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Added Electric Heaters to Our Arsenal
Heat is the best option to eradicate bed bugs. We were the 1st company to start treating bed bugs with heat and we are still the best.
We keep growing and expanding our bed bug heat division and last fall we added electric heaters to our heat arsenal. This allows us to better serve each customer and meet their needs. We now have both propane and electric heating options. They both have advantages and disadvantages but we now have the flexibility to do whatever would be best for every situation.
We really enjoy helping homeowners and businesses eliminate their bed bug problems. It is a pleasure to serve the community with such a fantastic and needed service.
Bed Bug Calls Up 200% Over Last Year
Bed bug infestations have been increasing in Utah exponentially over the past few years. In 2006 we received our first phone call for bed bugs. Honestly we had no idea what to do. We opened a few of our pest control books from our library and read about the pest.
Now, things are very different. We are now one of the top bed bug professionals in the nation. We have devoted thousands of hours to research, study, seminars, hands on experience, treatments, and hard work. We were the first in Utah with a bed bug detection canine and also the first in Utah with heat treatments. We have heated thousands of rooms successfully. We have also taken the time to study the behaviors of our live colonies of bed bugs.
The number of calls is also very different. We now receive bed bug calls every day. We are doing heat treatments for bed bugs almost every day. The number of bed bugs infestations in Utah is astounding. Last year I thought we were so busy we couldn’t see straight and this year bed bug calls are up 200% over last year.
Please be smart and if you have bed bugs or think you have bed bugs ask for help. Bed bugs are something that you should not tackle on your own. In fact I have never seen it done, I know it has happened, but I have personally never seen it. When choosing a professional, they should be able to answer every question you have about bed bugs or find someone else. They should have a clear plan and be very specific.
Don’t let the bed bugs bite!
Bed Bug Aggregation In Utah
Top 10 Cities for bed bug infestations
Both Orkin and Terminix released their top 10 cities. Here are their lists:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio
- Chicago, Illinois
- Denver, Colorado
- Detroit, Michigan
- Washington, DC
- New York, New York
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dayton, Ohio
- Baltimore, Maryland
- New York
- Philadelphia
- Detroit
- Cincinnati
- Chicago
- Denver
- Columbus, Ohio
- Dayton, Ohio
- Washington, D.C.
- Los Angeles
- Boston
- Indianapolis
- Louisville, Ky.
- Cleveland
- Minneapolis, Minn.
Dr. Oz on Bed Bugs
Dr. Oz featured bed bugs on his show a couple days ago. The little pests are becoming a huge problem and we are glad that the word is spreading. The more people that are aware of the problem and educated about them, the better ability we have to control them.
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/beating-bed-bug-epidemic
On the news, again!
Spider Spray was asked to be on the news again the end of July, we just never posted it here. You can read the article here or you can watch the video right below!
Video Courtesy of KSL.com
(We would like to make a disclaimer that if you watch the video “How to deal with bed bugs” that there is some misinformation given that we do not agree with nor endorse.)
In the Idaho State Journal
We are thrilled at the response are are getting to our innovative ways at handling some of the worst pest problems: Bed Bugs. Here is the link to an article that the Idaho State Journal did on Spider Spray’s Bed Bug Dog Radar and our Heat Treatments.
http://www.journalnet.com/article_a926c3c4-1acf-11df-b541-001cc4c002e0.html
Bed Bug University
We are hosting Bed Bug University at the University of Utah next Wednesday January the 27th at 9 am. We will be discussing bed bug biology, how they spread, how to detect, treatment options, latest research findings, and everything else that has to do with bed bugs. This will be an in depth look at bed bugs and not just things you can read on the internet. This seminar will be geared towards the hotel and hospital industry but anyone is welcome to come. The admittance fee is just $5. Please give us a call for more information.
PS- Radar, our bed bug detection canine will be in attendance.
Spider Spray on the News!
We’re really excited to announce that Spider Spray’s Kevin Thorn and Radar were on KSL news last night, January 5. Here’s a link to the news article: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=649&sid=9239002
Or just watch the video below:
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Twitter Updates
- Salt Lake City is ranked #50 in a list of cities with the most bed bug treatments this year by Orkin. Its getting bad here!
- We have had a great week at the NPMA National Canine Conference in Philadelphia. Bed Bug dogs are amazing!
- RT @PestWorld: Did you know, more human deaths have been attributed to fleas than to all the wars ever fought?
- Follow our organic lawn and garden company @soilmatters for tips, tricks, and help with your lawn and garden.
- Our sister company Soil Matters will roll out its newly revamped organic fertilizer treatments tomorrow! Super excited!
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