Bed Bugs are back and in full force !

Bed bugs are once again reaching epidemic proportions. Dr. Michael Potter, University of Kentucky entomologist, was quoted recently, “Bedbugs are just going ballistic everywhere. It is going to really rock this country.” Bed bugs are found today in hotels, apartments, dorm rooms, delivery vehicles, dry cleaners, jails, hospitals, churches, cruise ships, furniture rental stores and private homes. Rare for a time, bedbug bites are becoming all too common. Because pesticides are losing their effectiveness at treating bed bugs, the search is on for new ways to eliminate infestations. ThermaPure Heat kills bed bugs without harming the environment; using heat to kill bed bugs and the eggs they leave behind. And since ThermaPure can be effective in a single bed bug treatment, it can be more cost effective than chemical alternatives.

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What are Bed Bugs?

Bed bugs are small, oval insects that live in dark spaces close to their food source to feed at night. They range in size from 1/4” to 3/8” long and are mahogany or red-brown in color. They live close to their food sources and feed at night.

Bed bugs were widespread before World War II in homes, hotels, and boardinghouses, but were greatly reduced with the widespread use of the pesticide DDT. Bed bugs have been making resurgence in recent years due to the banning of DDT, an increase in international travel, immigration from the developing world and a developing resistance to pesticides.

Bed bugs commonly reside in the seams of mattresses, in the edges of carpeting, in the bed frame behind baseboards, window and door casings, picture frames, loosened wallpaper, and cracks and crevices. They can enter a structure by attaching to clothing and bedding and by hiding in luggage. In certain cases they may be brought in by birds or bats.

Bed bug bites are not always noticed by their victims. This is often the problem with knowing whether an infestation still exists or if it has been successfully treated. Others are greatly affected and may exhibit numerous sores, welts and allergic reactions to the bed bug bite. Although no known cases of the transmission of infectious disease have been reported, bed bugs are known to carry at least 28 different human pathogens. It appears the bed bug may be able to transmit Hepatitis B as the virus has been found in bed bug droppings. Bacterial infections may also occur if the bite creates an open sore.

Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite - Kill Bed Bugs with Heat Matt Products

Heat Matt Products is a superior solution to get rid of bed bug infestations at the source. This non-chemical, non-toxic approach penetrates mattresses, luguage, clothes and furniture by covering them in a sealed cover to kill bed bugs. By applying heat evenly throughout your belongings we are able to kill bed bugs wherever they are hiding. Heat Matt Products will kill all of the growth stages of the bed bug including the eggs. This is an important fact given that not all current pesticide control methodologies kill bed bug eggs. This means that oftentimes Heat Matt Products  can eradicate the entire bedbug population in a single treatment.

There is considerable documentation citing the temperature and time correlations necessary to kill bedbugs and their eggs. Several sources (Usinger 1966, Gulmahamad 2002, Quarles 2007) report that adults and nymphs die within 15 minutes at temperatures greater than 113ºF and 60 minutes to kill eggs. Raising room temperatures above the thermal death point and maintaining that temperature for several hours should eliminate a bedbug infestation.

Heated and Mattress covers - Bed Bugs Chart

What it takes to kill Bed Bugs

Heated and Mattress Covers - Bed Bugs
Pest	Temperature	Duration	Reference
Bed Bug Adults & Nymphs	45ºC (113ºF)	15 Minutes	Mallis, 2004
Bed Bug Eggs	45ºC (113ºF)	60 Minutes	Gulmahamad, 2002
Bed Bug All Stages	46ºC (114.8ºF)	7 Minutes	Quarles, 2007

 There are many ways to kill bed bugs, but only one method is for sure the best way to eliminate them, with direct dry heat.