Today I am sharing a recent customers experence with bed bugs. Jenifer (not her real name) called us about 2 months ago with a possible bed bug issue in her home. Jenifer travels every other week and her average stay is 2 nights. The next day our technician inspected her home and found the signs of active bed bugs in her bed. Horrified as most people are when bed bugs are confirmed, our technicain explained the treatment process gave her all the educational material she needed for her treatment.
Fast forward 7 weeks. No issues with bites or sightings for 6 weeks and then last week a blood spot on her sheet, a bite mark on her foot and her sweater she thinks may have bed bugs in it. Since Jenifer was well educated she knew what to do. Dry the sweater, bag her shoes for inspection and call Freedom fast. I have to admit this is not uncommon when people go back to the same hotel that was infested and pick up a fresh infestation to bring home. Even though Jenifer is extra careful about traveling she has another infestation. What made this difficult to figure out was the traps we use to stop bedbugs from climbing up bed posts were empty and the mattress and box spring were still properly encased. Yet she was bitten on the bed. The weak link was her laptop. She had it on her lap at the hotel, feel asleep and in marched the bed bugs. Jenifer brought the lap top home, used it on the sofa and in her bed and both were re-infested.
After a quick clear plastic bag inspection with some carbon monoxide (I inflated the bag) out came our little friends, ready to infest an office cube, customers site, or just another bed. You must be diligent in your everyday life to solve and remain bed bug free.
