The resurgence of bed bugs has caused more than the creepy little blood suckers to come out of the woodwork. Some self-proclaimed pest control professionals and marketers are trying to take a bit out of your wallet by peddling products that claim to prevent or remedy bed bug infestations. In fact, the U.S. Environmental Protection […]
The Federal Trade Commission said that it reached a settlement with two companies marketing unproven remedies for bed bugs and lice over deceptive advertising. The commission filed charges last year against Dave Glassel and the companies he controlled, including Chemical Free Solutions LLC, alleging that they made overhyped claims that their “BEST Yet!” line of […]
Put our over 30 years of experience to fully eliminate your bed bugs in Hamilton. We have a patented process that gives you guaranteed results for up to one full year. We provide licensed technicians and we only use unmarked vehicles. Call for a free inspection today! (905) 318-1242 Action Pest – Bed Bug Exterminators […]
A lot of attention has being given to bedbugs in the past few years. With good reason; as they have been adversely effecting most people they come in contact with. They are great travellers, and this is a problem faced on almost every continent. They are not just found in apartments and houses anymore either; […]
In the City Council of Chicago; they are fine tuning an ordinance declaring bedbugs a public nuisance, and making landlords responsible for getting rid of them. Bedbugs have become so prevalent in the Chicago area that Orkin announced they did more business in 2012 there than any other city in the US. The city will […]
When I first began my career in Pest control in the late 1970’s; we were having similar problems with bedbugs as we are now again in 2013. Our advantage then was our ability to use DDT, Chlordane, and lindane. Boy oh boy; did they work! They killed quickly, effectively, and had a long residual effect that survived on […]
For the past 30 years, we have been using and perfecting the integrated pest management program. Jim miner; owner and technician at Action Pest Control, completed the intensive pest management course at Purdue University , in Lafayette Indiana in 1978 and designed the program we now use. Our goal is first to come out and INSPECT your property, then […]
When Action Pest Control gets a call to do a bedbug job for a landlord, we verbally explain the procedure we will do, and what the tenant must do to prepare over the phone. We then fax or email the exact instructions to them in writing. In multi unit dwellings we recommend that all surrounding units should be […]
One of the main reasons bedbugs are not eradicated in a timely fashion, is the lack of preparation made before the treatment. All bed linens MUST be stripped from all beds to be treated, and put immediately into sealed plastic bags for laundering in HOT water and drying on HIGH. They are then to […]
Bedbug on tounge depressor – Anon. * They are small oval shape and wingless * They grow as they consume blood and turn dark red * The eggs are white and about the size of a pin head * The average life span is about one year * They can lay between one and five […]
