Bed bug control – Heat vs. Chemicals 

 

1.  Bed bug resistance - many bed bugs have grown resistant to the chemicals in use today, and if even a small number of the bed bugs in your establishment are resistant to chemical and you will not kill them.  Worse yet- the resistant bed bugs that survive the initial treatment will then mate and their offspring will inherit that same resistance making future treatments completely ineffective. Years of pesticide use has made bed bugs incredibly resistant to chemical treatments. Recent research has shown that some bed bugs can survive more than 1,000 times the amount of pesticide considered lethal just 10 years ago.

 

2.  Bed bugs hide in unreachable locations - bed bugs typically hide in small protected areas that may be impossible to reach or spray with chemicals.  They can hide in the smallest of cracks in beds, walls, baseboards, electrical outlets, furniture, and even within box springs and electronic devices (TV's, VCR's, etc.).  Contacting these hiding bed bugs may be impossible, not to mention spraying chemicals on these items may be unsafe and illegal!

 

3.  Chemicals cause bed bugs to scatter and spread - unless the chemicals are sprayed directly on the bed bugs they will seldom kill them.  Even when sprayed directly, the "resistant" bed bugs will not die and may cause bigger problems as described above.  Bedbugs are known to be sensitive to the "residuals" of chemicals and pesticides and avoid them.  Therefore, by spraying chemicals around the perimeter of an infected area, it will not usually kill them but instead will make them scatter and hide deeper in cracks and crevices until the residues wear off!  Since bed bugs can live up to a year without feeding, they will survive long enough to simply return when it is safe to do so.  Worse yet, those bed bugs will likely begin searching for new places to feed and will spread to the bedroom across the hallway or even go next door!  As you can see, by spraying chemicals, a localized infestation in a bedroom may be spread across a wide area causing bigger problems (localized infestations are MUCH easier to treat).

 

4.  Chemicals do not kill bed bug eggs and require MULTIPLE treatments - Since an infested area is sure to have eggs, a chemical "treatment" is always going to require multiple treatments!  Bed bug eggs typcially hatch every 5 to 16 days (depending on conditions) and those baby "nymphs" will avoid the chemical residuals just like the adults will.  Therefore, the newly hatched nymphs will seek shelter and be unreachable by time the next chemical treatment is performed.  The multiple treatments needed to "break the cycle" is usually ineffective and can become quite expensive and inconvenient, dragging out for weeks or even months.

 

5.  Some items may need to be discarded - many people have been told to throw away beds, furniture, and other infected items due to the ineffectiveness of using chemicals.  These losses add to the costs of chemical treatments that you can see are not likely to be effective anyways.

 

6.  Lots of home owner "pre-treatment" required and invasive process - Chemical treatments often require a lot of preparation time by the home owner and is a highly invasive process.  In order to "contact" as many bed bugs as possible, the exterminator will need access to nearly every inch of your bed, dressers, nightstands, and other items to allow spraying access to every possible hiding place.  This may require removing many items from their stored locations etc.

 

7.  Chemicals are Toxic - The need for repeated chemical treatments required can cause a cumulative effect of residual pesticides to build up.  Although these chemicals may be deemed safe, do you want restricted use chemicals in your bedroom and home?

 

Why “Heat” works better than “Chemicals” to kill bed bugs -

 

1.  Heat can kill ALL CYCLES of bed bugs with ONE treatment - There’s no such thing as a heat-resistant bed bug above 122 degrees. Heat will kill all bed bugs AND their eggs in a matter of minutes or less!, At BEDBUGNOMORE.com our treatment raises temperatures in your home up to 180° for a period of six to eight hours, ensuring that our treatment is as close 100% effective as you can get.

 

2.  Heat can penetrate walls and other unreachable places - when done properly, the extreme heat used to kill bed bugs can be forced into mattresses, box springs, furniture, and even walls to kill the bed bugs where ever they may be hiding!  And since bed bugs are attracted to heat, they are less likely to scatter during the treatment and are sometimes actually encountered leaving hiding spots and moving towards the heat!

 

3. No items need to be discarded - The heat can penetrate and treat nearly all items in your home and there is no need to discard of expensive beds, furniture, electronics, or anything else that was infected prior to treatment.

 

4.  Relatively simple "pre-treatment" responsibility for homeowner - Since the heat will penetrate most items using forced air from fans, the pest control personnel will not need as much access into dressers, drawers, and other items as would typically be needed to do a chemical spray treatment.

 

5. Heat Treatment is non toxic - The heat treatment does not require ANY toxic chemicals.  America's Best supplements heat treatments with a non toxic "dust" that will provide a residual effect and is safe for both pets and people.

 

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