Biomonde: The Green Exterminators from Heather Quinlan on Vimeo.
Let’s face it – we are all a little to busy to think about home maintenance at times. It is all too easy to overlook the cleaning of our rugs, carpets and upholstery. Put it off for another day…
We have 3 really great reasons to schedule a carpet cleaning this fall:
#1 – PROTECT AGAINST CARPET BEETLES AND BEDBUGS! We noticed an outbreak of carpet beetles in the Heights, and have been green treating them. Green steam cleaning protects against bed bugs and carpet beetles setting up shop in your furnishings.
#2 –REDUCE ALLERGIES– Fabric fibers trap dust, mites, allergens, etc. Get them out with green steam cleaning.
#3 – GET MORE LIFE OUT OF YOUR FURNISHINGS. Routine cleaning restores their fabrics and colors.
The great news is – it just takes a phone call. Let us do the rest! (718-219-2845)
Bed bugs are taking over. Movie theaters, offices, stores, and homes. This epidemic is causing worry and concern everywhere.
What should we be doing about it? Most of us just call an exterminator, and let him spray something powerful and noxious in our homes and on our furniture to get rid of them.
The EPA does not agree.
The EPA warns that, “Using the wrong pesticide or using it incorrectly to treat for bedbugs can make you, your family, and your pets sick and can also make your home unsafe to live in — and may not solve the bedbug problem.”
So – what’s the solution? [click to read more…]
Sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite. Most of us that grew up with this saying can happily report never personally experiencing these pests. These nasty nibblers were largely eradicated in the early 1940s, but have been making a large-scale comeback since 1995. The news gets worse: they are immune to chemical pesticides, and need to feed more than their predecessors. (reported by the 57th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America) Infestations are globally on the rise: in our country alone, there was a 71% increase in bedbug calls from 2000-2005. NYC has been hard hit, with a special task force was appointed in 2009 just to figure out how to tackle the invasion.
The real problem is: they don’t just suck our blood, but they are really bad news for the economy too. While we are busy battling them on the home front, they have expanded their assault into the commercial sector.
-Real estate: Once New York State Assembly Bill A10356 is approved, landlords will have to disclose any bed bug infestations on the property during the last five years (even if they have been successfully abated). This information will negatively impact the value of these buildings and the rental real estate sales market.
-Retail stores (recently including NYC Hollister and Abercrombie and Fitch locations) are forced to close their doors to treat infestations – losing valuable revenue and merchandise.
