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Prior to heat treatment, articles that cannot tolerate
temperatures above 120° F. (candles, aerosol canisters, meltable
foods, medications, musical instruments, etc.) are set aside,
and large electric heaters are brought into the building. We
apply residual insecticides to cracks and crevices in
outside-facing walls of the home or affected room(s). This is
for the purpose of knocking down populations of bed bugs and
preventing them from migrating when the heat is turned on.
Next, we bring large heaters into the building, and we set up
fans to help us distribute the heat throughout the building or
area within the building. We turn the heaters on and install a
number of remote temperature sensors throughout the area to be
treated. We set up a computer outside of the treatment
area, which receives signals from the remote temperature sensors
and enables us to monitor temperatures and ensure that the heat
is distributed effectively enough to kill bed bugs. During the
treatment, we spend much of our time moving things around in
order to make sure everything in the treatment area gets hot
enough. Following the heat treatment, we usually make a
follow-up application of residual insecticides in order to
provide long-term protection.
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4 large heaters and 10 fans are used to produce and distribute heat.
Temperature sensors send continuous data to a computer monitor outside of the treatment area.
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