RAID typically has an active ingredient of “pyrethrin” which  belongs to the pyrethroid family of pesticides. The pyrethroids with a residual action are typically restricted to professional use and are commonly used by exterminators to treat bed bugs. Pyrethrin is a non residual pyrethroid and is widely available to the general public. It kills on […]

Bed bugs tend to be centered on the bed. There are exceptions of course such as mattresses that have very little ribbing and mattresses on the floor. Both of these circumstances tend to push the bugs to the baseboards and surrounding furniture. But in the case of an ordinary mattress with ordinary ribbing with a […]

As an inner city exterminator I have had the privilege of working in many 3 or 3.5 story walk up apartment blocks. These buildings are typically brick exterior with wood frame floors, and steam heat with pipe chases through the walls and floors. The spread of bed bugs through these buildings can be incredible because […]

Assuming that there are no prevention or education programs in an apartment building there are some suites that are at a higher risk of infestation. There are three main categories of bed bug spread that influence how that spread occurs (raid spraying, mattress dragging, and inappropriate laundry use).   Tenants who self treat with RAID, […]

Bed bug Registries – are they worthwhile?   The bed bug registries are commonly used by tenants to seek an apartment that is bed bug free. And a common reason for tenants to seek out a bed bug registry is because they have personally experienced them. And in their hope to move away from a […]

Communicating bed bug protocols to tenants. What works?   I recently picked up some bed bug supplies and received a package of free Government of Manitoba bed bug prevention hand outs. They were very colourful with cartoon bed bugs on mattresses and contained very little useful information. I was appalled at the lack of content […]

Bed bugs in clothing – purgatory is the culprit   It is becoming more common that bugs are being spotted in public places such as libraries, office buildings, and schools. Sometimes bugs are spotted on people’s clothing as they are going about their daily activities. How do the bugs get there? We know that when […]

    The short answer is “yes” and we have used about 40 large cases of these devices in our business thus far. A better question would be what is their ideal use and what are the limitations? The biggest limitation of these devices is that bed bugs are repelled from a slippery edge pitfall […]