My landlord hired modern pest to address a bed bug problem in another building he owned. He paid $4,000 to this company. That building was purchased by a non-profit that was buying up everything on the block for demolition to accomodate their operations. Modern pest gave that building a clean bill of health so the landlord moved those tenants into other buildings he ownes. You guessed it, now ALL his buildings have bed bugs!
The only "problem" the building I have lived in for nearly two years had had until the bed bugs came in with the "all clear" household, was spiders, spiders that are our friends eating other bugs. The folks moved into the apartment in late November. By December the infestation in the apartment below their's was so bad the bugs bugs could be seen crawling around door and window frames during daylight hours! Modern Pest was coming in weekly. Then they moved into the apartment next to the people that brought them in. Then the apartment next to the massively infested first floor apartment. Next was the apartment next to mine, I am above the source. Modern pest was paid $4000 to get rid of these, they are here every week! Yup, they have been called in every week since JANUARY! At 1AM May 2, I finally completed the whole building now infested. I did not wait for them to come and spray with the might as well be water s**t they use. This stuff is such junk, that while they tell us we have to stay our for 4 hours after they do their thing, they wear no protective equipment at all.
The poor family on the same floor as me, moved in TUESDAY! They were told the apartment was bed bug free! They were eaten alive their very first night! When Modern showed up today, they were supposed to treat all the units AGAIN! That is six, three bedroom apartments. ON guy showed up at 1:30PM and he was gone before 2PM. We timed him in my neighbors, he was in their with one aerasol can and a one gallong size garden sprayer less than 5 minutes!
The instruction sheet we were given on Friday to get ready for the Monday apt they didn't show up for, says to remove all clothing from closets and drawers and put them on the porch as well as any boxes as these items can have bed bugs in them. It then says to bring them back in after the 4 hours we have to stay out after spraying. Well excuse me, but fool, if those items are harboring bugs and we take them out and then bring them back after the spraying, isn't that just reinfesting the sprayed, (if it actually worked) unit?
The city's health officer has said what they are doing is not working, (ya think), but is actually spreading them as the contaminated items are sending them everywhere in the building as they also spread through walls. If just one is found after this latest in 4 months of weekly treatments, treatment, the health department is stepping in to force the heat treating which they say is the only thing that works.
Modern Pest has not fixed the problem, they created it. If you want bed bugs, by all means, call Modern Pest, they will give them to you.
I want to state that I rent and had this problem. I had a bed bug issue as soon as I moved in, I went threw the obvious steps. My rental company hired Modern Pest Service to take care of the job. So they come do their inspection, then scedual a heat treatment. I was fine in till the creepy & sketchy Modern Pest Service agent keep coming buy once a month to do "Checks". At least that's what they call them. A few inspection go by and suddenly we have them agian. We get rid of them once agian. Then I started to notice a pattern. There gone then the inspection happen and I get bites once agian. Not to mention weather or not you are renting you have the right to say who can enter your house. So at the first inspection I made it clear to the inspector that we have had for every treatment to NOT enter my home with out me answering the door. I stated this to the inspector when he said that the rental company gave the inspector the keys anyway. At one point I did not get to the door fast enough for inspector's liking so the inspector decided to lunlock my dor and enter. Upon hearing some one enter my home I run out. Aggravated of course I told the inspector to leave I was not ready YET, an even if they have the rental company's permission my permission is still needed. With this said I expect the inspector to return with the fact in mind that he had other apartments to check in the same buiding. This was not the case he left and to my rental company I did not let him do his job at all and I was threatened with a eviction. Very unprofessional conduct, to screw up an some one gets mad at you for unawfully enter your home then you don't tell the rental company the whole story is unprofessional. Now to be sure we didn't get them agian I bought a steamer and threw out almost all fabric furniture I own. I don't have carpets by they way so wasn't to worried about them. I then cleaned EVERYTHING (Almost literally) with hospital grade prorixide cleaner, then bleach, and then 71% alcohol. I was sure I got rid of them. I wasn't getting bit anymore I was happy..... in till the pest inspector came around. See he came and did a very, very, very thorough inspection. I looked everywhere he looked. Pulled the mattress off the frame checked all the nooks, crannys, and slots. Nothing! Zip, zilch, nodda.. so I had to leave my home right after he left. He knew I was leaving, we left at the same time. I walked down the street to meet up with my other half (getting off of work). I'm hanging out for about 20 minutes a block down the street, then I finally see him drive by. Now him and I where talking while he was in my home and I knew he "had" places to go.
Here is where it gets better, later that night my other half and I where lying down. We start talking and I talk about how we inspected everything and we didn't see a thing. So to show that there was nothing I wanted my other half to see. I lift the mattress and show the little slot we checked earlier that day.. to my surprise there was eggs running up and down it with a few bed bugs. My Web research and by what the inspector stated there is no way they can multiply and breed that much in approximately 4-5 hrs. Yes there is no solid proof per-say. Just too add to this I do not buy used furniture or stuff like that, not because I'm to good for that. But because of the fear of getting any type of pest problem. It's a warning watch out. I know I wasn't getting them from anything I was doing. I hope this report helps someone.
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My landlord hired modern pest to address a bed bug problem in another building he owned. He paid $4,000 to this company. That building was purchased by a non-profit that was buying up everything on the block for demolition to accomodate their operations. Modern pest gave that building a clean bill of health so the landlord moved those tenants into other buildings he ownes. You guessed it, now ALL his buildings have bed bugs!
The only "problem" the building I have lived in for nearly two years had had until the bed bugs came in with the "all clear" household, was spiders, spiders that are our friends eating other bugs. The folks moved into the apartment in late November. By December the infestation in the apartment below their's was so bad the bugs bugs could be seen crawling around door and window frames during daylight hours! Modern Pest was coming in weekly. Then they moved into the apartment next to the people that brought them in. Then the apartment next to the massively infested first floor apartment. Next was the apartment next to mine, I am above the source. Modern pest was paid $4000 to get rid of these, they are here every week! Yup, they have been called in every week since JANUARY! At 1AM May 2, I finally completed the whole building now infested. I did not wait for them to come and spray with the might as well be water s**t they use. This stuff is such junk, that while they tell us we have to stay our for 4 hours after they do their thing, they wear no protective equipment at all.
The poor family on the same floor as me, moved in TUESDAY! They were told the apartment was bed bug free! They were eaten alive their very first night! When Modern showed up today, they were supposed to treat all the units AGAIN! That is six, three bedroom apartments. ON guy showed up at 1:30PM and he was gone before 2PM. We timed him in my neighbors, he was in their with one aerasol can and a one gallong size garden sprayer less than 5 minutes!
The instruction sheet we were given on Friday to get ready for the Monday apt they didn't show up for, says to remove all clothing from closets and drawers and put them on the porch as well as any boxes as these items can have bed bugs in them. It then says to bring them back in after the 4 hours we have to stay out after spraying. Well excuse me, but fool, if those items are harboring bugs and we take them out and then bring them back after the spraying, isn't that just reinfesting the sprayed, (if it actually worked) unit?
The city's health officer has said what they are doing is not working, (ya think), but is actually spreading them as the contaminated items are sending them everywhere in the building as they also spread through walls. If just one is found after this latest in 4 months of weekly treatments, treatment, the health department is stepping in to force the heat treating which they say is the only thing that works.
Modern Pest has not fixed the problem, they created it. If you want bed bugs, by all means, call Modern Pest, they will give them to you.
I want to state that I rent and had this problem. I had a bed bug issue as soon as I moved in, I went threw the obvious steps. My rental company hired Modern Pest Service to take care of the job. So they come do their inspection, then scedual a heat treatment. I was fine in till the creepy & sketchy Modern Pest Service agent keep coming buy once a month to do "Checks". At least that's what they call them. A few inspection go by and suddenly we have them agian. We get rid of them once agian. Then I started to notice a pattern. There gone then the inspection happen and I get bites once agian. Not to mention weather or not you are renting you have the right to say who can enter your house. So at the first inspection I made it clear to the inspector that we have had for every treatment to NOT enter my home with out me answering the door. I stated this to the inspector when he said that the rental company gave the inspector the keys anyway. At one point I did not get to the door fast enough for inspector's liking so the inspector decided to lunlock my dor and enter. Upon hearing some one enter my home I run out. Aggravated of course I told the inspector to leave I was not ready YET, an even if they have the rental company's permission my permission is still needed. With this said I expect the inspector to return with the fact in mind that he had other apartments to check in the same buiding. This was not the case he left and to my rental company I did not let him do his job at all and I was threatened with a eviction. Very unprofessional conduct, to screw up an some one gets mad at you for unawfully enter your home then you don't tell the rental company the whole story is unprofessional. Now to be sure we didn't get them agian I bought a steamer and threw out almost all fabric furniture I own. I don't have carpets by they way so wasn't to worried about them. I then cleaned EVERYTHING (Almost literally) with hospital grade prorixide cleaner, then bleach, and then 71% alcohol. I was sure I got rid of them. I wasn't getting bit anymore I was happy..... in till the pest inspector came around. See he came and did a very, very, very thorough inspection. I looked everywhere he looked. Pulled the mattress off the frame checked all the nooks, crannys, and slots. Nothing! Zip, zilch, nodda.. so I had to leave my home right after he left. He knew I was leaving, we left at the same time. I walked down the street to meet up with my other half (getting off of work). I'm hanging out for about 20 minutes a block down the street, then I finally see him drive by. Now him and I where talking while he was in my home and I knew he "had" places to go.
Here is where it gets better, later that night my other half and I where lying down. We start talking and I talk about how we inspected everything and we didn't see a thing. So to show that there was nothing I wanted my other half to see. I lift the mattress and show the little slot we checked earlier that day.. to my surprise there was eggs running up and down it with a few bed bugs. My Web research and by what the inspector stated there is no way they can multiply and breed that much in approximately 4-5 hrs. Yes there is no solid proof per-say. Just too add to this I do not buy used furniture or stuff like that, not because I'm to good for that. But because of the fear of getting any type of pest problem. It's a warning watch out. I know I wasn't getting them from anything I was doing. I hope this report helps someone.