FIGURE 9. How satisfied are you with the performance of today’s bed bug insecticides?
60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Very satisfied
FIGURE 10. What percentage of your company’s pest control revenue currently comes from bed bug service work?
■ 2010 ■ 2011 42% 34% 27% 17%
1% or less
18%18% 7% 16% 6%
2% to 5% 6% to 10% 11% to 20% More than 20%
15%
1 to 10% growth 11 to 50% growth More than 50% growth
24% 24%
37%
Somewhat satisfied
Not very satisfied
■ 2010 ■ 2011
Not at all satisfied
FIGURE 11. By what percentage did your bed bug service work grow between 2009–2010?
Decreased No change
1% 14%
Bringing ‘Em Home Bed bugs are proficient hitchhikers and will crawl onto or into just about anything. Consequently, there is also a risk that technicians could acciden- tally bring some home, to the office, or to another account. More than three fourths (78%) of firms surveyed the previous year (2010) said employees were concerned about bringing bed bugs home. In 2011, 22% indicated that someone in their com- pany had actually done so—up from 15% in 2010. Some companies are providing clothes dryers for employees to use at the end of the day to prevent the spread of bed bugs. In tests at the University of Kentucky, as little as five to 10 minutes in a clothes dryer on a medium to high temperature setting killed all bed bug life stages. Other firms have
begun wearing disposable shoe covers to lessen the chance of transporting bugs to other accounts. Other tips to reduce the risk of transporting bed bugs:
■ Avoid brushing up against infested items, which can dislodge bugs or eggs onto clothing— especially when lifting/moving beds and sofas or working in cramped quarters.
■ Don’t place jackets, hats and gear on beds, sofas and carpeted floors. Instead, place them away from heavily-infested areas and on a hard surface, such as the kitchen table.
■ Check shoes (bottom, top, and shoe laces) especially after inspecting badly infested accounts.
■ Place uniforms, shoes, etc. in a dryer or washing machine at the end of the work day.
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