Bedbug Control Stockwell

Where the Risk Actually Sits

Bedbugs do not jump or fly, and they do not ride around on your skin. What they do is hide in the joints of bed frames, the underside of sofas and the folds of mattresses, and drop off when those things are knocked or dragged. Your gloves, blankets, straps and the floor of the van are where they are most likely to land.

Your work clothes come next. Your house keys, phone and lunch bag are a much lower risk unless they spent the day lying on a customer's bed.

Habits That Keep Your Kit Clean

1. Wrap beds and mattresses before they move. Mattress covers and stretch wrap keep anything inside the item rather than on your blankets.
2. Keep blankets and straps in the van. Do not bring them into your flat to dry or store.
3. Wash moving blankets hot and tumble dry them on a high setting after any job where you saw spotting or live insects.
4. Look at the van floor and wall panels with a torch once a week, especially the corners and the edges of any ply lining.
5. Change before you go in. Bag your work clothes at the door and put them straight into a hot wash.

If a Job Clearly Had Them

Sometimes you open a bedroom and there is no doubt. Tell your supervisor so the item can be wrapped and the van checked after the drop. It is not your job to diagnose the customer's home, and you do not need to say anything beyond what you saw.

For the van itself, vacuum the floor and seams, bag the vacuum contents and bin them outside, and wash every blanket. If signs keep appearing after that, the vehicle or the depot may need professional attention; our commercial treatment page covers work premises in the borough.

Checking Your Own Home

The bed is where to look. Run a torch along the mattress seams, the corners of the base and the headboard fixings, and look for dark spotting, shed skins and small pale eggs. Check the chair or corner where you drop your work bag too. A bite or two is not proof on its own; some people barely react. A pharmacist or GP can advise on skin, and call 999 for signs of a severe allergic reaction.

If you find signs, an inspection from £120 confirms it before you spend money on treatment. For a small flat in Stockwell, chemical treatment over two or three visits usually fits; heat is one visit and costs more. The Lambeth page has more for renters who may not be staying long.

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