[Thackley Cleaning Services]

Hi Guys,

as carpet cleaners, do we know of possible treatments that allow us to eradicate bed bugs from rooms ?
 I know it may not be within our remit but a client asked the question and I thought i'd ask here.
thanks,

daniel

[wynne jones]

Mpower anybody?

I would leave it to a professional pest controller. They are causing even these guys real headaches.

[Thackley Cleaning Services]

yeah... apparently they have become resistant to DDT and other pest control insecticides.

But If someone on here deals with that sort of stuff some advice would be really appreciated.

[Jim_77]

Don't get involved!  Bed bugs are a massive problem because of the way they live.

Unlike moths for example, where the larvae are all in plain sight, bed bugs crawl away to hidden places in the day and then venture out to feed at night, sometimes a long way from where they are hiding.  This makes it virtually impossible to effectively treat for them.

There's probably loads of stuff if you google for it or have a browse round youtube.  I remember seeing something on TV where they found bed bugs within the carcass of a divan bed... they turned it upside down, cut off that plastic cover thing from the bottom and there were the bed bugs nestling in the angle of the wooden framework.

[Neil Williams]

 I remember seeing something on TV where they found bed bugs within the carcass of a divan bed... they turned it upside down, cut off that plastic cover thing from the bottom and there were the bed bugs nestling in the angle of the wooden framework.

I remember seeing that one too, and it was the point I decided this was something that carpet cleaners should keep well away from, in the same way as pest controllers should stay away from carpet cleaning.

[brianbarber]

Sleep tight, hope the bed bugs don't bite !

Mr B

[robert meldrum]

Peter Maybury has a great deal of experience of bed bugs .................check the search facility.

At least I think it's Peter Maybury !!!

[peter maybury]

www.bedbugscardiff.co.uk
they are quite an interesting species. DDT has been banned in this country for quite some time although was using the stuff in Greece some 30 years ago. Not many things have built up a resistance to this particular pesticide but it  is not used in many places now as it does not break down within our bodies.
Control of bedbugs needs a very thorough and organised approach.
One of the main things with pest control is that if you do not know what you are doing it is quite easy to take the infestation home with you and this is certainly a pest that can make life unbearable. It is easy to talk about pests but it is difficult to imagine what impact certain things can have on your life, this one can really make you lose a lot of sleep.
Many of these insects have had a much longer time on this planet to evolve and most of them will out see humanity.
Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com

[Colin Cadle]

M Power will destroy them, think it's something to do with the ever changing colloidal action that will physically break down their exoskeleton.
However they can go almost a year before needeng to feed on blood so if they are dormant say living well out of sight of being hit by a spray or its residue then you may need specialist help.

[wynne jones]

M Power will destroy them, think it's something to do with the ever changing colloidal action that will physically break down their exoskeleton.
However they can go almost a year before needeng to feed on blood so if they are dormant say living well out of sight of being hit by a spray or its residue then you may need specialist help.

So it's actually useless then for bed bugs. 

[peter maybury]

if you think that you can do pest control without any training then you a a little bit of an idiot!!!!!!!!!!


Why do nt you start being an electrician on the side?//

Peter

[Thackley Cleaning Services]

bit harsh mate

i wouldnt do anything without getting proper training first. 

[Jim_77]

That was quite a blunt reply Peter

I think Daniel's question was more out of curiosity than an "I'm going to do this, how do I do it" kind of thing

[robert meldrum]

I had a a similar reaction from Peter a couple of years ago........but.........if someone has a particular expertise and has completed the relevant training, which he has,  it might be worth engaging them in conversation.

[Billy Russell]

I think Peter has just got out the bed the wrong side!!!!!!  

There there Peter, don't get you knickers in a twist!!!! hahahahahaha  

I worked in a nuclear power plant for a few years with no training, and the amount of issues i had i could count on all 17 of my fingers!!!!!!!!!!  

[Steve Rothwell]

it even affected your brain Billy............



after all...................






Liverpool ??


 

[peter maybury]

Fine get the relevant training but on pest control forum we are intel ligent enough to realise the specialisation that is required in different field because of the depth of knowledge that is required in our own field. We would not start handing out advice on vocations that we know nothing about. There are people on here that do not care how they get money or what they do to obtain it. Fine get the training and enter the profession but some of the things that have been said about pest control in the past have been incredibly stupid. The legislation that control the use and application of pesticides is a subject in itself. These product are potentially dangerous and should not be used unless you have been trained. People with pests such as bed bugs are very often desperate and distressed about the situation they are in I do not look respectably at anybody who is untrained and out to make a fast buck out of these situatiuons. Very blunt indeed......... There are already enough unscrupulous people within the industry (rouge traders have cited quite a few). We really do not need people who think they can go to bed a carpet cleaner and wake up a pest contoller. As for entering into conversations the mere suggestion that you can use a product like m power as a method of control, l am just too busy to even bother.
Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com

[Jamie Pearson]

There will soon be a product, with the necessary training available for carpet cleaners.

Probably 4 - 6 weeks away.

[Billy Russell]

well do you know what? i went to bed last night and i woke up as a premiership footballer!!! But i think i may still be dreaming!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Thackley Cleaning Services]

Sounds a bit like im protecting my turf here...

If its really that difficult for carpet cleaners to get into pest control how the hell did peter manage it.

this forum is supposed to be for like minded people to help each other and generate ideas / methods for the greater good. 

If anyone has any questions about dry cleaning / laundry pls feel free to ask because our primary business is the aforementioned.

thanks,

Daniel