Bedbugs-Which treatment works best?

I am going on round 2 of bedbug treatments at one of my communities. I believe the biggest problem was a resident that was moderately resistant to the treatment and did not allow us a follow-up inspection because she was "moving out anyway". Anyone have any tried and true treatments that have remained effective even after one year?

Kimberly unfortunately I have had a ton of experience with the dreaded BBs. Most pest control companies will not guarantee their treatment past 6 months as they can lay dormant for a very long time. I had one unit that needed to be retreated after 3 months, but that was it. As to the resident not being cooprative, mine were informed that if they did not cooperate they could be charged for follow-up treatments.

Kinberly- I've had good luck in the few instances I've had with bedbugs. It's quite a process though. Initial treatment, followed by the encapsulation of mattreses, boxsprings,and furniture along with steam treatments of carpeting, furniture and clothing.
There is no sure fire treatment, however, the sooner the better. There are no preventitive measures to take, as they can come from anywhere.

We have had very good luck with heat treatment. It is more expensive but kills all organic matter including bedbugs and even residue / bacteria from urine and other nasties!! There are several vendors that do it - it has worked best for us

Is there a requirement for the manager to go into the unit reported to have bedbugs? I know there was one manager that said in her city it was a requirement. I am talking about before the extermination process, not after. Just curious on this one, to see if there are differences between locations and states?

Heat treatment has always been the easiest. I have been lucky to only have a few isolated incidents since 1998, but it seems to be the least invasive solution, I did the truck fumigation route 4 years ago. $1000-1450 per unit isn't fun, but either are the alternatives or horrible PR if you leave it unresolved.

We have a company protocol that we developed when a unit reports a problem or when maintenance sees something. It does require an inspection by on site personel but there is no city requirement to inspect or enter the apartment

Hey Stephanie, what company here in Houston did you use?