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Using Heat to Kill Bed Bugs

Using Heat toKill Bed BugsDini M. Miller, , Department of Entomology, Virginia TechIntroductionBed bugs are an incredibly difficult pest to control because they are so good at hiding in tiny cracks and , modern bed bug populations are highly resistant to the insecticides used for their control. Because bed bugs aredifficult to access, and our insecticides do not work as well as we would like, home owners and pest managementprofessionals have been searching for novel ways to kill bed bugs inside a structure. Heat is known to be a very effective bed bug killer and it can be used in many different ways to treat instance, heat in the form of steam can be used to treat bed bugs in carpets, behind base boards and on upholsteredfurniture. Hot dryers and portable heat chambers can be used to kill bed bugs in infested household items.

reached at all of the sensors (~113°F), the heating process is continued for 60 minutes (or more) to kill all of the bed bugs and their eggs. The advantages of these heat systems are that the resident does not have to remove or bag their belongings, and most infestations can be cured in a single treatment.

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