When I was approached about addressing the topic of bedbugs for this issue of R&R, I instantly knew I wanted to put product and remediation talk aside. This article has a very difference focus that in many ways is more important.

Bed bugs are a hot topic. You can’t open a newspaper, watch a newscast or surf the web without seeing something about bed bug infestations.

We’ve featured quite a bit of content about bed bugs here in R&R over the past few years, as more restoration contractors have branched off into this field, taking advantage of a growing pest problem. 

It’s mid-April 2014 and David O’Brien, Crime Scene Clean Team/Rapid Responders, is working on a 600 square foot apartment unit. It’s a one-bedroom unit, consisting of a kitchen, bathroom and living area.

According to the Wall Street Journal, bed bugs are on their way to becoming as common as the cockroach.

The July R&R dropped last week and those of you who have already seen it might have noticed the cover story that we did on bed bug remediation.

Yes, bed bugs can be a real bugger (pun intended), especially if there’s a failure to detect an infestation while it’s still small and manageable.