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 […]
The majority of the schools that have had problems with bedbugs in Hamilton are in neighbourhoods with very high concentrations of social housing. As bedbugs travel easily in clothing and bags; they are not hard to transfer into the school system by unsuspecting students living in these areas. It isn’t the fault of the housing either, since […]
There is a disturbing trend in Hamilton… Unsuspecting people are bringing in bedbugs on their clothing , handbags or knapsacks. They are coming off of them in medical facilities, dental clinics, as well as in offices dealing with social services. Unfortunately; nobody is completely immune to this rapidly spreading menace. We have serviced homes for doctors, teachers, nurses, social workers, […]
One of the most common fears I hear; is that once you get bedbugs, you can’t get rid of them. Most People think the solution is to move, and throw out all their furniture! But with proper preparation, professional pest control service, and maintanance the bed bugs can be irradicated. Step One: vacuum, vacuum, […]
Interestingly; about two years ago at a bedbug symposium, an official from MOE (which regulates pesticides for the Government in Ontario) got so flustered when attendees kept mentioning bringing back certain pesticides to help battle the major bedbug problem all cities are facing, he threatened to leave the podium if that line of questions did […]
