The damage is so severe. I wouldn’t know what to do. The inside of everything from electronics to baseboards are ruined and need to be replaced. What a terrible situation. Glad you are there to help them through this difficult process. It’s not always about cleanness (this house is clean), we all have food in our cabinets. A lot of times, it’s someone with health or cognitive issues and something as simple as mail, a guest, or neighbors caused an infestation.
My grandma once got a bag of potatoes with a few roaches, they found paradise in her kitchen. They tried to spray them themselves until they realized the problem was way worse than it seemed before they even became aware they had one.
Cleanliness has a big part of roaches infestation. Yes they can survive just pretty much anywhere but the more dirty your house is the easier it is for them to feed and reproduce when the place is a mess. Dirty, greasy kitchens are usually where they thrive. And it also makes it easier for us pest control technicians to work in an area that is clean. Will increase the chances of getting rid of the roaches faster.
🌟 Thank you all for tuning in to Dan The Bug Man! 🌟 I appreciate each and every one of you for taking the time to watch and support the channel. 🙏 If you enjoyed the content, don't forget to give that like button a good ol' smash and hit subscribe for more pest-related adventures! 🐞🐭 Your support means the world to me, and it helps the channel grow. Here's to a pest-free life! 🚫🐜 I hope you're all enjoying a home without unwanted guests. If you have any questions, curious stories, or epic encounters with cockroaches, termites, or mice, feel free to drop them in the comments below. 📝 Let's build a community where we can share our experiences and learn from each other. My Pest Control Company - Catchy Pest Solutions: catchypestsolutions.com Servicing Asheville, NC. BUY CSI Pest Control Products Here: shrsl.com/44ggr TRY Briostack Pest Control Software Here: go.briostack.com/dan-the-bug-man 🎉Stay tuned for more exciting pest control tips, stories, and solutions. Remember, together we can make our homes a haven free from creepy crawlies! 🏡💚
I could never do this job with the tenants home bc I would be screaming, cursing, jumping, running, crying, snotting, kicking and possibly vomiting all about. Would probably make for a great video though lol
Oh my god! I’m in Eden nc I just made contract with terminex I’m feeling like I got ripped off! 149 and he comes barely did inspection couldn’t find source if the problem. The two roaches I caught were confirmed German one adult 1 baby a 5 instar. All he did was bate in kitchen and sticky boards! I watched a cockroach cross my porch and enter my siding. I was shocked it was a German behaving like a wood roach! Is terminex a scam? Please help me ! I’m not impressed with terminex being so laid back about this like they don’t wanna do anything but wait for things to explode! Yet online all I see is good reviews how do I find the truth!!!and as far as the sticky boards I did that for months and not one cockroach got stuck in them only crickets so obviously my roaches are too smart for sticky indicator
I could never comfortably live in a home with a cockroach infestation even after treatment. There is no way to fully clean a house with a huge infestation without ripping everything in out including the cabinets and furniture. The idea that there will be 1000's of dead cockroach carcasses and droppings in every nook and crannie, in vents, in the TV under the cabinets, etc would leave me grossed out just knowing they are there. And that does not even count what is lying dead inside the walls.
Congratulations ❤ Mister Dan the bug man on the wedding and your growing business. My little one and I watch your videos. They make us itchy but we can’t stop watching.
It is AWESOME to see you wearing gloves, the only other thing I would recommend is safety glasses. I had a pair that looked like sun glasses but were clear. When spraying your B&G in cabinets and tight spaces it is real easy to get some blow back and pesticides get absorbed EASILY through the eyes. Stay safe brother.
Love the intro too. Also, have you thought of networking and/or connecting with a cleaner to share services? If you find someone you like, you kind of share customers, refer current customers, and new while advertising a complete service: pest removal and maintenance. Just an idea for the future.
Thanks! I was happy with the intro, very fun to make. No actually I think I am going to purchase a nice industrial vacuum and offer the cleanings myself. Thanks for the idea!
I thought the same, breaks my heart when people free feed their pets with that bad of an infestation, roaches can spread so many diseases and they stink to us, imagine how it must smell to a cat..
We've had mice, never many at a time though. I've known people who have had bedbugs before too, it just happens, all you need is a way for them to get in, a source of food (our food, pet food, food scraps in trash, we all have this) and a place for them to hide and start reproducing, and you have a pest problem.
I have a family member who has a similar infestation of the German cockroaches and she doesn't have the money to call an exterminator. So what can she get to get rid of them? Please help me help her, she has small children in the home and this breaks my heart for her and I want to help her. Thanks for answering if you do. God bless you for helping people with these horrible problems. You are an angel on Earth for doing this for people.
When bait stations FIRST came out they used wood as a detection and monitoring method, that is no longer the case. Bait stations are preloaded with recruit bait so they are effective the moment termites find the bait station.
@@DanTheBugMan I'm sure he's talking about the Sentricon baiting system. It first started with 2 wood strips in the each station which you checked Quarterly. If you did find termites on the wood you had to take the strips out and then install the recruit bait., very quickly at that. Then in around 2011, Dow came out with Always Active bait in each station which you check every 6 month or yearly. Our company did it yearly, every 6 months is overkill and disturbs the baits too much.
I like that you're explaining how you use that app to bill your clients and what your prices are. I wish I could do what you do! I have learned so much from following you and Green Acres Pest Control! Also Getting the clients on a schedule is important! Keep up the awesome work and I look forward to more content!
Thank you Dan!!! 🎉 I can say using your methods have finally helped rid me of an infestation after moving out of an apartment building whose management couldn't have cared less! What would you recommend for the random stragglers?
So when you were inspecting the crawl space did you pull back the insulation at the edges and inspect? If you don't there could be termite activity fight in front of you and you won't see it. A couple of tools that will make inspections a lot more thorough is a moisture meter and an infra red camera. A lot of the times you will not see and mud tubes but a spike in moisture behind a wall is a really good indication that there are termites behind the tall. The infrared camera can confirm the presence because you will see the heat from the insects in the mud tubes behind the wall.
An infra red camera would be amazing! but no the insulation was too far away. If there was any damage it is minor because I inspected the main floor also and found no damage.
*Pro-tip: When pulling out an oven, open the door slightly and use both hands to lift the upper inner shell of the stove box. Kinda like curling a straight bar. Also there's less grease inside of the stove
Pro tip: instead of walking across the joist in the attic to get bait on the far side of the attic, tie fishing string to a RTU or MBS and on the other side stick the string to a glue board or a screw or something and keep it by the attic entrance, and throw it so you done have to walk all the way over there, then on the fallow up all you have to do is pull the string to inspect it.
Thank you! Hey maybe that's not the case for all companies but I have seen this many times on pre-construction homes. What brand bait station do you use?
7:58 Who doesn't love a nice comfy hug? I'm sure it's no different than us enjoying a bed with a nice heavy blanket over us. I read a while back the the thigmotaxis thing is why you should flip glue traps upside down when dealing with them, so they try to snuggle up under it and get stuck more easily
As the name suggests, Tekko Trio has Three active ingredients. Hydroprene, Novaluron, and Pyriproxyfen. All three of which are growth regulators. Growth regulators by design will kill pests "over time." These growth regulators prevent molting. Normally an insect would molt it's old exoskeleton as it grows too big for it. The IGR tells the insect to not molt, and the insect will continue to grow and get crushed by its own exoskeleton. The label itself has reapplication limited at a minimum of once every 14 days, which usually implies that it provides residual control. Their website advertises it will inhibit against reinfestation for up to 6 months
As long as you wear Jeans and boots they won’t get in your clothing Can’t get in your shirt cuz you’d feel them in your arms So unless you get one or two pregnant ones in your clipboard you’d have to pretty much try to bring them home with you
They can get in your pants and shoes .I find them in my truck sometimes after doing a heavy infestation so it's best to have an old shed or garage to change clothes when you get home .
Walking by feel through the blowfill insulation. This schlemiel I knew and mistakenly worked with for a while stuck a foot through a ceiling once, We were installing a central vac system, I'm so terrified of doing it that I move slowly and with full concentration, but this yutz just went for it, and the next thing you know I hear a crunch noise and the insulation just sinking away!
I am traumatized by the first video of the most severe infestation I feel like things are crawling on me now and I need therapy..but this one was informative..I use raid works good.
That is crazy throwing bait up in an attic when you have no idea how bad the problem is. It could lead to the entire house smelling like death for a week or more as well as creating a blow fly problem. Have you ever used a bucket trap? You pour some anti freeze and water into a five gallon bucket, you have a board the runs up to the edge, there is a deadfall trap what dumps the mice into the bucket as they try and get to the peanut butter bait. I have caught 30 mice in one night in an attic in Washington DC using this method. The best part is the antifreeze preserves the dead mice for a while so there is no smell, you can put the bucket in the attic and come back three days later to check it and there will be no smell. Just TH-cam mouse bucket trap and there are tons of videos that show you how to make them. It can potentially avoid having a really angry customer who's house smells of death.
Just wanted to say congratulations on your wedding I thoroughly enjoyed watching it,as for the work you do it’s always top quality but I must say I’m so grateful we don’t have bed bugs in Australia
It's on my video list but it may be a while before I get to it!! Thanks for the suggestion! Maybe just a couple tips right now though? - Empty and depressurize the B&G every night. If certian chemicals get left for a long period of time they start to conglomerate - There is a screen at the end of the B&G that prevents large particles from going through the final fan or stream tip. Be sure to clean the filter often and if something gets stuck in the final end piece, use a needle to poke out the debris
@DanTheBugMan hey thanks for that. I started a little over a year ago and my company didn't really teach me how to effectively clean it for a while and I noticed it is quite leaky after cleaning it a few times still. I'll try all of that and hopefully it keeps it from breaking down completely.
Pro tip: instead of walking across the joist in the attic to get bait on the far side of the attic, tie fishing string to a RTU or MBS and on the other side stick the string to a glue board or a screw or something and keep it by the attic entrance, and throw it so you done have to walk all the way over there, then on the fallow up all you have to do is pull the string to inspect it.
4:23 Reminds me a hotel I stayed at last year. Saw a roach on the desk and it scurried off and hid in the RJ45 socket on a surge protector/power strip. The opening wasn't big enough so he was huddled in it diagonally. Nasty. That's when I started putting tape over unused ports and sockets. Double layering bug mesh over electronics vents might be a good idea too but not sure how significantly it would impede airflower
Lived in several infested places in my life. All I can say is that German roaches may be harder to get rid of, but American roaches are _way_ more disgusting and horrifying to even look at much less live with. At least German roaches don't get to be gigantic
Out of curiosity since the home owner has cats and such and you were spraying the chemicals around where the animals eat (Not saying you were being careless at all) but are these chemicals harmful to other animals as well?
All products are specifically designed to effect the target pest only. However, yes it is important not to spray any food for humans or pets. I was sure to move the cat food before i sprayed
I am new to the industry and have a Question. Why are you using a liquid spray on electronics? Is there not something dry you can use to fill the voids in that tv? Did you even have to spray the TV itself if the cockroaches would eventually have to leave the tv and travel across the residual barrier left on the wall and tv stand around it?
I recently got a studio apartment in an apartment complex. The day I signed my lease was the same day I found out there was a bad roach infestation and wasn’t able to move in. I notified the managers immediately and they did 2 treatments and thankfully the roaches have died off slowly. What can I do to avoid another infestation? I’m really afraid of fully moving in and then they’ll come back /:
@@daliazarate7530get a tube of Advion roach bait or Vendetta roach bait and apply small dots under your countertop, every several inches on drawers, cabinet metal hinges etc. 😊
Question, why are you not INSISTING that the customer prep for your visit by emptying ALL of the cabinets. You know as well as I do you CAN'T spray pesticides in a cabinet that is full of cooking implements, plates, glasses, silverware, etc. I am not sure if this is just a training issue or you are just half ass'ing it! I worked for a company called American Pest in the Washington DC Metro area. American Pest had incredibly high standards, the amount of training we got was second to none, both in the classroom and in the field. We got 250 hours of classroom training and I rode with the most experienced techs for six months before I was allowed to operate on my own. During the training I also had to study and pass my state certification test in order to operate on my own. I know what I am talking about here. Heck I would be happy to come down and ride with you and give you training to make you a better pest management professional.
First of all, I understand your concern. However, I am not violating the label during this treatment. A direct quote from the tekko trio label reads: "Thoroughly spray all areas where these pests may hide paying attention to places such as... CABINETS". No where on the label does it state that all items need to be removed from cabinets before treatment. The label also states that if any food or food preparation items get the product on them, then thoroughly wash before use. During my treatment, I try my best to not get any product on the food preparation items. I do believe that nearly all of the time, no food preparation items come in contact with the product. However, just to be sure, I always tell the customers to be sure to wash any plates, utensils, etc. before use, after I treat the home. With all this being said, I am not perfect and I am always improving my application techniques. I am going to start asking customers to prepare for the treatment in the ways you mentioned.
@DanTheits not practical to expect the cabinets to be emptied because you can bait where you cant spray and if you do the account on a regular basis you will at some pointcover every location plus if you insist on having empty cabinets you would be waiting a long time to get the account started and eventually the customer loses interest and the initial urge for action is gone.you have to strike while the iron is hotBugMan
Do you shower outside? I don’t know how you can comfortable enter your home after dealing with these infestations! Do you go to a laundromat? I couldn’t bring those clothes into my house
Mobile homes are always too small and too many people trying to live in cramped environment creates opportunities for clutter and disorganization along with the way they are built creates a perfect environment for roaches to thrive
Quarterly service accounts always are slow to pay unless you do it like you are doing because 3 months is too long to let roaches outbreed your treatments and the customer gets used to know you are coming regularly
I would recommend Streamlight. They are excellent and the batteries will last 4-5 years. We used them everyday when I did termite inspections and none of our techs never had an issue with them
11:30 this is my biggest fear with starting my own company. I don't know if I can handle having days with only 3 stops since I like to keep moving. And since I have never done sales I have no idea how long it would even take to replace my current ~$60k salary with my own company after expenses
I've never tried it. But I think I will work well for the roaches. My idea is that foam will expand to other areas better than a normal aerosol, but also there are no particles in the air to land on dishes or inhale
actually Cockroaches hatch from egg cases in 6 to 8 weeks and mature in 6 to 12 months. Adult German cockroaches can live for up to a year, during which females give birth to an estimated 50 offspring per egg sac
I got roaches few months ago my neighbor told me she gave them to me. Luckily I was vigilant, caulked EVERYTHING was treated once kept up with cleaning and took garbage out every night. No issues I use essential oils to clean baseboards and some bate here and there and 🪳🪳 thank god there gone
dan the bug man calling me a dirty dog is everything I've ever needed in life
The damage is so severe. I wouldn’t know what to do. The inside of everything from electronics to baseboards are ruined and need to be replaced. What a terrible situation. Glad you are there to help them through this difficult process. It’s not always about cleanness (this house is clean), we all have food in our cabinets. A lot of times, it’s someone with health or cognitive issues and something as simple as mail, a guest, or neighbors caused an infestation.
My grandma once got a bag of potatoes with a few roaches, they found paradise in her kitchen. They tried to spray them themselves until they realized the problem was way worse than it seemed before they even became aware they had one.
Water is their fuel.
They can only live between 4 to 12 days without water.
Yes the problem is bad but with just some proper treatments and cleaning the roaches will die off in due time. Thanks for watching!
Yes! and they get a lot of their water in the food they eat. Also from the fridge condensation pans, sinks, etc.
Cleanliness has a big part of roaches infestation. Yes they can survive just pretty much anywhere but the more dirty your house is the easier it is for them to feed and reproduce when the place is a mess. Dirty, greasy kitchens are usually where they thrive. And it also makes it easier for us pest control technicians to work in an area that is clean. Will increase the chances of getting rid of the roaches faster.
🌟 Thank you all for tuning in to Dan The Bug Man! 🌟
I appreciate each and every one of you for taking the time to watch and support the channel. 🙏 If you enjoyed the content, don't forget to give that like button a good ol' smash and hit subscribe for more pest-related adventures! 🐞🐭 Your support means the world to me, and it helps the channel grow.
Here's to a pest-free life! 🚫🐜 I hope you're all enjoying a home without unwanted guests. If you have any questions, curious stories, or epic encounters with cockroaches, termites, or mice, feel free to drop them in the comments below. 📝 Let's build a community where we can share our experiences and learn from each other.
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I could never do this job with the tenants home bc I would be screaming, cursing, jumping, running, crying, snotting, kicking and possibly vomiting all about. Would probably make for a great video though lol
Can you answer my general question in the thread? And where are you located
Oh my god! I’m in Eden nc I just made contract with terminex I’m feeling like I got ripped off! 149 and he comes barely did inspection couldn’t find source if the problem. The two roaches I caught were confirmed German one adult 1 baby a 5 instar. All he did was bate in kitchen and sticky boards! I watched a cockroach cross my porch and enter my siding. I was shocked it was a German behaving like a wood roach! Is terminex a scam? Please help me ! I’m not impressed with terminex being so laid back about this like they don’t wanna do anything but wait for things to explode! Yet online all I see is good reviews how do I find the truth!!!and as far as the sticky boards I did that for months and not one cockroach got stuck in them only crickets so obviously my roaches are too smart for sticky indicator
This young man is so wholesome and a wonderful breath of fresh air!! All the best to you Daniel! Happy Healthy New Year.
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Thank you!!:)
Dude your abilities is like a surgeon. You can do the nasty, squeamish shit 98% of us cant do, but require it to keep society functioning.
Not sure I’ve ever seen a conga line at a foam party but hey go for it! 💃 🪩 🕺🏻❤️💪🏼😎👍🏼❤️
I could never comfortably live in a home with a cockroach infestation even after treatment. There is no way to fully clean a house with a huge infestation without ripping everything in out including the cabinets and furniture. The idea that there will be 1000's of dead cockroach carcasses and droppings in every nook and crannie, in vents, in the TV under the cabinets, etc would leave me grossed out just knowing they are there. And that does not even count what is lying dead inside the walls.
Congratulations ❤ Mister Dan the bug man on the wedding and your growing business. My little one and I watch your videos. They make us itchy but we can’t stop watching.
Thanks so much 🐛 🐞 🐜
John Redcorn's boy is all grown up. Even took over Dale gribbles family business😅
😂🤣😂
your eyes are amazing!!!
Nice, I've never seen the foaming spray before!
It is AWESOME to see you wearing gloves, the only other thing I would recommend is safety glasses. I had a pair that looked like sun glasses but were clear. When spraying your B&G in cabinets and tight spaces it is real easy to get some blow back and pesticides get absorbed EASILY through the eyes. Stay safe brother.
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Thank you! Yes I am working on the PPE. Long sleeves now too ;)
Don’t forget us when you reach 1 mil!
300 dollars for 6 hours sounds pretty good to me !
Love the intro too. Also, have you thought of networking and/or connecting with a cleaner to share services? If you find someone you like, you kind of share customers, refer current customers, and new while advertising a complete service: pest removal and maintenance. Just an idea for the future.
Thanks! I was happy with the intro, very fun to make. No actually I think I am going to purchase a nice industrial vacuum and offer the cleanings myself. Thanks for the idea!
poor kitty having to eat roach infested food :(
I thought the same, breaks my heart when people free feed their pets with that bad of an infestation, roaches can spread so many diseases and they stink to us, imagine how it must smell to a cat..
@@kendrar346 its hoirrible! i dont even let my kitties have a slightly dirty litterbox let alone leave their food dirty and inedible!
Mobile home= Too much glue=Cockroaches
We've had mice, never many at a time though. I've known people who have had bedbugs before too, it just happens, all you need is a way for them to get in, a source of food (our food, pet food, food scraps in trash, we all have this) and a place for them to hide and start reproducing, and you have a pest problem.
Yes exactly! Pests are resilient. I have had all kinds of pests in my home from ants to spiders to mice and I do this for a living haha!
We love watching you get down and dirty with the bugs Dan the bug man😂😂
Yaaaay my favourite cute little exterminator uploaded while I’m awake!!
Yes!!!
I would not be able to relax with roaches in my house
Yes that's what Im here for
I mean, they don’t mind living with all those roaches all over their house. Why wouldn’t they mind you filming? Lol
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Your Kentucky showed with the words "first job."
(Im from Southern Illinois and live in western Kentucky and even I heard the accent)
I saw all those consoles and already knew. Anyone who worked at GameStop will tell you they’ve received many consoles filled with roaches. 😂
I believe it!! Too common
I have a family member who has a similar infestation of the German cockroaches and she doesn't have the money to call an exterminator. So what can she get to get rid of them? Please help me help her, she has small children in the home and this breaks my heart for her and I want to help her. Thanks for answering if you do. God bless you for helping people with these horrible problems. You are an angel on Earth for doing this for people.
When bait stations FIRST came out they used wood as a detection and monitoring method, that is no longer the case. Bait stations are preloaded with recruit bait so they are effective the moment termites find the bait station.
I believe you but I have personally seen bait stations with just wood in them. Im sure each company does it differently
@@DanTheBugMan I'm sure he's talking about the Sentricon baiting system. It first started with 2 wood strips in the each station which you checked Quarterly. If you did find termites on the wood you had to take the strips out and then install the recruit bait., very quickly at that.
Then in around 2011, Dow came out with Always Active bait in each station which you check every 6 month or yearly. Our company did it yearly, every 6 months is overkill and disturbs the baits too much.
Dude go be a model somewhere instead of doing this. You are handsome as hell
Paul Walker’s (RIP) little brother no doubt!
I like that you're explaining how you use that app to bill your clients and what your prices are. I wish I could do what you do! I have learned so much from following you and Green Acres Pest Control! Also Getting the clients on a schedule is important! Keep up the awesome work and I look forward to more content!
Dan’s Dirty Dogs 🐶🦴
Should I drop the merch 😂 🔥
@@DanTheBugManthat would sell lots of swag ,go for it
You do a really important job. Thanks for doing the hard work
Congratulations on your wedding 🎉🥂❤️❤️
Thank you Dan!!! 🎉 I can say using your methods have finally helped rid me of an infestation after moving out of an apartment building whose management couldn't have cared less! What would you recommend for the random stragglers?
Dan the Mannnn!!! happy new years to you & yours! ❤
Thank you Happy new year to you too!!
😍😍😍 my fave bug guy!@@DanTheBugMan
8:17 This is why, when I've had to live in places with them, I keep the AC temperature as low as possible
@7:05 shout out to brunt! 😂
So when you were inspecting the crawl space did you pull back the insulation at the edges and inspect? If you don't there could be termite activity fight in front of you and you won't see it. A couple of tools that will make inspections a lot more thorough is a moisture meter and an infra red camera. A lot of the times you will not see and mud tubes but a spike in moisture behind a wall is a really good indication that there are termites behind the tall. The infrared camera can confirm the presence because you will see the heat from the insects in the mud tubes behind the wall.
An infra red camera would be amazing! but no the insulation was too far away. If there was any damage it is minor because I inspected the main floor also and found no damage.
*Pro-tip: When pulling out an oven, open the door slightly and use both hands to lift the upper inner shell of the stove box. Kinda like curling a straight bar. Also there's less grease inside of the stove
Pro tip: instead of walking across the joist in the attic to get bait on the far side of the attic, tie fishing string to a RTU or MBS and on the other side stick the string to a glue board or a screw or something and keep it by the attic entrance, and throw it so you done have to walk all the way over there, then on the fallow up all you have to do is pull the string to inspect it.
OOOhhh I like it. Thanks!
Love the video's. Congrats on your marriage. All the best for 2024!
Thank you! :)) You too!
Are we going to meet your Bride in the videos
Love your vids man but.....I do pc and when I install termite bait stations I don't use "wood"! Haha
Thank you! Hey maybe that's not the case for all companies but I have seen this many times on pre-construction homes. What brand bait station do you use?
Bro your vids are awesome, I’m a pool man, I appreciate pest control guys because I hate spiders + Roaches 🤣. I just can’t man lol
7:58 Who doesn't love a nice comfy hug? I'm sure it's no different than us enjoying a bed with a nice heavy blanket over us. I read a while back the the thigmotaxis thing is why you should flip glue traps upside down when dealing with them, so they try to snuggle up under it and get stuck more easily
Did they wait too long to call someone?This is serious
Yes it was a mature infestation
That’s so nice if you to help these people out 😢
It helps that they pay me haha! I do offer lower than industry prices for bed bugs and roaches because I do want to help
@@DanTheBugMan you are amazing!
Does the IGR also kill over time with residual or is it simply a growth regulator? Awesome stuff man! Fun to watch and informative!
As the name suggests, Tekko Trio has Three active ingredients. Hydroprene, Novaluron, and Pyriproxyfen. All three of which are growth regulators. Growth regulators by design will kill pests "over time." These growth regulators prevent molting. Normally an insect would molt it's old exoskeleton as it grows too big for it. The IGR tells the insect to not molt, and the insect will continue to grow and get crushed by its own exoskeleton.
The label itself has reapplication limited at a minimum of once every 14 days, which usually implies that it provides residual control. Their website advertises it will inhibit against reinfestation for up to 6 months
@@xCCflierx so this is awesome and I appreciate you taking the time to explain and teach!!
Fantastic intro
Thanks! 😁
Thanks!!
How you prevent yourself from taking any pests hone with you after doing a treatment?
As long as you wear Jeans and boots they won’t get in your clothing
Can’t get in your shirt cuz you’d feel them in your arms
So unless you get one or two pregnant ones in your clipboard you’d have to pretty much try to bring them home with you
They can get in your pants and shoes .I find them in my truck sometimes after doing a heavy infestation so it's best to have an old shed or garage to change clothes when you get home .
Walking by feel through the blowfill insulation. This schlemiel I knew and mistakenly worked with for a while stuck a foot through a ceiling once, We were installing a central vac system, I'm so terrified of doing it that I move slowly and with full concentration, but this yutz just went for it, and the next thing you know I hear a crunch noise and the insulation just sinking away!
HAhaha That's a bad day. Yes I was super careful
I am traumatized by the first video of the most severe infestation I feel like things are crawling on me now and I need therapy..but this one was informative..I use raid works good.
Dont spray in the vents of tvs. That can be a liability issue. I'd recommend using dust if you are going to treat in or around electronics.
Or baits
That is crazy throwing bait up in an attic when you have no idea how bad the problem is. It could lead to the entire house smelling like death for a week or more as well as creating a blow fly problem. Have you ever used a bucket trap? You pour some anti freeze and water into a five gallon bucket, you have a board the runs up to the edge, there is a deadfall trap what dumps the mice into the bucket as they try and get to the peanut butter bait. I have caught 30 mice in one night in an attic in Washington DC using this method. The best part is the antifreeze preserves the dead mice for a while so there is no smell, you can put the bucket in the attic and come back three days later to check it and there will be no smell. Just TH-cam mouse bucket trap and there are tons of videos that show you how to make them. It can potentially avoid having a really angry customer who's house smells of death.
Thanks for the advice! I have always had good luck with bait but I do like the idea. I will try it!
I'll still always see roaches to be not as bad as bed bugs
Just wanted to say congratulations on your wedding I thoroughly enjoyed watching it,as for the work you do it’s always top quality but I must say I’m so grateful we don’t have bed bugs in Australia
Thank you so much!
Bedbugs are common in Australia. What are you talking about?
Haha yes they are worldwide, but maybe not as common? I cant say for sure
@@DanTheBugMan I looked it up. They're common in Australia
Would you do a quick video on how to properly clean the B and G ?
It's on my video list but it may be a while before I get to it!! Thanks for the suggestion! Maybe just a couple tips right now though?
- Empty and depressurize the B&G every night. If certian chemicals get left for a long period of time they start to conglomerate
- There is a screen at the end of the B&G that prevents large particles from going through the final fan or stream tip. Be sure to clean the filter often and if something gets stuck in the final end piece, use a needle to poke out the debris
@DanTheBugMan hey thanks for that. I started a little over a year ago and my company didn't really teach me how to effectively clean it for a while and I noticed it is quite leaky after cleaning it a few times still. I'll try all of that and hopefully it keeps it from breaking down completely.
Pro tip: instead of walking across the joist in the attic to get bait on the far side of the attic, tie fishing string to a RTU or MBS and on the other side stick the string to a glue board or a screw or something and keep it by the attic entrance, and throw it so you done have to walk all the way over there, then on the fallow up all you have to do is pull the string to inspect it.
Oh I like it! I just need to keep some fishing line on my truck
Thx for zooming in on the Wii games
will having a house at a temperature of 69 or lower get rid of the roaches?
4:23 Reminds me a hotel I stayed at last year. Saw a roach on the desk and it scurried off and hid in the RJ45 socket on a surge protector/power strip. The opening wasn't big enough so he was huddled in it diagonally. Nasty. That's when I started putting tape over unused ports and sockets. Double layering bug mesh over electronics vents might be a good idea too but not sure how significantly it would impede airflower
Lived in several infested places in my life. All I can say is that German roaches may be harder to get rid of, but American roaches are _way_ more disgusting and horrifying to even look at much less live with. At least German roaches don't get to be gigantic
But they overpower you with numbers
How is it that you are spraying in front of customers and cat. In PA people and pets have to br vacant for 2 hours for product to dry.
That spray that you use it's safe to use on electronics?
Yes within reason
Out of curiosity since the home owner has cats and such and you were spraying the chemicals around where the animals eat (Not saying you were being careless at all) but are these chemicals harmful to other animals as well?
All products are specifically designed to effect the target pest only. However, yes it is important not to spray any food for humans or pets. I was sure to move the cat food before i sprayed
@DanTheBugMan Thank you so much for information and the awesome content! 🙌
will having your house at 40 Fahrenheit make the roaches stop breading or leave the house?
No
They really need to close up all the gaps. Put bug mesh over all the vents, and stoppers on any drains when not in use
i love you
Did you switch from using doxem? Why use foam over the spray? Thank you
No shoe covers or glue boards?? Wow…
Shoe covers not required in this scenario and glue boards are optional 👍
shouldve had them remove all the stuff from the cabinets and actisoled with transport mikron.
I am new to the industry and have a Question. Why are you using a liquid spray on electronics? Is there not something dry you can use to fill the voids in that tv? Did you even have to spray the TV itself if the cockroaches would eventually have to leave the tv and travel across the residual barrier left on the wall and tv stand around it?
damn those are huge. i thought german roaches were small?
They can get pretty big when they reach full adult hood
I recently got a studio apartment in an apartment complex. The day I signed my lease was the same day I found out there was a bad roach infestation and wasn’t able to move in. I notified the managers immediately and they did 2 treatments and thankfully the roaches have died off slowly. What can I do to avoid another infestation? I’m really afraid of fully moving in and then they’ll come back /:
i would say get a pest control to do recurring services but you have to be careful if you have pets
@@natalied662 nope no pets just me and my son, but yeah I was thinking of that. Thank you
@@daliazarate7530get a tube of Advion roach bait or Vendetta roach bait and apply small dots under your countertop, every several inches on drawers, cabinet metal hinges etc. 😊
What advantage does the foam have over the spray?
What bait did you use for the mice?
Question, why are you not INSISTING that the customer prep for your visit by emptying ALL of the cabinets. You know as well as I do you CAN'T spray pesticides in a cabinet that is full of cooking implements, plates, glasses, silverware, etc. I am not sure if this is just a training issue or you are just half ass'ing it! I worked for a company called American Pest in the Washington DC Metro area. American Pest had incredibly high standards, the amount of training we got was second to none, both in the classroom and in the field. We got 250 hours of classroom training and I rode with the most experienced techs for six months before I was allowed to operate on my own. During the training I also had to study and pass my state certification test in order to operate on my own. I know what I am talking about here. Heck I would be happy to come down and ride with you and give you training to make you a better pest management professional.
First of all, I understand your concern. However, I am not violating the label during this treatment. A direct quote from the tekko trio label reads: "Thoroughly spray all areas where these pests may hide paying attention to places such as... CABINETS". No where on the label does it state that all items need to be removed from cabinets before treatment. The label also states that if any food or food preparation items get the product on them, then thoroughly wash before use. During my treatment, I try my best to not get any product on the food preparation items. I do believe that nearly all of the time, no food preparation items come in contact with the product. However, just to be sure, I always tell the customers to be sure to wash any plates, utensils, etc. before use, after I treat the home. With all this being said, I am not perfect and I am always improving my application techniques. I am going to start asking customers to prepare for the treatment in the ways you mentioned.
@DanTheits not practical to expect the cabinets to be emptied because you can bait where you cant spray and if you do the account on a regular basis you will at some pointcover every location plus if you insist on having empty cabinets you would be waiting a long time to get the account started and eventually the customer loses interest and the initial urge for action is gone.you have to strike while the iron is hotBugMan
This is in Asheville? 😮
wanted to get the coveralls and mask from ur store on amazon u have a link
It’s in the caption 😊
Are you having to pay fees every month you bill one of you quarterly accounts?
Hard pass on this industry 😂, ty for your service.
Better than cleaning pools
Do you shower outside? I don’t know how you can comfortable enter your home after dealing with these infestations! Do you go to a laundromat? I couldn’t bring those clothes into my house
What do you do to prevent taking them to your home on your clothes?
I still don't understand how a person get have it so out of control. This makes me believe they were not clean or would of caught this waaayyyy sooner
Mobile homes are always too small and too many people trying to live in cramped environment creates opportunities for clutter and disorganization along with the way they are built creates a perfect environment for roaches to thrive
Quarterly service accounts always are slow to pay unless you do it like you are doing because 3 months is too long to let roaches outbreed your treatments and the customer gets used to know you are coming regularly
Can I ask what kind of flash light do you use?? Is ir rechargeable? Thanks
Idk what he’s using but our industry uses stream light mainly
Also my mechanic uses streamlight good brand
Definitely rechargeable, I hate buying batteries
@@DanTheBugMan which is the one you use? Been using Nebu Transport and Torchy they’re good but sometimes they don’t work.
I would recommend Streamlight.
They are excellent and the batteries will last 4-5 years.
We used them everyday when I did termite inspections and none of our techs never had an issue with them
@@gr8fulnbama439 thanks
I'm so Jealous now.🤣
tekko trio only ?
11:30 this is my biggest fear with starting my own company. I don't know if I can handle having days with only 3 stops since I like to keep moving. And since I have never done sales I have no idea how long it would even take to replace my current ~$60k salary with my own company after expenses
That makes it interesting but it's part of the game
Kinda looks like Alex eubank
This is overwhelming for me to watch….
haha
Why arent the humans and pets evacuated first before spraying? Surely can't be healthy to be breathing that?
have you ever brought an infestation home with you ?
I used Fi-Pro foam on ants once and it was worthless
Foams are only for termites imo
I've never tried it. But I think I will work well for the roaches. My idea is that foam will expand to other areas better than a normal aerosol, but also there are no particles in the air to land on dishes or inhale
When he talked about its life cycle it made me think. How come they don’t have inbreeding issues like the Whittaker’s?
your so gorgeous, you should try out for modelling
Such a shame he is straight.
Can you pin me
For why??
actually Cockroaches hatch from egg cases in 6 to 8 weeks and mature in 6 to 12 months. Adult German cockroaches can live for up to a year, during which females give birth to an estimated 50 offspring per egg sac
You have beautiful eyes Bug Man 🪳👀
They go up high when people treat with repellents vs non repellents and bait
Gay
Might want to check with his wife on that.
@@randygreen007 Having a wife doesn't mean anything. Could just be a beard. I'm gay and he's tripping my gaydar. Doesn't matter either way
I got roaches few months ago my neighbor told me she gave them to me. Luckily I was vigilant, caulked EVERYTHING was treated once kept up with cleaning and took garbage out every night. No issues I use essential oils to clean baseboards and some bate here and there and 🪳🪳 thank god there gone