American Pest Management (APM), Manhattan, Kan., has adopted its own "proactive" program for bed bug control, and company officials credit this program's success to the use of the BASF Proactive Bed Bug Treatment Protocol.APM first put the BASF protocol to work in March 2011, treating all 65 rooms of a Manhattan, Kan.-based hotel. Prior to treatment, the 10-year hotel customer had four bed bug cases in three months. Hotel management wanted a more proactive option versus frequent curative treatments.Following the BASF protocol, APM used non-repellent Prescription Treatment brand Phantom Pressurized Insecticide, Phantom termiticide-insecticide, and Prescription Treatment brand Alpine Dust Insecticide to eliminate and stop the spread of bed bugs. At the 12-month and final protocol-recommended inspection, no new, established bed bugs were found in the hotel.
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