Killing Bed Bugs with Heat
Bed bugs can be horrible if they get into your hotel, business or home. You may not be able to keep them from spreading and killing them all can be a huge and frustrating task. You need to use the best methods to get rid of them so that they do not spread and come back. We recommend killing bed bugs with heat.
One method that may be of interest is killing them with heat. If you haven’t heard about this method before, you certainly need to read about it and decide if it is right for you.
Killing bed bugs with heat is a simple and effective method to removing the infestation. Heat works because it can move to every part of your building and get into every crevasse. Each room will heat up including beds, sheets, mattresses and linens. Using a Herman Nelson bed bug heater, you won’t need to do a manual search to find not only the bed bugs but their eggs too. The heater will take care of it all.
Using our bed bug heat treatment is safe as well. Other methods include spays and powers that will make the area treated very dangerous because of the poison. Killing bed bugs with heat is not only safe but a time saver. It usually takes 3 hours to kill an infestation with heat. However, in extreme cases it may take a little longer, repeating the heat process maybe recommended.
Other methods of killing bed bugs include, freezing which takes over 3 days, Sprays, Powder and traps. Heat is so useful because these bugs are incredibly tough and resilient. Heat leaves no residue at all. You don’t have to worry about starting a fire as the heat will not be so intense. All of you metal pots and pans, wooden furniture will get quite hot while the process is underway, but it will all cool back down in the end.
Some safety precautions that should be followed include, not be in the building while it is being treated with heat. Make sure you, your family and all pets are out of the building prior to starting the heat treatment and throughout the process. Always wait a safe amount of time before re-entering the home after the process is over. Make sure you remove anything that maybe flammable or potentially explosive from the building prior to starting the heat treatment. This includes things like gasoline, propane canisters etc…
Bed bugs are tough to kill, but not tough enough to survive heat. They will not be able to escape it. The heat will seek them out and kill them all.
Recommended Herman Nelson bed bug heaters for sale:
- BT Blaze 200 DG Turbo
- BT Blaze 400D Turbo
- BT Blaze 600D Turbo
- BT 400 NEX-D Series
- BT 400 NEX-G Series