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The answer, unfortunately, has been obvious for some time. Four recent customer experiences (all within the last month) provide evidence that the days of not worrying about a possible bed bug infestation in your car isnt a good idea:

Instance 1: We received a call from a mother whos child received bites while riding in the back seat of her car. The child was bitten on her foot 3 times, and it wasnt until a few minutes after the 3rd bite that the child felt an itching sensation on her foot. This family was certain that the child did not have the bites before getting into the car. When I met the family later that day, there was no doubt in my mind the bites were a classic triangular bed bug pattern.

Instance 2: A woman noticed that there was a bug on her car door, but wasnt sure what kind of bug it was.She taped the bug to her door, and when I drove to her house, it was clearly an adult-size bed bug.

Instance 3:In a case where someone had a bed bug infestation in their home, his worries about his car became well-founded when we trapped a bed bug inside a Climb-Up Insect Interceptor utilizing vials of recently-fed bed bugs as the attractant.

Instance 4: one passenger in a car noticed a bed bug on the shoulder of another passenger.

If youve obtained a bed bug infestation, you can start to think of the ways you transported the bugs home with you, and your car will become one of the possibilities. For that reason, a bed bugs that has hitchhiked inside of your car may station itself there, and our experience is that a bed bug may not always be able to move quickly enough towards a person (or item) when given the chance. Also, bed bugs inside a vehicle are not being subjected to extreme weather bed bugs are generally able to survive in tempatures slightly above freezing, to 100 degrees or more, for extended periods of time.

That said, what action(s) can you take towards clearing your car of a possible infestation? Without question, a part of your car treatment plan shouldinclude cleaning your car thoroughly, and vacuuming it just as thoroughly.

A very sensible option (should you be able to find it) would be to hire a company that can provide thermal heating of your vehicles interior.If a company can safely heat the interior of your car to at least 118 degrees and maintain that heat throughout your cars shaded and non-shaded areas for an extended period of time, it becomes an excellent solution. Heat has proven to be the best remediation of bed bugs currently available.

If you chose a do-it-yourself optionthat involves spraying your car with pesticides, keep in mind that all insecticides are specifically labeled, and those instructions should be followed at all times. Also, always protect your eyes, mouth,and hands whileapplying any insecticide. Take every precaution to insure you are not applying an insecticide that may leave behind an undesired stain on your vehicles upholstery. Lastly, keep in mind that pesticides are not alwayseffective especially when theyre not coming into direct contact with the intended target.

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