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Bed Bug Incident and Response Record

One record per affected unit, from the first report to closure: discovery, identification, neighboring units, resident preparation and help offered, each treatment, belongings on relocation, follow-up and the closure finding.

Prepared by Trenton S. Frazer, M.S., Board Certified Entomologist (BCE #B3413) · Version 1.0, October 13, 2026 · Not legal advice

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How to use this document

Open one record for each unit with a suspected or confirmed bed bug. Fill it in as events happen, with dates; do not reconstruct it afterward. Write findings in neutral, factual terms. Attach the pesticide application records the applicator gives you (in Utah, R68-7-11(11)). Keep the record with the unit file. It is not legal advice.

1. Property and unit

Property: [ ]
Building / unit: [ ]
Resident(s) (as recorded in the unit file): [ ]
Record opened by: [NAME] on [DATE]
Programs that apply (NSPIRE, HUD Model Lease, LIHTC, HOME, MHPI, none): [ ]

2. Report or discovery

Date and time the property first learned of it: [ ]
How (resident report, staff, inspection, neighboring unit, agency inspection): [ ]
Who reported, and what was described: [ ]
Photo or specimen received? Where kept: [ ]

3. Identification

Identified by: [NAME, LICENSE NO. OR CREDENTIAL]
Date: [ ]
Basis (specimen, clear photo, live insect seen): [ ]
Result: [BED BUG CONFIRMED / NOT A BED BUG (NAME IT) / NOT DETERMINED]
Evidence found: [LIVE BUGS / EGGS / CAST SKINS / FECAL SPOTS] in [ROOMS / ITEMS]
Extent: [ONE SPOT / ONE ROOM / MORE THAN ONE ROOM]

4. Neighboring units

Inspect the units that share walls, floors and ceilings with the affected unit.

UnitDate inspectedByResultAction
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5. Resident preparation and help

Written prep instructions given on [DATE], language [ ], by [NAME]
Resident asked for help with preparation? [YES / NO] Date: [ ]
Reason given (as the resident states it): [ ]
Help arranged (what, who, when): [ ]
Resident reported pesticide sensitivity? [YES / NO] Labels and SDS provided on [DATE]; non-chemical options offered: [ ]
Condition found on arrival for treatment (neutral description): [ ]

6. Treatments

DateApplicator and license no.Method (heat, steam, vacuum, product)Products and EPA Reg. No.Rooms and items treatedRe-entry given to resident
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7. Relocation and belongings (if the resident is moved)

Relocation needed? [YES / NO] Reason: [ ]
Temporary location: [ ] from [DATE] to [DATE]
Who paid for relocation: [ ]
How belongings were treated or contained before the move: [ ]
New or temporary unit inspected on: [DATES]
Right of return confirmed: [DATE]

8. Follow-up inspections and monitoring

DateByMethod (visual, monitors, canine)ResultNext step
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9. Closure

Closure criterion (from the IPM plan): [ ]
Met on: [DATE], by [NAME], based on [ ]
Neighboring units closed on: [ ]
Resident informed of closure on: [DATE]
Record closed by: [NAME] [DATE]

10. Agency or program follow-up (if any)

Inspection finding (agency, date, deficiency): [ ]
Correction timeframe: [ ]
Pest management plan start date and documentation provided on: [ ]
Response sent to: [ ] on [DATE]