Much has been said about Heat Treatment for Bed Bugs of buildings and belongings for dealing with insect infestations.

The main creature most people are interested in killing is bedbugs also known as cimex lectularius. A blood sucking parasite which can be found anywhere from 5 star hotels to tenement flats to even cars!

Heat treatment for bed bugs.

First things first what is heat treatment?

Heat treatment is the application of heat at a certain temperature to buildings or items for a certain duration to kill any living creatures that may be within the area heated. When done correctly it is 100% effective at killing all stages of bedbug activity from eggs to nymphs (babies) to adults.

Here at City Pest Solutions we offer heat treatment for infested items in the form of a specially designed heavily insulated “tent” with its own associated thermal units & sensors. We come to your premises at a time that suits you and set the system up. We then take items of furniture such as sofas, bed frames & mattresses and “cook” them in the tent.

With chemical based treatments it can be difficult to reach the bedbugs as they can be hidden so deep inside the furniture that the insecticides simply won’t reach them. The advantage of these systems is that once the items are cooked then you can be sure that there are no more bedbugs in them as the heat will penetrate the entirety of the item and kill all stages of the bedbug lifecycle.

Whilst the furniture is “cooking” we can carry out a treatment of the actual premises as well using our standard treatment protocol.

So with heavy infestations were it can become inevitable that some furniture needs to be discarded as it is too badly infested you now have an alternative with heat treatment that can save you lots of money as you don’t need to replace any expensive furniture on top of the treatment.

For more information and very reasonable prices please call 0141 846 0022.

Use of smoke bombs or devices in attempting to eradicate bedbugs or fleas?

I cannot tell how many times I have had members of the public say to me that they have used or are thinking of using a smoke bomb to get rid of a crawling insect infestation such as bedbugs or fleas.

I have yet to see any type of smoke bomb successfully eradicate an infestation of bedbugs or fleas.

There have been published lab studies done where smoke bombs have had zero effect on bedbugs.

Smoke bombs are designed and used by professionals primarily for flying insect control as opposed to crawling insect control. It is not standard practice for pest controllers to use smoke bombs to deal with bedbugs or fleas.

Encouraging or semi encouraging reviews on the internet and misleading advertising by smoke bomb manufacturers results in wasted time, money and effort on the part of the consumer. Also many fire and rescue services have to attend emergency callouts to premises that are being treated with smoke bombs. Neighbours see smoke and call the fire brigade resulting in wasted time and money for our fire services as well.

Crawling insects can go into cracks and crevices that smoke bombs cannot reach. Also the vast bulk of DIY products in this category do not have the strength to deal with problems effectively. Finally very few people have the technical know how to use smoke bombs safely and effectively.

I know everyone wants to save money but this is not the way to do it. Shop around for quotes from qualified and experienced professionals as opposed to spending money on useless products.