Hello,
Well, we officially became another bed bug statistic today with confirmation of bed bugs in one of our rental units in Edmonton. Two options to rid the nasty pests have been posed; 1) chemical spraying - told about 3 sprays at $365/spray with no assurance of success, or 2) heat treatment - one treatment for around $1100 with a 6 month guarantee of success. I have read various posts by members with mixed results on either technique, along with other longer term programs (ie diatomaceous earth, etc). I am leaning towards the heat blast and hopefully be done with this issue, but the question becomes what next after this.
This is our first time experiencing these pests but it appears many others are experiencing the seme problem across the country. As a landlord with multiple doors, I want to be proactive going forward and put some measures in-place to eliminate occurrence and/or re-occurrence in our units. Do any fellow investors have any suggestions on what they have done, from a proactive manner, to reduce the incidence and/or financial burdens in the future? Any changes to wording in leases, etc?
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Stirling
Well, we officially became another bed bug statistic today with confirmation of bed bugs in one of our rental units in Edmonton. Two options to rid the nasty pests have been posed; 1) chemical spraying - told about 3 sprays at $365/spray with no assurance of success, or 2) heat treatment - one treatment for around $1100 with a 6 month guarantee of success. I have read various posts by members with mixed results on either technique, along with other longer term programs (ie diatomaceous earth, etc). I am leaning towards the heat blast and hopefully be done with this issue, but the question becomes what next after this.
This is our first time experiencing these pests but it appears many others are experiencing the seme problem across the country. As a landlord with multiple doors, I want to be proactive going forward and put some measures in-place to eliminate occurrence and/or re-occurrence in our units. Do any fellow investors have any suggestions on what they have done, from a proactive manner, to reduce the incidence and/or financial burdens in the future? Any changes to wording in leases, etc?
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Stirling