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PEST MANAGEMENT




          Innovative Strategies for
          Bedbug Management





          While a lot has been spoken and written about bed bug behaviour, yet it is
          difficult to understand the growing menace of bedbugs. Vishal Ra Bhutada,
          Executive Director and Founder of PestEDGE EnviroCare’s points out the
          innovative strategies that can be used to tackle them.


                    ddressing bedbug      effectively eliminating all life   5. Biological Control
                    infestations effectively   stages including eggs. This method
                    requires a combination   is chemical-free and can treat   Agents
                    of advanced           furniture and belongings without   Research explores natural
         Atechniques and                  damaging them.                  predators and biological control
          innovative solutions:                                           methods to manage bedbug
                                          3. Cryonite Treatments          populations effectively without
          1. Integrated Pest              (Freeze Treatment)              relying solely on chemicals.
          Management (IPM)                  Using carbon dioxide “snow,”
           IPM approaches combine various   cryonite freezes and kills bedbugs
          strategies such as monitoring,   on contact. It is safe to use on
          prevention, and targeted treatments   sensitive equipment and doesn’t
          to manage pests while minimizing   leave chemical residues.
          environmental impact. Regular
          inspections are crucial for early   4. Electronic Monitoring
          detection and intervention.
                                          and Detection
          2. Heat Treatments                Bedbug sensors and heat
           Thermal remediation involves   mapping technologies help identify
                                          and track bedbug activity, aiding in
          raising the temperature in infested   targeted treatments and prevention
          areas to levels lethal to bedbugs,   strategies.

































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