Maybe others have had great service, I haven't.
I live in a multi-unit building that had an infestation of bed bugs. The owner decided to use Hansen, although the name of the company that was contracted wasn't revealed until recently.
Hansen came in and did an initial inspection to identify which units would be treated. I had reported bed bugs and bites to the property manager. The technician came in, shone a flashlight on my bed, and announced that he found no evidence of bed bugs, but would put me on the list of units to be treated anyway.
The prep work was arduous--dresser and closet emptied, all furniture moved away from the wall, bag all clothing and shoes and remove them from the unit, etc. It didn't help that the property manager gave less than 24 hours notice for all this to be done.
So they came, did whatever they did, and I found another bed bug within a week. Then several, and lots of bites. A two-week follow-up was promised in the prep sheet we were given, but it took nearly a month for them to return, through no fault of their own. What wasn't stated in the original information/prep sheet was that all the prep work with regard to moving furniture, removing items, etc., would have to be done again. We at least got sufficient notie this time. So I did all the prep work, and my unit was on the list to be treated. I even left a large note on my desk chair asking for it to be treated. The technician skipped my unit entirely--no treatment at all, let alone the chair. I was later told that the technician didn't see any evidence of bed bugs, so didn't treat the unit, even though it was on the list to be treated. When a unit is listed to be treated, it's not the technician's call to NOT treat it. (It's actually against the law, per the Chicago Bed Bug Ordinance. If a bed bug is REPORTED, the unit MUST be treated.)
When I reported still having bed bugs and bites, I was informed that the property manager was negotiating a new contract with Hansen and that they were backed up with requests for service. More than a month after the follow-up where my unit was skipped, Hansen returned. The prep work was all done--for the third time--but I forgot to put a note on my desk chair.
When I returned to the unit it was obvious that the bed had been treated but the chair had not. When I found another bed bug the next day, I disassembled the chair and washed all of it in hot water, scrubbing away the eggs I found.
I've still seen the occasional bed bug and captured/killed them; I'm hoping that they're leftovers and haven't nested somewhere else. The promised two-week follow up has never occurred.
One thing I find puzzling in the prep sheet is the instruction to not put mattress covers on the bed for at least 30 days after the two-week follow-up. Everything I've read online and from other pest control companies specifically states that mattress covers should be put on immediately following treatment.
If I continue to find bugs, I'm considering hiring my own pest control company to deal with the issue. It won't be Hansen. read more