PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING

FAILURE TO PROPERLY FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN POOR TREATMENT RESULTS

While most bed bugs hide in cracks and gaps in the bed frame, and in mattresses or box springs, bed bugs can hide anywhere in a room. They can hide in any part of a piece of furniture. They can hide behind molding, inside outlet covers, in dresser drawers, on the underside of dressers, inside the dresser cabinet, inside standing armoires, beneath armoires, in couches and upholstered furniture, on or around smoke detection equipment, and along the tack strip beneath the edge of the carpet. Most importantly they can be found in sheets, pillow cases, and blankets. They can also be found in piles of clothes left on the floor and clothes located in closets and dressers. This is just a partial list of area in a home where bed bugs can be found.

To provide you with the best possible service, we need your help. Please read and follow the following preparation instructions carefully.

The before treatment preparation steps are as follows:

1. All clothing and bed linens should be placed in plastic bags and laundered on the highest possible temperature settings.  After laundering the clothes should be placed in new (previously unused) clear plastic bags. The bag the clothes were in before they were washed must be thrown out. The bag should be sealed tight with duct tape.

THE REASON FOR THIS: The heat from the dryer will kill bed bugs. However there could be bed bugs that have fallen off into the bag before the clothes were washed and dried. If the clothes are put back into that same bag, those bed bugs could re-infest the clothes.

2. After laundering, clothes should be placed in brand new bag or a Tupper-ware type container.

PLACE THE CLOTHES YOU WILL NEED FOR TWO WEEKS IN A SEPARATE BAG

3. All non-clothes possessions should be placed in heavy duty clear plastic bags.

PLACE THE ITEMS YOU WILL NEED FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IN A SERPARATE BAG 

4. All dressers and nightstands should be emptied and there should be NOTHING in or on them. If number 2 is followed then this will happen automatically.

THE REASON FOR THIS: We will need to turn the furniture upside down to treat properly.

5. All carpets should be thoroughly vacuumed.  The bag should be thrown out.

6. Toiletries should be kept separately in a clear plastic bag.

7. Discard as many clutter items as possible. Examples of clutter include junk mail, extra phone books, magazines, bags, and shoe boxes.

THE REASON FOR THIS: CLUTTER IS THE ENEMY. Bed bugs can hide in these items.

8. NOTHING should be left stored underneath the bed.

9. In certain cases it may be necessary to discard heavily infested items. This can be particularly true of upholstered furniture.

10. We will call 24 hours before the scheduled service date to confirm that all preparation steps have been completed.

The after treatment protocol we are recommending are as follows:

1. Allow 3-4 hours after treatment to enter the treated rooms.

2. Do not store anything under the bed.

3. If this is the first treatment leave clothes and possessions in sealed bags. Take only what you need.

PLACE THE ITEMS YOU WILL NEED FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IN A SEPARATE BAG.

4. Keep in mind that the same preparation steps will need to be repeated within a 10-14 day period. And again in another 10-14 day period. Do not place items back in the dresser.

5. Remember that if a bed bug is observed it doesn’t mean the treatment has not worked. Bed bug control is a challenging process and multiple visits can be required for eradication.