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Information about vermin/pests

If you have a problem with vermin or pests in your apartment it is your obligation as tenant to immediately report this to us.It is important that actions are taken promptly after the initial discovery so that the insects do not spread. As a tenant you have the right to free extermination, so don't hesitate to file a report if you suspect that vermin or pests are in your apartment. Call us at tel. 08 562 532 10. 

Conduct of vermin: Bedbugs
Bedbugs are unpleasant but totally harmless. They can be hard to detect with the naked eye. The first sign can be a bite at night in places that are not covered by clothing and/or droppings (small black dots) in the bed or on the bed frame. They can hide behind mouldings, paintings and curtains and come out at night to suck human blood. However, you do not need to worry whether they spread any diseases. They are governed by the access to food and can hibernate for long periods, up to a year, and then awaken to life again. Bedbugs cannot jump, but creep and crawl. Bedbugs are 2.5–12 mm long, rounded ovals, flat and brown/yellowish brown.
 
Pests often come into our homes after foreign vacations or other trips. Therefore do not have your luggage open unnecessarily in hotel rooms and unpack outside when you get home. Wash clothes at minimum 60 degrees Celsius. Bedbugs can also be found in furniture that is brought into the home.
Below are a few tips before Anticimex comes in and decontaminates your apartment:
  1. Vacuum often.
  2. Bedbugs do not like heat, so if you have the possibility, book the drying cabinet in the laundry room and put your bedding, etc., in there for at least three hours at a minimum of 60 degrees Celsius.
  3. Place tape with adhesive on both sides around the bed legs, pull down the sheet and tape it with double-sided adhesive tape. This makes it much more difficult for them to reach you since they cannot crawl on or bite through cloth.
  4. Pull the bed a bit away from the wall. 
Cockroaches
Cockroaches are insects that we in general feel very badly about. They dirty and often occur in large quantities in places where we do not want to see pests - namely our food. Cockroach is also among the oldest insects.
 
There are many different species of cockroaches, but most common in Sweden, is the German cockroach. A full-formed German cockroach is 10-15 mm.
 
They are devious and hide during the day, making it difficult to know if you have been affected by cockroaches or not. They often come into our home with groceries and imported goods where they have applied to a hot and humid place such as kitchen or bathroom. Through pipes and electricity lines they spread easily in a property.
 
Contact Kista Studentbostäder immediately if you find cockroaches in your apartment or common areas.