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Why Heat Works

People who have experienced bed bugs know how difficult they are to control and eliminate! Most people trying to get rid of bed bugs on their own (DIY) using insecticides learn that:

Why Heat Is Your Best Option for Killing Bed Bugs

Why Heat Works and How Toxic Insecticides Can Make the Problem Worse

People who have experienced bed bugs know how difficult they are to control and eliminate! Most people trying to get rid of bed bugs on their own (DIY) using insecticides learn that:

They may kill some of the pests, but they NEVER seem to end the cycle of infestation!
The frustration and costs add up, and
Eventually they call a professional pest control service to finish the job using heat.

What they may NOT realize, however, is that the insecticides they are using typically make the bed bug infestation more difficult to control and are likely causing them to spread- making eradication costs more expensive! Below are some reasons that explain why.

Why Heat Is Always Your Best Choice for Eliminating Bed Bugs

Heat always kills ALL LIFE STAGES of bed bugs with ONE treatment – No bed bugs are resistant to heat and temperatures above 120 degrees will kill all bed bugs AND their eggs in a matter of minutes! Your are creating a bed bug sauna that is inescapable.
Heat can penetrate everywhere including unreachable places – when done properly, the convection effect created by heaters and fans used to kill bed bugs, effectively penetrates mattresses, box springs, furniture, and even walls to kill the bed bugs wherever they hide! And since bed bugs are at first attracted to heat, they are less likely to scatter during the treatment.
You Can Keep Your Stuff – with fans creating a “convection effect”, heat can penetrate and treat nearly all items in your home and you can avoid throwing away expensive beds, furniture, electronics, or anything else that was infested prior to treatment.
Simple “pre-treatment” checklist – Since the heat will penetrate most items using circulating air from fans, anyone performing the heat treatment will not need as much access into dressers, drawers, and other items as would typically be needed to do a chemical spray treatment.
Heat Treatment is Non-Toxic – Heat treatment does NOT require ANY toxic insecticides. For long lasting protection after a heat treatment you can choose to apply a non-toxic/food-grade “dust“ that will provide a residual effect and is safe for both pets and people.

See the Formula Tested, Proven & Backed by Math and Science:

1000 Watts (1kW) of electric power puts out 3,412 BTUs/h of heat.

10,000 Watts (10kW) of electric power puts out 34,120 BTUs/h of heat.

See for yourself:

Conversion Table

QUESTION: How many BTUs/h do you need to effectively get a 60 degree room up to 135 degrees to kill bed bugs and treat an average 350 square foot hotel or dormitory room?

ANSWER: 31,200 BTU’s or 9143 watts (9.1kW)

Prove it for yourself: BTU Calculator

Expert entomologists say “Recent research has determined the thermal death points (the temperature at which a bed bug dies) for bed bugs and their eggs. The thermal death point is determined by two things; temperature, and exposure time. Bed bugs exposed to 113°F will die if they receive constant exposure to that temperature for 90 minutes or more. However, they will die within 20 minutes if exposed to 118°F. Interestingly, bed bug eggs must be exposed to 118°F for 90 minutes to reach 100% mortality. Note that whole room heat treatments are based on a thermal death point of 113°F, yet these treatments have been very successful. This is due to the use of powerful fans to create convection currents within the heated room. These currents heat the bed bugs very rapidly, thus increasing their mortality.”

Dr. Dini M. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech

CONSUMER REPORTS DEBUNKS BED BUG MYTHS

UPDATE 19DEC2020

From: 2020 NPMA Global Bed Bug Summit

Presenter: Chow Yang Lee, Professor & Endowed Presidential Chair in Urban Entomology, University of California

Topic: The Global Perspective of Insecticide Resistance in Bed Bugs

Highlights:

Approximately $1B will be spent mitigating bed bugs in the US in 2020
Both species of bed bugs (common and tropical) have been widely reported to develop resistance to all major classes of insecticides including pyrethroids, organophosphates, carbamates, neonicotinoids, pyrroles, chlorinated hydrocarbons
“The worldwide resurgence of both common and tropical bed bugs over the past two decades is due in large part… to insecticide resistance”
By the 10^th generation 40% of a bed bug community population will have developed resistance to insecticides
“Resistant insects develop cuticular barriers by evolving a thicker cuticle or by altering the cuticular structure to reduce the penetration rate of the insecticides into the insect body”
“Resistant bed bugs may detect the presence of insecticides and avoid contact with the treated surfaces or be repelled away from coming close to the treatment.”
“A properly carried out heat-treatment should be able to completely eradicate all stages of bed bugs (including eggs)”

I spoke with Mr. Lee, one-on-one after his presentation at the Global Bed Bug Summit and have read all of his latest research papers, available upon request.

I was left with three baffling realizations:

1. The most recent science has proven, yet again, that bed bugs are now resistant to insecticides manufactured and sold to kill bed bugs
2. All classes of insecticides approved by the FDA to kill bed bugs actually make infestations more widespread than they were before being applied.
3. Both do-it-yourself (DIY) folks and professionals continue to use these ineffective insecticides in the false belief they will solve the problem.

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