I'm Boruch Fishman and welcome to another episode of Day in the Life of Dovid Davis Pest Specialist.
Today we are going to be talking about new trends in bedbug treatment I had the opportunity to talk with Dovid, the Director of A-1 Pest Control of Baltimore yesterday.
Unfortunately, due to a glitch in the recording, I was unable to record his answers.
However, I will share with you what he told me.
Right now, the weather is cold, and bedbugs are with us.
In fact, bedbugs are one of the few pests that don't go into hibernation in the winter.
This makes them year-round pests, and they are one of the reasons pest-specialists get work in the winter.
Dovid told me that he had recently attended a conference on new initiatives in the management of bedbugs and so he was in the mood to talk about these little pests.
I asked Dovid whether this serious bedbug infestation that has swept America in the last few years is still with us or getting better.
Dovid reported to me that his industry has been making great progress in getting rid of bedbugs and has made some headway in the battle against these annoying invaders.
I was interested to know specifically what was being done and the first thing Dovid told me was that the pesticides are now a little greener.
The new pesticides that are available are without some of the more toxic chemicals found in the older sprays.
While the decision of the FDA to bench the most powerful chemicals in the pest control arsenal in the midst of an infestation may seem counter-intuitive, it does encourage more people to use the products.
Dovid told me that the main thrust of his industry, in the war against bedbugs, is a shift in emphasis from pest control to pest management.
This means that in addition to eradicating bedbugs, technicians are now obligated to educate their clients so that they know what they did to cause the infestation and steps they need to take, on their own, to eradicate it.
This may include activities such as frequent vacuuming and cleaning clothes in very hot water.
Today we are going to be talking about new trends in bedbug treatment I had the opportunity to talk with Dovid, the Director of A-1 Pest Control of Baltimore yesterday.
Unfortunately, due to a glitch in the recording, I was unable to record his answers.
However, I will share with you what he told me.
Right now, the weather is cold, and bedbugs are with us.
In fact, bedbugs are one of the few pests that don't go into hibernation in the winter.
This makes them year-round pests, and they are one of the reasons pest-specialists get work in the winter.
Dovid told me that he had recently attended a conference on new initiatives in the management of bedbugs and so he was in the mood to talk about these little pests.
I asked Dovid whether this serious bedbug infestation that has swept America in the last few years is still with us or getting better.
Dovid reported to me that his industry has been making great progress in getting rid of bedbugs and has made some headway in the battle against these annoying invaders.
I was interested to know specifically what was being done and the first thing Dovid told me was that the pesticides are now a little greener.
The new pesticides that are available are without some of the more toxic chemicals found in the older sprays.
While the decision of the FDA to bench the most powerful chemicals in the pest control arsenal in the midst of an infestation may seem counter-intuitive, it does encourage more people to use the products.
Dovid told me that the main thrust of his industry, in the war against bedbugs, is a shift in emphasis from pest control to pest management.
This means that in addition to eradicating bedbugs, technicians are now obligated to educate their clients so that they know what they did to cause the infestation and steps they need to take, on their own, to eradicate it.
This may include activities such as frequent vacuuming and cleaning clothes in very hot water.