Why do Bed Bug infestations in apartments and condos persist?
The most challenging obstacle when trying to control Bed Bug infestations in apartment and condo units is that Bed Bugs easily spread from one unit to another.
Bed Bugs sense body heat, CO2, and pheromones emitted by humans. Once a colony has reached a point where it no longer has a food source that can sustain it, break away bugs migrate to the next unit through the walls and unsealed bottom plates, attracted by other sources of food in the adjacent unit.
We have had landlords report that tenants take infested, discarded mattresses and furniture from dumpsters and alleys back to their units, not even suspecting they are bringing the problem back to their building and spreading the infestation!
Clearly the problem is complex especially if you live in a multi-unit building. What is clear is that bedbug infestations are everyone’s problem, and everyone must be part of the solution.
First – protect yourself. Create a bedbug moat around your beds with diatomaceous earth. Then treat all wall crevices such as power and light switches and outlets. See our videos.
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