Mattress Delivery Can Bring Bed Bugs Into Your Home Part II Of II

Continuing from Monday…

Once you have found that the mattress is completely sealed, the plastic wrapping should be removed outside of your home and immediately discarded in case it harbors any hidden bed bugs or bed bug eggs.

It’s important to remember that bed bugs are not attracted to mattresses per-say.  Instead they are attracted to the humans that sleep on the mattress.  New mattresses should not be infested with bed bugs unless something has gone horribly wrong.  New mattresses can become infested when they come in contact with infested mattresses on a delivery truck or when infested mattresses are brought back to a warehouse instead of being taken to the dump.  Many companies sell the used mattresses that they collect from consumers to other smaller companies who will “refurbish” them and then offer them for resale.  This is another way that cross contamination of new mattresses can occur.

Consumers have no control over what a company uses a delivery truck for.  On one particular day, it could be used for deliveries only.  On another, it could be used to take used furniture to the dump.  Sadly, most companies are not knowledgeable about the transferring of bed bugs, so decontaminating delivery trucks is a rare occurrence.

Some mattress and furniture retailers offer a special “white glove delivery service” as an option for deliveries to customers.  When you choose this service, only new mattresses and furniture is delivered by the delivery company in a specific delivery truck.  If you require take-away mattress service, a separate truck is ordered to come and remove the bedding.  Reputable delivery companies guarantee that they do not exchange one type of delivery truck for the other.   If you are concerned about a New Jersey bed bug infestation in your home, this is the type of service you should be requesting if you are considering purchasing a new mattress.

Despite your best efforts to avoid it, you may still find yourself with a bed bug infestation at some point in time. If you do, Allison Pest Control is ready to help eradicate your NJ bed bug infestation.