The PCO treated my home … Why aren’t the bed bugs dying?
Eliminating a bed bug population takes time (and patience). a) Bed bugs must come in contact with the pesticide in order to be affected. b) Bed bugs generally only move from harbourage (Point A) to food (Point B) and back. Sometimes after mating the females will also be “chased” out of a harbourage spot. c) Bed bugs feed about once every 5 days (on average). d) Eggs take 10-14 days to hatch (on average). e) Bed bugs may require multiple exposures to a pesticide before it is effective. f) Pesticides do not instantaneously kill bed bugs. In some cases it can take days to work. Compile all of the above and I think you can see that activity a few weeks after treatment is “normal.
