for the sudden resurgence of the bed bug is the increase in international travel, the difficulty to control as well as the lack of knowledge of the insect and the removal of some effective pesticides like DDT from the market.
Bed bugs catch a ride on their host be it a human, their luggage, clothing or furniture. They quickly and easily infest a structure as they reproduce in very high numbers. Adult bed bugs are typically just ¼ inch in length, have very slim bodies and are bright red to reddish brown in color depending on their last blood mean. Newly hatched nymphs are quite difficult to see at just 1mm long and pearly white in color.
Bed bugs travel at night in search of a human blood meal but any warm-blooded animal will do. They can live up to a year without a meal. They are not known to carry disease, however, anxiety, stress and insomnia have been the basis for many a lawsuit related to bed bugs.
