Michael writes
Been battling bed bugs for quite sometime. I have used Temprid SC at .16 per gallon of water with Gentrol at 3oz per gallon, then rotated to Phantom TI/IT at it's strongest levels as well with Gentrol again.. Took the beds apart, they are in encasements. I have searched every inch of the room and believe they are coming out of the wall. Obviously I need to treat every wall void and only removing 2 outlets on the wall will only treat 2 wall voids out of a possible 16 wall voids... So is it okay to just drill a hole then dust and then cover it with spackling?
We generally would not recommend creating new ways for bed bugs or other insects to access voids or hide by drilling holes into the walls. A remote wall void would be the last place for bed bugs to go, and they are usually only present there in cases of severe infestations that have been present and untreated for years; you would be able to see bed bugs easily in other areas of the structure. We suggest using Delta Dust or another dust such as CimeXa Dust where you fairly easily treat using a hand duster such as the Long Shot Puffer Duster. (CimeXa Dust is very successful as part of bed bug treatments and cannot break down over time.) Keep in mind that bed bugs, like other insects, wants to stay close to their food source. I recommend taking a few moments to review our Bed Bug Inspection Guide and performing a thorough inspection of the area if you believe there are still bed bugs but are having trouble locating harborage areas. You can also use monitoring tools such as ClimbUp Insect Interceptors or Trappit BB Detectors to help monitor areas where you suspect there may be insect activity.
Answer last updated on: 12/28/2016
