One of the biggest blocks to effective bed bug treatment can be your neighbors.  Bedbugs and neighbors can be a real problem.  There are always a few people that won’t co-operate with exterminators and prepare their homes for treatment.  In some cases, they won’t even let them in their home.  Are BedBugs A Health Issue

Why It Happens

These neighbors will do it for any of several different reasons.  They could have medical issues, small children, or be older senior citizens.  This could make them reluctant to have the chemicals that the exterminators sprayed inside their homes.  Or they may just not want any chemicals used in their home.  They might have mental problems where they don’t want anyone in their house.

But a major reason is that people are so busy that they just don’t want to take the time to prep their home.  They might not be able to physically prep their home.  But how well a house is prepared for the exterminator will in large part determine how successful the extermination of the bed bugs is.

For you, this means that even if every bed bug and egg is killed in your home.  You may get re-infested because a neighbor refuses or is unable to co-operate and remains a haven for the bugs. How To Kill Bed Bugs

Apartment Leasing

In fact, for the first time, I saw a lease for an apartment that would fine a resident for future infestations if they didn’t allow an exterminator in their home or weren’t properly prepared. 

There was also a recent case where a homeowners association was suing one of its condo owners.  Because they wouldn’t allow exterminators in their home.  In part, because they were a hoarder.  This meant that the units around them kept getting re-infested with bed bugs.

This is why it is so important that you take action as soon as you see a bug in your home.  You should always be pro-active with your efforts whether you see the bedbugs or not.  BedBugs and Neighbors can make your life miserable with re-infections.  But you can take steps to make sure that you are as bedbug unfriendly as possible to keep them out of your home.