In pest control, there are generally two categories of clients: residential and commercial. The commercial clients include hotels, hospitals, restaurants, and hundreds of other businesses. These operations rely on professional pest management strategies to reduce insect and rodent pressure which poses a risk to their business. On the residential side, many homeowners are more apt to try to solve a pest control problem on their own before hiring a professional like Burgess Pest Management. If you're wondering which pests are safe for do it yourself pest control in Massachusetts, here's some information that's critical for you to know. 
- Bed Bugs. We highly recommend that you do not attempt to self treat for bed bugs in Massachusetts, under any circumstances. This is a risky proposition for several reasons. First, bed bugs can be challenging to exterminate for even seasoned professionals and an effective treatment relies on adequate preparation, treatment methods, product usage, and education on the causes of reintroduction. Second, self-treating for bed bugs often means that people are over-applying products in an unsafe manner. Bed bugs pose a serious health risk, which should be managed by a professional.
- Fleas. In our experience, we find that many homeowner DO have success eliminating fleas in Massachusetts on their own. Many of the products you can buy at a hardware store are almost as effective as products a professional will use. The key with eliminating a flea infestation in Massachusetts is to do a lot of vacuuming.By removing the eggs in your carpet, and remembering to change the vacuum bag, you're going a long way toward solving your problem.
- Fruit flies. If you're experience a fruit fly infestation in Massachusetts, there are a few things you can try on your own. Most important, you must find the source. The infestation will persist until the source is removed. From there, you need to disinfect. I recommend cleaning your trash bin, counters, and cabinets with hot soapy water. Basically, if you see it, clean it. Fruit flies will feed on any organic matter that may have built up in a place like a drain, garbage disposal, or trash receptacle.
