Bed bugs are bad news! Anyone who has had to deal with an infestation in their home will tell you that. The good news, however, is you do not have to throw away your bed, couch, and upholstered chairs.
In fact, throwing away your things is discouraged. Bed bugs are resilient creatures and can spread or find their way back into your home if you attempt to dispose of them. Instead, consider a heat treatment professionally administered by a pest control professional.
The problem with bed bugs
Bed bugs like beds and upholstery, but they also like cracks and crevices, especially for laying their eggs. Favorite hiding places for bed bugs go beyond mattresses, box springs, and couches, and often include wood furniture, picture frames, outlet covers, and cardboard boxes. Any cluttered corner is a haven for these critters, so removing anything from your home is highly unlikely to help, as they will have already spread to things you can’t remove, like baseboards.
Whole home heat treatment for bed bugs
By treating the entire home, you can save all your possessions and eradicate your home of bed bugs and their eggs. The key is heat treatment, which, by raising the interior temperature of the entire house, it gets to cracks and crevices that are otherwise impossible to reach. No other treatment penetrates a bed bug egg, making heat treatment one of the most effective ways to treat bed bugs.
Here’s how it works:
- Interior temperature of home is slowly raised to 130 degrees
- Industrial strength heaters control the process, shutting down at the target temp and holding it there
- Constant monitoring done remotely
- Total treatment time: 8 hours to reach target temperature; hold for 10 to 12 hours to eradicate bugs and eggs
- 30-day guarantee
Advantages of heat treatment
Most professional exterminators recommend heat treatment for bed bug infestations because it involves minimal preparation and it is highly effective. No chemicals are used, making it safe for your pets and safe for the environment. An inspection before you return to your home is not needed, as heat will have penetrated every crack and crevice, killing everything. You may return to your home the next day with the assurance all bed bugs and eggs are gone.
If you believe you may have a bed bug infestation, don’t throw away your valued possessions. Call First Choice Pest Management for heat treatment that works, guaranteed. Click here for more information about all First Choice Pest Management pest control services.