I have been investigating a lot about these things and want to try and prevent another infestation. I don’t want to assume they have been eradicated, but rather prerpare that a couple are going to tag along. Obviously as with anything, there are no guarantees with any method of treatment for these suckers. But without an infestation, what is the likelihood some sort of DE will be effective in preventing a further spread? For the record, I’m moving out of an apartment into the basement suite of a house. It’s been just under a month since the first treatment, and a little over a week since the second shot. Other than my clothes sitting in plastic bags in storage since prior to the first application, I have moved very little… most of it is still sitting in the apartment. Almost all of the furniture was treated by the PCO.

Also, the home I’m moving in to has birds. What I’ve read about DE, it sounds like added precautions should be taken for their safety at the very least during application. If DE isn’t the ideal for this kind of situation, is there something else I should be looking at? Again, I’m not trying to treat an infestation at this point, just trying to prevent one in the event that a couple of these suckers tagged along for the ride. It seems like there’s too much information and it’s hard to decide what to believe. Makes one second guess their efforts… of which there have been a lot. That’s probably the most stressful part of it… thinking you’ve done everything you can only to find out you haven’t. The company who did the treatment didn’t recommend much more than laundering clothes and emptying drawers.

Thanks!