Category: heat
By nobugsonme on Mar 31, 2008 in bed bug history, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, cryonite, detroit, get rid of bed bugs, heat, how to get rid of bed bugs, mark sheperdigian, michigan, travel, troy | 6 Comments
Neal Rubin writes in a Detroit News Op-Ed column today that
At Rose Pest Solutions in Troy [Michigan], where Sheperdigian reigns as vice president for technical services, the number of bedbug jobs has risen from one or two in 2001 to about 160 last year, with continued rapid growth expected in 2008.
The article goes beyond the […]
By nobugsonme on Mar 20, 2008 in Advanced K9, Bed Bugs and Beyond, Stern, ThermaPure, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, cold, cryonite, freezing, heat, how to get rid of bed bugs, thermal, vikane, wall street journal | 0 Comments
The Wall Street Journal published an article today mentioning some of the “new” methods of fighting bed bugs. The WSJ mentions Stern’s new Cryonite method, ThermaPure’s heat treatment, Bed Bugs and Beyond’s “poisonous gas,” and Advanced K9’s bed bug dogs.
We’re all familiar with all of these options, and in some cases, with other providers […]
By nobugsonme on Jul 29, 2007 in bed bugs, bedbugs, best practices, big business, heat, illinois, multi-unit buildings, professional pest-control services: reviews, suggestion, thermal, tools and weapons, treatment, treatment in hotels, treatment in institutions, treatment: single-family, usa | 7 Comments
Remember this Pest Control Technology Online article from January, which we blogged a few months ago?
You may recall how Dr. Michael Potter comments on thermal treatments for bed bugs:
STRUCTURAL HEATING. Elevating the temperature within buildings has been used to eradicate pests ranging from grain insects to termites. Structural and containerized heat treatments are also being […]
By nobugsonme on Jul 19, 2007 in bed bugs, bedbugs, best practices, dorms, entomologists, health, heat, ice, multi-unit buildings, professional pest-control services: reviews, suggestion, stephen l. doggett, technological advances, thermal, treatment, treatment in hotels, treatment in institutions, treatment preparations, treatment: single-family | 2 Comments
Behold: new for July 2007, an updated draft of Australian bed bug researcher Stephen L. Doggett’s Bed Bug Code of Practice–click to load a PDF. You can also download a PDF of just the modifications to the new edition, which include the latest information on non-chemical uses of heat and cold, as well as […]
By nobugsonme on Jul 11, 2007 in DE, FAQs, bed bugs, bedbugs, diatomaceous earth, heat, ice, lavender, melatonin, natural remedies, sleep, sweet rice, tea tree, thyme, travel, treatment | 10 Comments
A new article in the UK’s FirstPost online magazine Thursday offers the usual warnings about travel and bed bugs, some data on the spread in the UK and the US, and the caveat that five-star hotels, too, can be infested.
Don’t think that booking into a five-star hotel will offer you protection. Earlier this year, a […]
By nobugsonme on May 18, 2007 in backpacking, bed bugs, bedbugs, books, clothing, consumer, eggs, heat, ice, information and help, laundry, mattresses, multi-unit buildings, reader questions, research, technological advances, thermal, tools and weapons, treatment, treatment preparations | 54 Comments
Subtitle: killing the little b@#$%^&s
Laundry
This FAQ started out with the title: “Heat and bed bugs: 5 minutes in a dryer– really? Say it’s so!” The first part outlines my reaction to a brief article, and the second answers many of my questions with a more detailed article. I realize this is kind […]
By nobugsonme on Dec 2, 2006 in bed bugs, bedbugs, heat, information and help, multi-unit buildings, new york, oregon, pesticides, tales of bed bug woe, tools and weapons, treatment, usa | 8 Comments
One problem, since bed bug infestations are a relatively new occurrance in North America (and Europe too), is that there’s a lot of conflicting advice out there. None of us are entirely sure about how bed bugs will act, or how we should get rid of them. Some folks don’t even agree that […]
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