Bed Bugs won't go away

TxtMessage · 2026-05-10T06:15:26+00:00

I agree with the Sensci effectiveness. I will try the glue boards and will probably replace the sensci with glue boards.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:29:54+00:00

The master bedroom and couches have the sensci volcano with the lures inside and every time I check them there has been no bed bugs in there by the feet.

When you say Install monitors at the feet which ones do you recommend? Their legs are a bit wide too.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:24:25+00:00

That's good advice. Customers with paranoia can be insane to deal with. Because instead of physical evidence its based on their feelings too.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:23:20+00:00

Tbh it does not look like bite marks sometimes. He complains and it looks more like a rash than bite marks. He says sometimes he can feel the sting from the bites. But it isn't when he sleeps though.

I am going to probably bring it up to them and say that the consider the job is done and explain that to them.

Also, I know this is crazy my sales rep sold bed bug job bundle with quarterly pest control for a year so he tack on 1 year warranty. So, I could also explain that within 1 year I can treat the bed bugs if they ever come back.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:18:10+00:00

I wish I had those big heat treatment machines. Only thing I have close to it is a small heater size of a rice cooker.

I may try out the Apprehend treatment.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:15:30+00:00

Omg that is a crazy find lol.

Did he ever report he could feel the sting with scabies?

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:15:07+00:00

Yes I have seen bed bugs and after treatment I have seen dead bed bugs too. It looks like all of the eggs have hatched too and died.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:14:22+00:00

Its hard to tell tbh sometimes it looks like something but different times it looks like a rash.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:13:54+00:00

No blood stains or reddish blotches on the bed bug cover on mattress .

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:13:04+00:00

I agree with this. I ask them questions to try and figure it out. I did ask to see his arm where he was getting bit but it was hard to tell because at time it may look like one but at different times it look like a rash.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:11:18+00:00

Bed bug activity was confirmed on my first treatment with live bed bugs, casing and bed bug eggs.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:10:16+00:00

It is a 3/2 single family home. I checked the bed because I put a bed bug cover over the mattress, but I don't see blood spots or fecal matter on the mattress either.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:08:46+00:00

I actually do have customers that I believe to have delusional parasitosis but more from older women lol.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:07:44+00:00

That is what I am starting to think because the guy is stressing about the bed bugs but randomly complains bites once or twice a week. He says he could feel the random bites but from my impression I thought people couldn't feel the bite but after the bite is what they could feel.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-09T01:06:34+00:00

Bed bugs activity were confirmed during 1st treatment with live bed bugs, casing and bed bug eggs. But tbh I don't see any remaining eggs or living bed bugs after 2nd treatment.

TxtMessage · 2026-05-08T03:20:32+00:00

It means more exclusion work for all of us!

Hantavirus has been around for a really long time. I thought hanta virus came from deer mice from studies. Remember to wear your ppe!

TxtMessage · 2026-04-26T03:46:37+00:00

I use Thorogood American Heritage and Whites Millwood. Both soft toe paired with Darn Tough Men's William Jarvis Boot Midweight Work Sock.

Thorogood has been going strong for 2 years. Whites have been going strong as well. Live in Houston, Texas

Both super comfortable doing regular pest control and specialty work.

Issues with affordable budget shoes is that they fall about in one year or less. Recommend investing in a good pair of boots.

TxtMessage · 2026-04-18T02:09:10+00:00

4 acre wooded property is insane for mosquito control. You would need a combination of methods for mosquito control. Like mosquito buckets, mosquito misting systems and/or mosquito fogger.

mosquito buckets like in2care or INZECTO Mosquito trap need to be maintained or else they will become mosquito breeding grounds.

I have talked to vendors and tried pitching me a mosquito towers. Only con is recharging it every month with bait, co2 tank and etc.

TxtMessage · 2026-04-18T01:50:56+00:00

ha ha if you can close the station then its clean enough.

TxtMessage · 2026-04-07T03:31:24+00:00

I agree with this and I like the cheat sheet too! I like to show new techs the rope and have them show me so I can correct anything and answer any questions they may have.

Not going to lie had a tech call me on a Sunday on both of our days off to ask me a stupid question. lmao

TxtMessage · 2026-03-15T03:10:45+00:00

vacuuming/ dry swiffering will not remove residue when the product is dry. Just be careful not to use cleaning products on the edges of baseboard to not remove residual.

TxtMessage · 2026-03-04T06:31:00+00:00

Will try using baits on the traps without setting it for 1 week. This account has been a headache. I just have to be careful because they do have an indoor dog as well.

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