Commercial Pest Control for Apartments, Condos & Rental Properties
Similar to hotels and motels, multifamily properties create unavoidable, close quarters with many rooms and tenants. If a pest problem arises in an apartment, condo or townhome, it can spread quickly from room to room or unit to unit. Pests can travel through cracks, crevices, plumbing, and many other connecting pathways to move throughout a building. That is why it’s so important for property and business owners to act quickly when a pest situation is detected.
Our experts have been providing commercial pest management services for multifamily properties in Iowa for years. We share our insights on the common pests found in rental properties, detecting them, and how Preferred Pest Control can help.
What Are the Most Common Apartment Pests?
Throughout our many years of providing professional pest management, the pests our technicians most commonly encounter in apartments, condos and other rental properties are bed bugs, cockroaches and rodents. Unfortunately, these pests are more than just a nuisance. Some pests can carry and spread diseases putting tenants at a serious risk if an infestation arises.
When you call Preferred Pest Control for your commercial pest management services, we’ll start by installing insect monitor traps in every unit. Our team regularly inspects the traps for pest activity. If any is discovered, then corrective action will be taken by our professional technicians to ensure the problem is under control in a timely and discreet fashion. Our commercial pest solutions are safe for kids and pets, and are designed to work quickly and prevent any future infestations.
Why are there bugs in my condo?
Pests most commonly enter a home or business in search for food. If you encounter bugs in your condo, even tiny crumbs could be the reason. Clutter is another major attraction for pests seeking shelter and dark places to hide. Reducing clutter can eliminate these hiding places and deter pests from taking over your home.
Multifamily properties, like apartments and condos, provide many essential resources for pests, such as food, water, shelter, and unfortunately many hiding places making it hard to detect an infestation. Apartments and condos also have many connected walls, floors and utility lines that are shared by residents making it easy for small insects and rodents to travel throughout the property.
If you live in a condo or an apartment and discover a pest problem in your unit, it could have originated in another part of the property! Our team provides a full pest inspection throughout hallways, boiler rooms, entryways, etc. to ensure the origin or the problem is eliminated, and any future infestations are prevented. We dive more into our professional pest control services below.
Preferred Pest’s Commercial Pest Management Services
Preferred Pest Control provides regular and discreet commercial pest prevention with on-demand follow-up services, and in some cases, we provide training on pest control best practices to staff. Our team will set up training sessions with the key personnel to review how to report pest issues, basic insect identification and best practices for pest prevention helping put anyone working or living in the building at ease.
We know how important your business’s reputation is, and our professional technicians make it a priority to act quickly and effectively while being discreet. We carefully inspect critical pest prone areas and use decision-based solutions to create a custom plan that is right for you. Learn everything you need to know about our Integrated Pest Management plan and best practices in Des Moines, Iowa.
Bed Bug Detection & Commercial Pest Control for Apartments & Condos
Over the years, we’ve found that bed bugs are commonly one of the most feared pests found in apartments, condos and other rental properties. Bed bugs hide in beds and other areas such as night stands, chairs, suitcases, electronics, closets, clothing, baseboards, rugs, and many other areas. These pests are mainly attracted to areas where humans spend the most time resting and sitting such as beds and chairs, and they can create rather large infestations in these spaces. They will leave traces of blood stains, droppings and cast skins (shells) as they mature and molt into their next stages.
Preferred Pest Control’s bed bug procedures involve bringing in our highly trained and nationally certified bed bug detection canines who will perform a search around each room to detect the odor of any bed bug problems you may be facing. If bed bug odors are detected, Preferred Pest Control uses a treatment process that includes using small amounts of pesticides that are targeted to areas that are infested, steam treatment, monitoring traps, mattress and box spring encasements and removal of accessible eggs and bed bugs with a HEPA vacuum.
Preferred Pest Control recommends a proactive (rather than reactive) approach when dealing with bed bugs. We offer quarterly inspections with our bed bug detecting canine team whose goal is to detect bed bugs when infestations are minimal. This proactive approach will minimize the spread of bed bugs into other rooms or apartments.
Other pests that make their way into multifamily properties are most often found in kitchens since insects and rodents can find food supplies and a water source in and around the sink. In addition, the bathrooms provide a ready source as well. Our team of specialists utilize odorless insecticides that are environmentally friendly for kids and pets. If a pest problem is identified, we will treat any surrounding rooms to ensure the problem is eliminated quickly and efficiently.
Pest Control Tips for Apartments, Condos & Rental Properties
Living in Iowa brings many seasonal changes, each drawing new pests to your commercial property. These insects and rodents can easily find their way into apartments and condos and become a major nuisance and potential health hazard. Many of the pests commonly found in multifamily rental properties are known to eat food and fabric, cause itching rashes or welts, or carry and spread diseases. We want to help property owners and tenants feel prepared when it comes to dealing with pests, and share our top pest control tips for apartments and condos:
- Inspect second-hand furniture before bringing them into the building
- Check packages carefully as they can pick up pests during their long journey
- Inspect and vacuum suitcases when returning from travel
- Dispose of garbage regularly
- Wipe down kitchen counter tops and sweep floors
- Vacuum on a weekly basis
- Store food items in sealed containers
- Routinely check for areas of moisture
Tenants who encounter a pest problem in an apartment building or condo should call management who can contact professional help. You should contact a professional exterminator immediately to prevent a small problem from growing. At Preferred Pest Control, we’ll work closely with you to help determine the next steps.
Your Trusted Commercial Pest Control Partner in Des Moines
Regularly scheduled commercial pest control service treatments are critical in order to prevent pest problems. To ensure your business is in good hands and will be protected from any pest infestations, contact the professionals at Preferred Pest Control! We’ll work directly with you to come up with a plan to determine any pests you might be dealing with, and treat them in a manner that is discrete and convenient for you. Schedule an appointment to set up a consultation or contact our office today at (515) 415-5550.