Bed bugs cannot survive in extreme temperatures. If conditions become extremely hot or too cold these little blood sucking pests will finally roll over and die off. This fact can be used to your advantage. Look at it this way if you use high temperatures to kill bed bugs in your home there are no hazardous chemicals, it is safe for use where there are kids and animals AND you can do it yourself for a considerably less than the cost of bringing in professional pest control companies.
There are a few rumours to be dispelled about killing bed bugs using heat - one fairly common one appears to be that if the central heating is turned up full the bed bugs will die. WRONG! The bed bugs will just trundle off and move to other areasthroughout your home in an effort to find somewhere cooler. So all you get is a bigger fuel bill and bed bugs in even more places around your home.
Before you can the temperature has to be around 45oC as a minimum. Steam is a fantastic solution, it is pretty much instant and can easily reach temperatures in excess of this. Steam is also has the ability to kill bed bugs at every stage in their development which many insecticides just cannot do because they are unable to penetrate the eggs outer casing.
The method of using steam followed by a chemical agent has been done for many years in the fight to kill bed bugs. However, many pest control companies are now no longer willing to spray infestations using such solutions in this way due to the dangerous nature of the products involved. Indeed, they fear lawsuits in the future if clients suffer from health issues linked to the insecticides used to kill bed bugs.
There are quite a fewnon toxic bed bug sprays in stores or online and you should seriously consider applying one of these as a kind of insurance policy after steam cleaning your infested room.
Before you run out and purchase or higher a steam cleaner there are some points you should consider to ensure you get one best suited for this job.
1. In order that bed bugs are not scattered rather than killed by the steam the jet should be minimal. This will also prevent the surface becoming excessively wet.
2. You will need a steam cleaner which can produce steam which has a low vapour but can achieve a high enough temperature to kill bed bugs.
3. Before you begin it is vital that the infested room is thoroughly inspected to pin point areas in most need of attention. By doing this you stand a better chance of success in killing bed bugs.
4. You must read the instructions for the steam cleaner properly. Safety must be a top priority.
5. Due to the need to use a low vapour flow the nozzle must be placed directly onto the surface of the mattress, carpet, chair, whatever you are treating. If there is a gap between the nozzle and the surface the temperature will be reduced and the effectiveness of the steam treatment to will be reduced.
6. Patience is most definitely a requirement for this task. The nozzle of the steam cleaner has to be moved slowly and systematically over the surface. The suggested pace is around 30cm every 10-15 seconds.
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