Bedbug heat treatment as well as being natural and chemical free can actually get rid of bedbugs at all stages of development - even eggs. It can have a few of drawbacks however, to begin with it is often extremely expensive. Getting an experienced pest management company to carry out heat treatment in your property can run into thousands of dollars. The second drawback with heat treatment for bed bugs is that it's not going to stop further infestations because there is no long-lasting effect and can frequently need to be used in conjunction with another type of treatment.
Okay so, why don't we take a consider the various kinds of bed bug heat treatment:
Steam cleaner - This is often used by pest management experts as a key part of the overall treatment. Usually it is used to treat mattresses, box springs, carpet edges and upholstered furniture. Using a steam cleaner isn't actually a fast method, great care needs to be taken to ensure that the steam keeps a consistent temperature of somewhere between 160 and 180 oF all of the time. Other sorts of remedies are likely to be required in conjunction with steam.
Tumble Dryer - Bedbugs hide in garments, soft furnishings, cuddly toys, basically anyplace and frequently the greatest problem experienced is guaranteeing that every item is treated. Your tumble clothes dryer is a really effective piece of kit with regards to bed bug heat treatment. Provided it is not over filled you can easily eliminate bedbugs and their eggs in around thirty minutes on the highest setting.
Transportable heated boxes - I only know of one such product currently available called The PackTite portable bed bug heat treatment. Initially designed to treat suitcases it is good for footwear, books, sleeping bags etc. It is actually just a big bag with a stand inside of it to hold the items needing treatment. It heats to a temperature upwards of 120oF killing bed bugs, eggs and all. The only significant drawback is that this method can take several hours when your tumble clothes dryer can do the same job in minutes. To be fair however,you can easily put items in The PackTite bag which essentially are not able to go in a clothes dryer.
D.I.Y Bed Bug Heat Chamber - This requires a bit more work i.e, you will need to construct one. You will find out exactly what you need as well as how to put one of these units together at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/sepmc/bedbug_heat_treatment/Bed_Bug_Heat_Treatment.html. Basically you are able to fill the heated "box" with things from an infested area and leave them to "cook" while you start dealing with the empty room. Various pest management firms now use the heat chamber because it can easily be transferred from place to location.
Bed Bug Heat Treatment For Entire Rooms - Indeed there are a couple of different systems available for this but basically they are fairly similar. Using either propane or perhaps electrical heating units the air temperature of the area is heated up to 135oF. Heat sensors are placed in hard to get to areas such as cracks etc. and are closely monitored. When the temperature within these areas has reached 113oF it is maintained for one hour. This type of bedbug heat treatment does not require the residents of the house to move out, de-clutter or anything. All bedbugs, including eggs are destroyed in one fell swoop! However, there are still just a handful of firms offering this type of "all-in-one" treatment. The biggest draw back of all is the cost. Depending on the size of the room could be over $1200. It will also take somewhere around 6 and 8 hours from beginning to end. There are actually some kinds of building which might still need to have chemical treatment too.
