Comments on: New Vancouver building installs “sauna” for decontaminating bed bug-infested items

By: RainCity Housing’s “bed bug sauna” now active in new Vancouver building

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:02:27 +0000

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Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:00:49 +0000

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By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:44:13 +0000

Andrew,

How hot does your sauna get?

Killing bed bugs with heat is not as easy as you might think. It takes a certain temperature for a certain period of time. I would question whether a 1/2 hour would be enough; 130 F for several hours might do it. But I don’t know more than is included here:
http://pctonline.com/articles/printer.asp?ID=2822&IssueID=226&Source=back

You might consider posting your question on the forums where it might get more responses:

http://bedbugger.com/forum/

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:31:53 +0000

My wife and I have been staying in an apartment for two weeks and getting bitten. Not too many bites. 2 or 3 at a time, so I imagine there aren’t to many bugs.

We are leaving tomorrow for a new apartment and are worried about transporting bugs with us.
I had toyed with the idea of heating our suitcases and bags (empty) in the sauna for half an hour or so.
What do you think?

We don’t have much stuff, but it seems the little critters can get everywhere?

Any advise would be appreciated

By: Cody

Cody — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:05:25 +0000

Lots of apartments here have an actual sauna (ie: a sauna for people). I wonder if people could put actual furniture in there, or if they could be modified.

Oh yeah and one more thing – after decontamination when you’re resting in the sauna yourself, you’ve got a whole bunch of crispy snacks laying about to celebrate your victory

(I wonder if anyone in history has tried to eat a bed bug).

By: BakedBedBugs

BakedBedBugs — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:29:41 +0000

I had a long chat with Rain City yesterday. While very exciting, there is much work to be done before this comes to fruition.

By: Nightrider

Nightrider — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:27:53 +0000

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By: Cody

Cody — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:26:34 +0000

And once they’re all gone you’ve got a nice sauna to relax in

By: BakedBedBugs

BakedBedBugs — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:42:05 +0000

Whoops, I think faster than I type.
Yes you are right I meant “can’t”. Think about a bag of clothes or a couch or stuffed toys. As I know first hand, if you aren’t diligent you can get cold zones where the little buggers can safely hide from the heat.