Bed bugs are resistant and hardy creatures. They can withstand high heat, but as soon as we cross the 145F degree threshold, almost any breed of bed bug will begin to wilt and die. At BBE, we use heat treatment for bed bugs in Temple Terrace because it is proven to get the job done in one single visit. It also produces results that ensure the bed bugs are wiped out even when in their shells.
Eggshells are resistant to pesticides, meaning that your chemical treatments tend to get rid of the adults. Nymphs and those still in their eggs tend to avoid chemical treatment and thus can survive a chemical solution. With heat through, we heat the entire property to as high as 200F. By using commercial standard Heat Assault treatment, we create conditions that no bed bug can survive within.
Why does that matter? Because it guarantees that bed bugs will be unable to recuperate and survive. Other treatments give them that valuable breathing room to survive and to rebuild their numbers. Did you know that the average female bed bug lays five eggs per day? This means that they very quickly recuperate and come back in force. With our treatment, though, you guarantee that comes to an end.
We use a bed bug treatment that is proven to be effective because it covers the whole property. With other treatments, only certain areas are impacted. Thus, it is easy for the bed bugs to move somewhere else and avoid the impact of the bed bug treatment. With heat treatment, though, the whole building is warmed, so there is nowhere to hide and escape. If bed bugs wish to survive, they have to leave.
However, by using heat treatment, bed bugs are caught at their most vulnerable, and it hits them in ways that they cannot react to until it is too late. This is why we heat treatment over chemicals. Not only do we avoid pumping your building full of chemicals that can cause collateral damage, but we also get rid of the bed bugs in a way that ensures their demise, no matter how many of them are hanging around.