Bed bugs are a global problem. Pests are reported on a regular basis, particularly in the United States where infections are reported. The most vulnerable area is a large city with many people in a small area.
City residential authorities spent $ 500,000 to get rid of bed bugs but reportedly failed due to lack of resistance to insecticide pyrethroids found in most household products registered to kill bed bugs .
Since pests continue to develop tolerance to pesticides, various treatments must be used to treat the spread. Fever is a cure. Heat treatment is mainly used for serious invasion.
Insect pests are easy to control in minimally invasive but difficult to control with serious invasiveness. Eggs that seem to be the biggest challenge are scattered throughout the place. There are only a few treatments that can kill bedbug eggs. Heat treatment is one of them.
It is unrealistic for amateurs to treat established invasions. To do the job, it is best to hire a pest management company. Pest control experts (PMPs) use a series of treatments to kill them. Heat treatment is often used to kill bed bugs at all stages of the life cycle.
Treat the whole room
PMP handles the entire room using a specialized heating system. Electricity and propane generate heat through a powerful heater, and the fan distributes the heat inside the room.
The heater is powered from inside or outside the building. Or it is provided by the generator shipped to the site. In order to monitor the amount of heat, a thermometer is installed in the building. This type of treatment is very expensive, but it is one of the best solutions for serious infection.
You can also kill the carpet, the back of the baseboard, the bedbug of upholstered furniture, using the heat in the form of steam. You can also remove the bed bugs of various household items using a hot dryer connected to the portable heat chamber.
Handle infected items
Clothes dryer
It is not appropriate to apply insecticides to all surfaces. Household items such as mattresses, bedding, toys, shoes, upholstered furniture, clothing contaminated with pests, etc. can not be treated with insecticides. Clothes dryers are an excellent tool to kill bed bugs in these household items.
A dryer set at the thermal dead point temperature (60 ° C) can kill the bed bug in 30 minutes. However, lowering the temperature to 113 ° F will take at least 90 minutes before insects die.
Portable heating device
Currently, PackTite portable bed bug heater is on the market. Although this device was originally developed to handle suitcases, it is very useful for handling personal supplies such as backpacks, books, sleeping bags, CDs, shoes, coin purses, pillows etc.
The PackTite unit is a simple solar heating system (foldable duffle bag) with a support rack on which to place affected items. This unit has a heater inside, and there is a monitor whose temperature can be seen inside. Heat rises to 120 ° F, killing pests at all life stages.
It takes much more (several hours) than a clothes dryer to handle infected items. The advantage is that it is portable and it can handle items that the clothes dryer can not handle.
Its own heat chamber
Drs. Philip Koehler and Roberto Pereira at the University of Florida invented a heat chamber made of polystyrene foam to handle large household items and furniture.
Heat resistant goods can be placed in the room. Pesticides are applied to the baseboard, cracks and fissures, around the room.
The heating room is economical, easy to assemble and transport, and it can be used in different places. The PMP handles the occurrence in the hotel room using the heat chamber.
With that alone the heat chamber can not solve the pest problems. It must be used for insecticides and other treatments. Success depends on the processing time (several hours) and the temperature in the chamber (120 ° F).
Life is one of several cures to kill Bird at every stage of the life cycle. Hot dryers are suitable for handling household items that pesticides can not handle while handling items that PackTite devices can not handle.
The DIY heat chamber is used to handle furniture and large household goods, but professional heating system is used to handle the whole room. Bedbugs can not be removed with treatment once. You need integrated treatment to kill it.
