Let’s face it. Sometimes, there will be accounts or jobs that our judgments as professionals will be tested. One such example is treating a home with bed bugs and house pest infestation with tenants who are asthmatic. Asthma is a sensitive illness. It can be easily triggered by any abnormality and particles in the air. The common thought would be to not use insecticides because those with asthma will surely be affected. Surely, you wouldn’t want to treat a bed bug infestation and an asthma attack at the same time, do you? KEEP READING

Homes could always be prone to fleas, especially those with pets at home. But in case your house does not invite any animals indoors, still, you could possibly get infested with fleas and you’ll never know when they go barging into your house and suddenly infest you humble abode.  There have been several instances where customers have complained about a constant coming and going of fleas, even though they don’t even have pets! Once they thought the fleas have all perished after some pesticide treatment, but after just a few months they’re back infesting the house once more.  What could have gone wrong this time and where do these pests sprout from if there are no mammals to bring them inside? KEEP READING

The use of IGRs have been quite helpful in controlling insects. IGR, or the insect growth regulator, has proven immediate effect on the lingering presence of some of the most pesky insect pests in homes. The question is, is the insect growth regulator effective at preventing growth on flea eggs, larvae or pupae or other insects? Many people also ask if it will kill the insect or how does it really effect each stage of development in the insect. KEEP READING

No matter how clean a house seems or how regularly the house is being swept and treated, there can never be any assurance that your home is safe from bugs, mites and other pests.

The common complaint heard from eco-friendly homes or houses that uses a lot of wood is that termites and their young suddenly emerge out of nowhere after some years of establishing their home. Other pests like bed bugs, dust mites and fleas also come rushing in without the owners knowing where they simply pop out from.

One might experience intense itching and pin pricking bites while sitting in a warm, cozy corner in one afternoon. There are no mosquitoes around or any visible insects about the place that might have caused the bites. Usually with this kind of experience, most people conclude that there are bed bugs and ticks in the sofa or in that corner of the house.  They immediately call for the Pest Control Department who will spray just to give the service the customer demands without having to find out what type of pest causes the bites.  This practice is in fact considered illegal by law and no pesticide should be sprayed without the correct diagnostics and identification of the infestation (if there even is one). KEEP READING

This is also one question that I need to clear out. Can bed bugs be considered vectors of certain diseases? I mean why not? Mosquitoes, fleas and roaches are capable of doing that, so what is the difference with bed bugs? This is something that many people ask us and are curious about.

Based on what I found out, I guessed that yes, it is a logical thing that all blood sucking insects could be carriers of diseases. We call them vectors and the viruses/ bacteria that they carry or pass along from one host to another are called pathogens. Well, most insects are considered as carriers of certain disease like malaria, yellow fever, dengue, plague, West Nile virus, encephalitis, hepatitis and even HIV and so many more. KEEP READING