Beg bugs are in the news. They’re in our schools, in our department stores- but worst of all they’re in our homes. Harry Mitzo, owner of Bed Bug Burners in Ohio, gives insight on the pest and how his Akron, Canton and Columbus bed bugs exterminator business tackles the problem in your home.
Bed Bugs - Immune to Pesticides
The trouble with bed bugs revolves around their ability to survive pesticide treatments. “Pest control companies today do not have a lot to offer,” Mitzo says. “This bug has become very immune to pesticides. That’s why they’re in the news across the country. Pest control companies do not have in their arsenal effective chemicals to use against (bed) bugs.” The reason why pesticides are not working is because pesticides are meant to be ingested. Most pest control companies service homes with pesticides sprays and then wait for the bugs to clean themselves and digest the poison. Common household bugs have mouths, therefore this process works for cockroaches and other critters seen around your home. Bed bugs, however, do not have mouths. Like mosquitoes, they have a proboscis, that sucks blood from the host. Consequently, the pesticides are never ingested and have little to no effect on the bugs.
Their Kryptonite: HEAT
Bed bugs are not immune to heat. “Heat is such a wonderful tool to eradicate this bug! All life forms known to man die if things get hot enough,” says Mitzo. Bed bugs cannot survive above 115 degrees. Therefore, if the temperature of home and structures is raised to a minimum of 140 degrees, the pests can be eliminated. Home thermostats cannot get up to 140 degrees, however, and that is when a Columbus bed bugs exterminator is brought in to rid you of this unwanted pest.
The Simple, Effective Process
Columbus beg bugs exterminator Bed Bug Burners comes to the rescue with their controlled, whole-structure heating process. Temperatures are brought up to lethal levels, killing the bed bugs (and their eggs) without the use of harmful chemicals. Mitzo and his team use propane or electric heaters to bring the temperature up. The heat reaches every object in your home including couches, mattresses, and clothing to kill the pest. Regarding preparation for the treatment, Mitzo compares the process to the dash in your car. If your CD player, GPS and radio are not affected by hot summer temperatures, the objects in your home will not be harmed during the heating process. Before the bed bug exterminators begin the process, Columbus-based Mitzo suggests removing all pets, plants and wax candles from your home and says that many objects (such as fruit) can be placed in the refrigerator. Once the process is complete, you can live bed bug free- without the hassle of replacing bedding, mattresses or clothing!