Apparently despite the vast media coverage and word of mouth provided by pest control professionals from coast to coast, some homeowners still have not received the latest information regarding using bug bombs or fogs for treating bed bug infestations in their homes.

NJ pest control professionals as well as those who are located throughout the United States are warning customers to heed the warning from entomologists about using bug bombs and for bed bug eradication.

A recent study has revealed that not only are the store bought bugs bombs ineffective, but using them will actually make the infestation worsen.  Once bed bugs sense the pesticide in the air, it does not take long for the tiny vampires to spread out into other areas of the home.  Once they spread out within a structure, the bed bugs are far more difficult to control.

According to the Bangor Daily News Portland on August 23, 2012, firefighters in  Portland, Maine had an interesting bed bug related service call this week.  Reports are that the firemen evacuated an old historic converted apartment building that was suspected to be on fire.  The inhabitants of the building were moved to safety as the firemen proceeded to extinguish the suspected fire.  Instead of flames, the firemen discovered bug bombs that were set by a resident as an attempt to rid their unit of a bed bug infestation.  The plumbs of smoke (or pesticide) prompted a fearful resident to call emergency services thinking the building would soon be an inferno.

NJ pest control experts unanimously agree that bugs bombs should never be used to rid a home of bloodsucking bed bugs.  For expert bed bug eradication services contact Stern Environmental Group.