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Commercial Bed Bug Control
As global travel continues to increase, the spread of bed bugs rises along with it. Bed bugs can have a serious impact on the health, hygiene and reputation of your business. Commercial bed bug treatment with a partner like Ecolab can get your premises up to standard, and with continuous monitoring and support, ensure it stays there.
Bed Bugs:
Why Commercial Bed Bug Control Is So Important
Bed bugs pose a serious threat to the hygiene and reputation of any establishment. If left unchecked, they can significantly impact customer experience and safety, leading to dissatisfaction and negative reviews.
In order to ensure your establishment can protect against these insects, it’s important to first understand why they can be so hard to fight against:
- Bed bugs can live for between four to six months without a blood meal
- They live in tight cracks and crevices that are near a potential host
- Female bed bugs lay an average of eight eggs per day and up to 500 in a lifetime
- Bed bug eggs are approximately 1mm long and a fed adult is up to 6mm long, making them easy to miss
- If even one bed bug remains an infestation can be re-established, therefore all activity must be removed.
Given their resilience and ability to spread rapidly, professional commercial bed bug control is a fantastic, effective way to ensure your premises remain bed bug-free.
Circle of Protection
Due to an increase in global travel since the late 1990’s, bed bugs have become an unavoidable threat to businesses, particularly in the hospitality and transportation sector. Commercial bed bug control has never been more important.
Protect: Inspection
The most effective tool to protect guests and maintain brand reputation?
Regular inspection. Commercial bed bug control starts here. It’s at this stage that we’ll assess your property thoroughly, to identify the presence of bed bugs.
Ecolab’s Canine Monitoring
Our canine monitoring service offers a fast and accurate method of bed bug inspection. Our highly-trained dogs use scent to locate the presence of bed bugs. They use their nose to pinpoint both live bed bugs and their eggs without disruption to the room (nothing has to be moved during the inspection), in less than a minute.
Protect: Treatment
Heat treatment is a highly effective method for eradicating bed bugs at all life stages, from eggs to adults. This approach ensures complete extermination without leaving behind any chemical residue, making it a safer option for staff and customers.
How is heat treatment used in commercial bed bug removal?
We use conductive energy to consistently heat a room to 52°C, which has been scientifically found to provide the most effective commercial bed bug control.
- Site-specific risk-assessments are undertaken prior to treatment
- Heat treatments create minimal disruption to the room so the room can be used quickly post-treatment
- Heat is effectively targeted and maintained throughout treatment by on-site Ecolab Service Specialists
- Time stamped treatments logs are recorded and are fully auditable
“Heat treatments are particularly well suited to the hospitality sector, and that’s why they are such an integral part of commercial bed bug treatment. In hotels, bedbug infestations can be hard to detect. Missed infestations result in treatment failures and a recurring bedbug problem. Structural heat treatments allow for large areas of the building to be treated at the same time, reducing the risk that infested rooms are missed or that the bugs move to escape treatment.”
– Industry Expert, Dr Richard Naylor
Protect: Ongoing Monitoring
The continual movement of guests traveling means that a treated area can soon be re-infested.
With nationwide coverage Ecolab’s bed bug monitoring programme is delivered to our unwavering standards and is risk-assessed and targeted to your business need, providing a highly effective and efficient method of early detection.
Commercial Bed Bug Removal
The Circle of Protection
Learn more about how we create a circle of protection against bed bugs that protects your business and people.
Book a Free Site Survey For Your Business
Our free site survey brings experts directly to you. Our trained surveyors will assess your site and requirements and provide you with a thorough report detailing which commercial bed bug removal services will best protect your business.
Bed Bug Videos: Commercial Bed Bug Treatment Pointers
Find expert insights and practical advice on how to manage bed bugs in commercial spaces. Whether you’re looking to improve inspection techniques or understand the guest experience when it comes to bed bugs, these resources are here to help you stay ahead of potential issues.
Teaming Up Against Bed Bugs
This instructional video teaches you how to inspect for bed bugs and provides the information you need to protect your business, guests, and reputation.
Pests and Bed Bugs in Hotels:
The Guest Perspective
“Bed bugs give me the heebie jeebies”. A random sampling of hotel guests reveals surprisingly common pest stories. Watch the video to hear why commercial bed bug treatment should be a priority.
Learn How to Reduce Your Risk of Bed Bugs
Our Ecolab experts (including Dr. Joelle Olson, Ph. D.) discuss bed bug trends, biology and behavior, how to be proactive, inspection tools, current control options and best practices for commercial bed bug control.
Bed Bug Articles: Commercial Bed Bug Removal
Stay informed about the resurgence of bed bugs and the importance of proactive commercial bed bug control. Learn how to stay ahead with Ecolab’s proactive strategies and expert advice tailored to the hospitality industry.
Bed Bugs Are Back
After years of lower numbers, the bed bug is back and showing up in even the most exclusive hotels and resorts. Commercial bed bug control has never been more valuable.
Being Proactive About Bed Bugs
With bed bug infestations up more than 16.9% on the previous year, more hospitality customers are seeking commercial bed bug control.
Bed Bug Educational Resources
Use our education resources below to increase your awareness of bed bug infestations. You’ll find actionable tips on how to safeguard your business from infestations.
Bed Bug Toolkit
After a period of relative decline, bed bugs are making an unwelcome comeback — even in high-end hotels and luxury resorts. Use our Bed Bug Toolkit to stop this surge in its tracks.
Bed Bug Infographic
Learn about bed bug biology and behavior as well as how to prevent them from entering your facility.
Case Study:
How to Reduce Room Downtime by up to 9 Days
Discover how Ecolab’s bed bug removal service can help hotels reduce room downtime.
Our Pest Elimination Offerings
Learn More About All Our Pest Elimination Offerings
Why Choose Ecolab?
Ecolab delivers fast, effective, highly-tailored commercial bed bug control solutions designed specifically for commercial environments. We hold a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by business across all industries. We provide commercial bug bed removal through innovative, science-based methods, to eradicate infestations and prevent future occurrences.
- Our commercial bed bug control services combine cutting-edge inspection techniques with targeted treatments to address infestation at every stage of the bed bug lifecycle.
- Ecolab’s expert technicians are rigorously trained, fully-accredited, and equipped with the necessary expertise to handle even the most complex bed bug infestations with precision and care.
- Beyond treatment, we provide actionable recommendations to educate your team, protecting your business and reputation.
At Ecolab, we’re more than just a service provider — we’re your trusted partner in maintaining a bed bug-free environment. From immediate response to ongoing prevention, our commitment is to safeguard your commercial spaces and the people that move within them.
Commercial Bed Bug Removal FAQ
- Why is commercial bed bug control so important?
Bed bugs bite guests, severely hampering the experience of your customers, adversely harming the reputation of your business. Infestations can lead to disrupted operations and customer complaints. Commercial bed bug control can identify and treat infestations effectively, and also monitor your premises to ensure future issues are dealt with proactively. - Which areas are most at risk for bed bug infestations?
Bed bugs are most commonly found in areas where people sleep or rest. These include hotel rooms, seating or lounge areas and employee break areas. Travellers may bring bed bugs with them, which makes a consistent commercial bed bug monitoring service extremely valuable. - How does Ecolab’s commercial bed bug removal ensure thorough bed bug elimination?
Ecolab uses science-based solutions, including canine inspection, heat treatments and proactive monitoring systems to ensure infestations are identified, treated and monitored effectively. Our approach ensures that all life stages of bed bugs — from eggs to adults — are effectively removed. - What long term prevention / monitoring solutions does Ecolab offer for bed bugs?
Our commercial bed bug control services don’t end with treatment. We will conduct regular inspections and risk assessments to help monitor potential risks. We can also provide tailored prevention strategies, and staff training, to help maintain a bed bug-free environment.