Bed Bug Report

Why you need a bed bug inspection checklist for your reporting

A checklist is helpful to perform a bed bug inspection. Finally, the results of the inspection are recorded in a bed bug report. The report documents whether evidence of bed bugs was found in the room and includes detailed information about items and specific locations that show bed bug infestations.

From the information in the bed bug inspection checklist, structured actions can then be taken to correct the bed bug infestation and prevent a re-infestation.

Because of the way they spread, in addition to private households, places with a high turnover of people such as hotels, hostels, dormitories or other communal facilities of all kinds, but also health care facilities and means of transportation such as airplanes and trains are particularly affected by bed bug infestations.

This article deals with the following topics:

1. Tracking down and fighting bed bugs with inspection checklist

2. Perform a preventive bed bug inspection

3. A digital tool for bed bug report & inspection checklist

Create a Bed Bug Inspection Checklist

Various methods and means can be used to eliminate a bed bug infestation. A bed bug inspection checklist is extremely valuable to fight bed bugs as effectively as possible in a structured way. This will support you to complete the elaborate process of bed bug inspection step by step and sustainably. In the following we explain in 7 steps, how you can fight bed bugs with a checklist:

1. Detecting bed bugs

First, of course, you should be sure that it is bed bugs. Once you have gone through the signs in the bed bug inspection checklist, you can start to fight the bed bugs.

2. Analyze the problem

If you suspect a bed bugs infestation, it makes sense to look into the cause.

3. Create order

A basic rule for bed bug prevention is: the fewer hiding places bed bugs have, the better. Therefore, tidying up is the basic requirement when it comes to bed bugs. What resources are also needed to get rid of bed bugs as quickly and as effectively as possible

4. Wash your clothes and textiles

Wash all textiles and vacuum all areas of the home. Think also about sofas and furniture. All textiles should be washed at 60°C and then airtight for some time.

5. Apply bed bug barriers

If you want to prevent bed bugs, you can apply double-sided tape to your bed. This will prevent bed bugs from crawling into the bed.

6. Regular bed bug inspection

A bed bug infestation is rarely solved in just one treatment. It is absolutely necessary to keep an eye on the affected areas over a long period of time. With a bed bug inspection checklist you keep an optimal overview. If you are about 60 days bed bug free, the bed bug infestation is probably over.

7. Prevent bed bugs

Now you have to make sure to prevent bed bugs in the future. But this is unfortunately more said than done. Often bed bugs are brought from on the road or from travel. For example, to pay attention to hygienic accommodation is particularly important if you want to avoid a bed bug infestation.

Perform a preventive bed bug inspection

In private residences, preventive bed bug inspections are not strictly necessary unless special circumstances (such as regular overnight travel) result in increased risks. On the other hand, in commercial overnight accommodations and rooms with highly variable overnight guests, a regularly performed preventive bed bug inspection is an important part of housekeeping.

These recurring inspections do not necessarily have to be performed by the pest control operator. Such tasks can be taken over for example by the staff, which makes the beds. However, it must be ensured that these people have been trained.

Here, working with pest controllers can be done by providing training for employees, motivating them to perform the bed bug inspections conscientiously, and helping to plan the inspections (frequency, type and extent of documentation, procedures in case of suspicion).

The frequency of such bed bug inspections is determined on a case-by-case basis. For example, shelters that have had an infestation in the past will conduct preventive inspections more frequently than those that have never had bed bug problems.

A digital tool for bed bug report & inspection checklist

Paper-based bed bug inspections and reports are costly and annoying with such a lengthy process. With Lumiform, you can perform an efficient bed bug inspection with a checklist digitally and produce a professional bed bug report in half the time. Lumiform provides you with the opportunity to:

• Bundle all inspection results automatically into one bed bug report and send it instantly.
• Perform with your mobile device bed bug inspections anytime and anywhere, even when you're offline.
• Take photos and annotate them during the bed bug inspection.
• Save time by analyzing all data from your bed bug report more easily and identifying areas that need your attention faster.
• The very simple operation provides no margin for error for auditors in the field. The app offers less complexity in documenting or completing bed bug inspection checklists than complicated paper or Excel lists.
• Use the unlimited cloud storage to ensure all your inspection data is safe and secure.