Say it, Don’t Spray it.
Heat Treatment is the most efficient and cost effective way to completely eradicate bed bug infestations. Bed bugs are unable to survive in temperatures higher than 125 degrees. The heat released penetrates walls and permeates every square inch of an infested room to ensure that it is clean and clear of bed bugs.
A 2010 study at the University of Kentucky found that heat treatments were a groundbreaking and effective method of remediation – eliminating 100% of bed bugs that were exposed to the threshold temperature.
Remediation methods such as pesticides and other spot treatments are often counter-productive, as they motivate bed bugs to spread and expand the infestation. Pesticides applied around baseboards and bed frames create a barrier between the bed bugs and the host. Consequently, bed bugs advance deeper into walls and spread throughout the house in search of new blood sources. Once the infestation expands it becomes much more difficult to combat.
Below is a comparison of available treatment.
| Heat Treatment (SBBS Solution) |
Pesticides | Freezing / Cryonite | Fumigation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatments Required
| 1 |
3-4 |
2-3 |
1 |
|
| Treatment Details | Kills all bed bugs within a room in one treatment. | * Every bed bug must be sprayed to avoid widespread reinfestation. * Residual powder based pesticides take effect over a period of weeks. * Multiple treatments can take months to complete. |
Only effective when directly applied to the bug; usually accompanied by pesticides. | 5 day evacuation required. |
| Environmental Effects | None | High | Moderate | High |
| Environmental Details | * NO HARMFUL OR TOXIC chemicals or ingredients released onsite. * Temporary elevation of room’s temperature to induce natural expiration of bugs. |
Legal pesticides often carry the following detrimental environmental effects: * Runoff into water supply. * Absorbtion into soil particles. * Spray Drift of toxins into the air. |
Cryonite releases CO2, harmful to the ozone layer. | * Vikane, the active ingredient in fumigated areas, is extremely toxic to all living organisms |
| Disruption of Daily Life / Business | Low | High | High | High |
| Disruption Details | * Heat - susceptible items – such as photos and wax products – are removed from the room by our technicians. * All bed bugs are killed in a single 8 hour treatment. * No harmful toxins or disposition of furniture. * While people and pets must leave the room during treatment, elevated room temperature has no persistent effects. |
* Pesticide applicators require that you discard all infested furniture. * Special preparation and expensive laundering by the customer required for all salvageable products. |
* Special laundering and bagging of items by customer. * May require disposal of infested furniture prior to treatment. |
Required steps: * Tenting the site Covering or removing all furniture from a house or building. * Evacuation of the premises for at least 5 days. |
| Danger / Toxicity | None | High | High | High |
| Danger Details | Bed bugs cannot survive temperatures over 125 degrees. No additional toxins released. | Toxic chemicals within pesticides are harmful not only to bed bugs, but also to people and pets. | Cryonite used without pesticides is harmless to human beings and pets, but does carry harmful environmental impact. | * Highly concentrated toxic chemicals permeate the tented house or building. * Few insurers provide coverage of this treatment due to highly flammable gas. |
| Cost |
Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Expensive |
| Overall Effectiveness | Heat and steam treatment is a simple, cost efficient and effective method of bed bug remediation. Bed bugs will be eradicated in 1 day with minimal disruption to your business or home. | Pesticides carry significant environmental and health risks, and cannot be deployed without substantial interruption to your daily routine. Additionally, bedbugs’ resistance to pesticides is enabled by this treatment approach, and mitigates the effectiveness of pesticides. | Though the risk to humans and pets is substantially lower than that of pesticides, freezing/cryonite is a spot treatment, and often requires multiple applications to kill all bed bugs. | Though effective in eliminating bed bugs,it is extremely expensive. Fumigation results in significant disruption to daily life, and, if misapplied, can devastate property, pets, and the surrounding environment. |
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