Gary Geiger: Florida Bed Bug Buster| FMC Pest Wire

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Gary Geiger, owner of Geigers Pest Services, Inc., in St. Petersburg, Fla., has been in business since 2000.

We did 11 bed bug jobs in 2011 and last year it rose to 175 jobs, notes owner Gary Geiger. I have 15 technicians, and four of them now specialize in bed bug work.

Generally, when I get a bed bug call, the problem is already severe, says Geiger. The trigger point is 30 days by then, youve almost reached critical mass. More than likely the homeowners have fogged or treated on their own, which makes the problem worse. It irritates the bugs and now theyre in the nooks and crannies, hiding out. So theyre not as easy to find.

Geiger began using Verifi bed bug detectors as part of his bed bug protocol last year.

What Ive learned is that everyone has post-traumatic stress syndrome with bed bugs, explains Geiger. This happens because of the expense, the disruption, the shame, the sleepless nights you name it! Verifi helps with all that it helps give my customers peace of mind.

Verifi bed bug detectors help give Geigers customers peace of mind.

One of Geigers commercial accounts is a major mental health facility with multiple buildings and satellite houses. Patients ride a shuttle bus back and forth between training centers, classrooms, outlying housing and the central facility.

If one person with bed bugs gets on the bus, people going to five different locations could spread them, he says. But they also have severely mentally ill patients who may think they have bed bugs when they dont. If they call us, well first do a thorough inspection and if we cant find bed bugs, well place Verifi units there and do follow-ups to prove they have them or not.

Sometimes, Geiger finds bed bugs where he doesnt expect them. The Verifi bed bug detector lets him know when to put his eradication plan into place.

After that, they own the units, he notes. If they want to pay us, well refill the attractants and keep on inspecting. With the mental health facility, their maintenance guy is really good. He can replenish the attractants himself we work together.

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