I spoke today with a local bed bugs exterminator. I guess it is more proper to call him a Pest Control Operator (PCO). Our conversation covered a few areas and I thought people would find the details interesting.
I live in the state of CT and we are seeing a definite increase in bed bug problems. My PCO friend said that bed bugs are actually becoming a bigger and bigger problem for businesses. People have bed bugs at home and then they bring them to work on their clothes and belongings. From there they spread. So they are doing more and more work with offices and other places of business.
At the same time, he said a majority of the times when they are called out to people’s homes to do an assessment, the home does not have an infestation. That must be a relief to many people! Although recently a house he worked on was so bad they had to fumigate. He said it cost about $16,000 with a crew of 20 people to fumigate a 3000 sq foot house.
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Bed bug prevention is so important. It really isn’t that hard to protect yourself. It just requires that you learn what to do and take the time to do it. Please read more about bed bug control and prevention to make sure you’re doing everything you can. You don’t want to end up with a $16,000 fumigation bill and I don’t want you to either.