The next time you get involved in a do-it-yourself-pest control project make sure you don’t destroy your residence. A man living in the Eatontown New Jersey area caused an explosion which created a fire that ruined 80% of his apartment.

Was he using grenades to get rid of the pests? No. Perhaps land mines - know he was not.  According to the man, by the way he was not hurt, he was using a bug spray when the explosion occurred that blew out his windows.

The next time you see someone with a can a bug spray you don’t have to yell “run for your lives!” or wrestle him to the ground and wait for the police to show up. Just make sure there are no lit matches, cigarettes, lit pilot lights, active gas stoves or any type of flame anywhere near the spray.  

The danger is much higher when using a fogger that sprays the chemical all over the room. If he was trying to destroy bed bugs the pest control sprays and foggers simply don’t work on them. They actually just scare the bed bugs out of their hiding places and they move to other parts of your home and become more difficult for bed bug control professionals to remove. Be safe with pest sprays and foggers.