Every bed bug job is different, so the intent of this info is to give an overview of the process we use to illustrate the thoroughness and value in our bed bug treatments.

Heat Treatment

Heat effectively kills all life stages of bed bugs including the eggs. Heat treatments have so many advantages that we really have been leaning away from conventional chemical treatments. We can successfully eliminate all bed bugs and their eggs with just one treatment. There is no better treatment for bed bugs.

Advantages:

• More effective-Usually 1 treatment for complete eradication

• Less time- Usually completed in 24 hours vs 1-3 months for conventional treatments

• Less Preparation

• Less Chemical Exposure

Process:

Bed Bug Canine Inspection- We start with a canine inspection to confirm the presence of bed bugs and identify key harborages.

Visual Inspection – Thorough visual inspection looking for live or dead bed bugs, as well as blood spots on mattress, box springs, or bed linens

Prepare the room- We take the room apart to allow maximum air flow and to eliminate cold spots.

Chemical Barrier- We spray a residual product called Demand CS combined with a product called Kicker to form a barrier around the rooms to prevent bed bugs from escaping the heat treatment.

Wall Void Treatment- We remove all outlet covers and fill wall voids with a residual dust like diatomaceous earth.

Heat Treatment- We slowly heat the room and all the contents to 130-150 degrees and hold that temperature for at least 3 hours. We have temperature probes placed throughout the area and we monitor and log these temperatures every 15 minutes. When needed we rotate furniture to ensure thorough heat penetration. We also perform frequent walkthroughs and measure temperatures using an infrared thermometer.

Canine Post-treatment Inspection- 24 hours the heat treatment we bring our bed bug detection canine, Radar, back through the treated rooms to confirm complete elimination.

Conventional Chemical and Non-Chemical Treatment

Canine Inspection – We start with canine inspection to confirm the presence of bed bugs and identify key harborages.

Visual Inspection – Thorough visual inspection looking for live or dead bed bugs, as well as blood spots on mattress, box springs, or bed linens

Bag Linens – Remove bed linens and bag them to be washed

Steam Treat – Steam treat the mattress, box spring, bed frame and anything else that may need it

Bedlam Treatment – Treat mattress, box spring, and any other furniture with Bedlam

Chemical Treatment – Treat mattress, box spring, furniture, baseboards, carpet, and walls and ceiling

Mattress Encasement – Encase mattress with appropriate encasement
Dust- Treat bed frame and wall voids with dust

Interceptors – Install Climb-up interceptors if usable

Communicate – Communicate with customer that they should not keep things stored under bed, they should not change where they are sleeping, and they should keep things as clean and picked up as possible. Clutter gives them places to hide. They should also keep a log of bites.

Re-treat – Re-treat every 10 days until eliminated.

Re-inspect with Canine – Re-inspect the home with canine 30 days after last chemical treatment to confirm elimination

Recommended Products: Suspend SC, Bedlam, Gentrol IGR, Delta Dust, Diatomaceous Earth, Phantom

Learn more about Radar and our Beg Bug Control Services