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Getting Ready for
the Bedbug Treatment

Your inspector will walk through your home with you and explain what preparations you should make, as well as give you a written checklist. Specifics will vary depending on where the activity is and the type of furnishings you have.

1. Preparing the Bed
   In general, the bed will need to be stripped and the bed frame taken apart. Any sheets and bedding should be carefully bundled, or bagged, and made ready to be taken to the laundry room. Wash in hot water or use hottest dryer. For items that cannot be washed in hot water, they should be dry-cleaned. We can treat draperies, sleeping pillows, and decorative pillows.

2. Preparing the Room
   In the bedrooms where you are being bitten, clothing must be removed from the dresser drawers and nightstands emptied into plastic bags. This clothing does not have to be washed because it will be returned to the drawer after the drawer is treated.

3. Preparing the Closet
   We ask that you clean out the floor of the closet so we can treat that and don't leave anything at the baseboard you don't want treated. Shoes are frequently left out, and we don't want to treat those. Hanging clothes, however, can be left on the rod.

4. De-clutter
   If there was ever a great time to de-clutter your home, this is it. If the likelihood that you'll ever touch or need an item again is low, bag it and trash it. That is true whether the items are in a target room or elsewhere. Also, take a good look around at your children's stuffed animals and toys, piles of magazines and newspapers, bags of clothes. We can treat the stuffed toys with a material that will not leave a residual and leave them safe to handle after the treatment.

5. Remove Pets
   If there are any pets or birds, they will need to be out of the house. Fish or turtle aquariums will require special handling as they are very sensitive. You must shut off the air filter and securely cover the tank and any possible openings with plastic.