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How Exterminators Get Rid of Bed Bugs?

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How Exterminators Get Rid of Bed Bugs?

If you're curious about how exterminators manage to get rid of one of the most tenacious household pests we have to deal with. You'll also discover how bed bug treatment has evolved over the last 50 years. Things you thought you knew about how to get rid of bed bugs may turn out to be outdated! Finally, we'll tie everything together so you understand the three critical steps a skilled exterminator will do before beginning the bed bug removal process in Sacramento. Isn't it true that knowledge is power? So let's prepare you ready to cope with these annoyances, embarrassments, and amazingly tough little pests.

 

1. Chemical Treatment

If you want to get bed bug removal in your home, you'll need to employ a pesticide, which is usually given via fumigation. We've relied on a pharmacopoeia of poisonous compounds, ranging from Sulphur to mercury chloride, over the past century. Bed bugs have evolved resistance to it over time. Science tried to stay ahead of the bugs by developing a series of DDT substitutes lindane, chlordane, and diazinon but they all eventually lost their efficacy. Bed bugs have developed an arsenal of behavioural, morphological, and biochemical resistance against chemical treatments due to their adaptability.

 

2. Cold Treatment

Cold treatment avoids the entire chemical resistance issue, and because it focuses on dramatic environmental change, bed bugs have little time to establish biological resistance. This is a non-toxic remedy, which strengthens the case for cold over chemicals. We're talking about no residues, no dangerous contaminants, and an overall better environmental consequence. Bed bugs may not be able to develop resistance to chemicals as they have with pesticides over time, but they are naturally resistant to the cold.

 

3. Heat Treatment

The goal is to raise the air temperature to over 130 degrees Fahrenheit. A bed bug population will begin to die out at temperatures near 110 degrees, according to a study. When that number reaches 120, you've reached a biological tipping point, and the bed bugs die — almost quickly. And now we're finally getting close to a workable answer. Bed bugs are hardy, but their largest and possibly only readily exploitable vulnerability is heat.

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