Bed Bug News
CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME! Aprehend® for bed bugs is now registered in all 50 states.
PCOs across the country have been getting outstanding results by adding Aprehend® to their bed bug treatment protocol. And now its registered for use in California! Whether it’s used as a stand-alone treatment, used alongside other products and techniques, or after a heat treatment to take…
Aprehend® and box spring encasements – Part 2
Encasements are commonly used for box springs and mattresses by both PMPs and homeowners to combat bed bugs. Some of these products have an “anti-feeding” coating or even an anti-microbial coating on their surfaces. In this study, we performed testing on 7 commercially available encasements to…
What are Biopesticides? Hear from Nina Jenkins on The Pest Posse Podcast (Part 2)
Check out the interview with Aprehend® co-Founder, Nina Jenkins, and Foster Brusca from The Pest Posse. Nina talks about Aprehend® as a Biopesticide and killing insects using naturally occurring diseases in this 18-minute episode. The Pest Posse is a weekly YouTube series dedicated to the pest…
What is Aprehend®? Hear from Nina Jenkins on the Pest Posse Podcast (Part 1)
Check out the interview with Aprehend® co-Founder, Nina Jenkins, and Foster Brusca from The Pest Posse. Nina talks about the early research at Penn State that created the initial commercial interest, the launch of Aprehend®, and early PCO feedback in this 18-minute episode. The Pest Posse…
Aprehend® Podcast: A conversation with Ivan Costa of Bugzilla Pest Control
The first episode of the Aprehend® podcast is now live in both video and audio format. Join Dr. Nina Jenkins, co-Founder of Aprehend®, as she talks with Ivan Costa from Bugzilla in Rockport, MA. They discuss: Ivan’s results with Aprehend® Biological vs. “synthetic” chemical control Customer…
Using Aprehend® with mattress and box spring encasements
New research conducted at Penn State University tested the compatibility of ActiveGuard® liners and passive, encasement type mattress and box spring protectors with Aprehend®. The results demonstrated that the permethrin-impregnated ActiveGuard® liners had a minor effect on the viability of the Aprehend® spray residue when measured…
Hope Rescue Mission: Using Aprehend® to improve the residents’ quality of life
Hope Rescue Mission has successfully incorporated Aprehend® into their bed bug protocol and reduced their incidents to “almost zero” while improving the residents’ quality of life. In difficult treatment scenarios like this (older structures with lots of nooks and crannies, highly transient population, furniture & clothing…
Aprehend® Paired with the Cimex Eradicator steam generator
This new case study shows how Aprehend® enabled Green Flag Services (Lake Mary, FL) to offer a low-cost, effective bed bug remediation service requiring just one treatment. The addition of steam using the Polti Cimex Eradicator allowed them to offer bed bug treatment with immediate relief…