This document provides preparation instructions for treating a bed bug infestation. It lists several steps to take before treatment including washing all linens and dry cleaning or bagging other fabrics, vacuuming mattresses and furniture thoroughly, and moving items away from walls to allow full access for treatment. Proper preparation is essential to eliminate bed bugs and their eggs from hiding places so the treatment can be effective.

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PREPARATION CHECKLIST FOR BEDBUGS TREATMENT
 Confirm your service date. Your unit must be ready for treatment.
 All clothing and bed linens including comforters and pillow cases, towels etc must be put
through clothes dryer cycle for a minimum of 30 minutes on high heat. This will kill any bed bugs
including their eggs.
 Place the above fabric items not needed for daily use in garbage bags and tie this off. Keep like
this for 3 weeks or until problem resolved. This will protect these items against re‐infestation.
 For items that must be dry cleaned, place into garbage bags or in clothes protectors with moth
balls or flakes against clothing pests.
 Remove all drawers from night tables, etc., and place on floor away from walls.
 Vacuum all bed mattresses, box springs, bed frames, baseboards, night table drawers.
 Tilt bed box to its sides with drawers’ cavities facing upward, (for bed that has build in drawers).
 Vacuum sofas thoroughly including seams of cushions, all folds, and at sofa surface where
cushions sit, and the under surfaces.
 Move all items in the bedrooms, living room, hallways, as possible about 12 – 18 inches away
from walls to enable treatment. Floors and shelves of closets should be clear.
 Vacuum carpets and at all wall perimeters. Clean/vacuum behind stove and fridge. Vacuum
curtains and blinds, and raise or tie off so they are not near the floor. Use brand new vacuum
bag and when finished place in double plastic bags, tie off and dispose of directly into garbage
bin if possible.
 Check behind pictures or other items on walls. Vacuum if necessary. Place on floor with back
facing out if evidence is found. In any room where bedbugs have been found check all hard
covered books, magazines and papers ensuring no bed bugs present and place in garbage bags.
 If you have an aquarium, turn off the air pump and make sure the top is covered as precaution.
For assistance with you pest control needs, please contact us at 1-877-504-BUGS or www.pestservices.ca