Office & Commercial Bed Bug Treatment in Phoenix, AZ
- A plan built with management
- Areas at risk found first
- One-year warranty
- Licensed & insured, AZ #8129
Bed bugs get into a workplace the same way they get into a home: on a person. John Taylor has treated medical facilities, call centers, trucking companies, manufacturers, and warehouses. For the kinds of buildings listed below, he develops a treatment plan based on the areas at risk.
- Medical facilities, John's most urgent calls
- Same-day inspection when you call early enough
- Usually treated when few or no employees are in the building
- A written report when management asks for one
Call 623-451-0541 for a free in-home inspection. Calls answered 7 days a week, 7 AM to 7 PM.
A bed bug at work rarely means the building is infested
Bed bugs settle in where people sleep. A workplace is more often a place they pass through, carried in on a person. The EPA says an infestation developing in an office or a similar nonresidential space is "very unlikely, though not impossible."
The same EPA page adds that such sites "can serve as transfer hubs for bed bugs to hitchhike a ride into your home." John's inspection shows whether there is anything to treat, and where.
If someone finds a bed bug at work
Leave the spot alone. Do not move the desk or the chair, take anything apart, carry anything out of the building, or throw anything away. The Arizona Department of Health Services' bed bug toolkit suggests keeping a note of each sighting: "Record information such as: date of sighting; location found; nymph or adult; alive or dead; and remediation steps taken."
If you can, take a clear, close-up photo and text it to 623-451-0541; John will reply. Then call him. The earlier in the day you call, the better the chance he can fit an inspection in that same day. Tell him where the bug was found and who at the business he should deal with.
When John treats
John starts by finding the areas at risk, such as desks, chairs, lunchrooms, and break rooms. He works out with management which areas are treated and when, and he tells them what prep those areas need. He usually gets access when there are no employees in the building, or as few as possible. Inspections and treatments are done during normal business hours. The treated areas stay empty for 4 hours while the treatment dries. Every treatment includes a second visit two weeks later and a one-year warranty. If there is any reason a job cannot be warrantied, John tells management before treatment.
Call John at 623-451-0541. You get the price after the inspection and before any work.
Buildings and vehicles we treat
- Medical facilities
- Offices and call centers
- Trucking companies, manufacturers, and warehouses
- Retail stores, salons, and gyms
- Restaurants and bars
- Vehicles, buses, and fleets
Buildings we do not take:
- We do not treat schools, daycares, or churches.
- We do not treat movie theaters, libraries, or public buildings.
- We do not treat storage units.
Medical facilities
A patient brings a bed bug in, and the facility has to shut down part or all of the building until it is treated. Calls like that are the most urgent ones John gets. Call him at 623-451-0541 as early in the day as you can.
When the bed bugs came from an employee's home
Bed bugs reach a workplace on the people who work there or visit, so the place they came from is often someone's home. The National Pest Management Association's office guidance says office infestations "commonly come from workers or visitors who live in bed bug-infested homes." The same guidance suggests management may want to offer those workers information and even help, such as a home inspection, to reduce the risk of bed bugs being brought back in.
Whether to offer that help is up to management. If an employee wants a home checked, John's in-home inspection is free. If he finds bed bugs there, the home is a separate job with its own price, given at the inspection. John treats the whole home, not one room, and comes back two weeks later for the second visit.
The warranty on the business stays with the business, at its address. A home job carries its own one-year warranty: it belongs to the person who paid for it, covers that home only, and requires the prep to be done and the second visit to be kept.
Checking a bed bug company before you hire one
Our license is AZ #8129. The Arizona Department of Agriculture says consumers can get information on the license status of any pest management business, "including a history of complaints filed against them," online or in writing.
A few more things worth asking any company before work starts:
- Insurance: We carry $3 million in general liability coverage.
- An inspection before a price: John gives the price after inspecting the building, and it is firm.
- Paperwork: We provide a written report to any customer who asks for one.
- The warranty: Every customer gets the same one-year warranty, and John tells you before treatment if a job cannot be warrantied.
- Accreditation: BBB Accredited since October 2021. The rating is shown on bbb.org.
What Phoenix-area customers say
Read what customers say about the inspection, the treatment, and John.
Read all our Google reviewsScheduled inspections and staff training
A business does not have to wait for a sighting. John conducts scheduled inspections for businesses that request them, with no active problems, and he trains facility staff to spot bed bugs. Either one is set up with management. Day to day, the EPA's advice for workplaces is simple: "Reduce clutter. Clutter serves as an ideal habitat for bed bugs whether at home, school or office."
What to tell your staff
Who is told, and how much, is management's decision. Public guidance leans toward telling the people who work there. The EPA advises alerting everyone who works in the building and letting staff know how the sighting will be handled, so they can take precautions to protect their own homes and prevent rumors from spreading.
The National Pest Management Association issues a caution for offices: do not blame or stigmatize the worker you suspect of bringing the bed bugs in. The EPA makes the same point, saying stigma can make treatment more difficult. If staff are to report sightings, the training described above shows them what to look for.
Questions managers ask
Do we have to close the building?
In most workplaces, only the areas being treated, for the 4 hours the treatment takes to dry. A medical facility can be different, as explained above.
Will our employees be told?
John leaves that to you. He works with the people management asks him to deal with.
How long will John be in the building?
It depends on the areas being treated. John tells management how long when he sets the plan.
Will the treatment harm our computers and phones?
No. The two products John uses on electronics do not harm them.
Call John early in the day
Call 623-451-0541 for a free in-home inspection. Calls answered 7 days a week, 7 AM to 7 PM.
What to have ready when you call
- The kind of building, and where the bed bug was found
- Who at the business John should speak with
- When the fewest people are in the building
