Dallas bed bugs expert says he treats 5 to 10 rideshare vehicles per week

WFAA8 ^ | 2/21/2020 | Matt Hoerton

[nascarnation]

A Dallas-based pest exterminator tells WFAA that he treats up to 10 rideshare vehicles per week for bed bugs, a mode of transportation that thousands turn to weekly to get around the metro.

For Don Brooks, owner of Doffdon Pest Control, bed bugs are his life. He travels daily around the metro to rid the nuisance insects (that multiply fast) from both homes and vehicles.

Brooks told WFAA that he's seeing more and more rideshare drivers.

"I probably do five to 10 rideshare cars per week," Brooks said.

"Drivers either see bed bugs, someone complained, or they were suspicious of a customer and just want to make sure."

[DannyTN]

Yeah, there for a while, my house looked like a scene from Supernatural. I had all this white powder protecting every room.

[SgtHooper]

Her name “Bed-Bug Betty!?”

[DannyTN]

"Her name “Bed-Bug Betty!?"

It is now!

[jughandle]

Wow, thanks. Will be in Dallas this weekend and seriously considered not renting a car. Now I will!

[Pearls Before Swine]

Ewwwww

I stayed in a budget motel once and got bedbug bites. They are itchy, ugly, and last a long time. I’d never thought about them in a vehicle.

[OrangeHoof]

Bed bugs, bed bugs
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?..

[MV=PY]

"And I didn’t give up on the girl, but she quit responding."

Do you mean in the communication sense? ;)

[DannyTN]

Yeah the communication sense.

[Magnum44]

[Deaf Smith]

The Ft Worth/Dallas area was ranked last September as #3 in the country for bedbugs. Exceeded only by New York City and Philadelphia.

[Viking2002]

'shower with the garden hose'

That'll go down good in Bangor, ME. In February.

[867V309]

That'll go down good in Bangor, ME

no worries, you can always find trailers for sale or rent...

[Revel]

It would be so easy to get rid of these in Vehicles. All you need is a metal box to hold the car and a heater. Drive the car in and heat the room to 130 degrees for a few hours and then drive out clean.

[Chickensoup]

movie theatres are another big vector

[tbw2]

From hotel to luggage to car as you travel home.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The Duquesne Incline, a 143-year old cable car and historic Pittsburgh landmark, had to be shut-down and treated for bedbugs over the summer.

[SIDENET]

One day in a Bakersfield summer...

No more bedbugs in car.

[catnipman]

“Why would rideshare vehicles be more prone to bedbugs than taxi’s are?”

my exact question ...