Heat treatment can clear bed bugs in one day. The crew sets up commercial heaters and fans while wireless sensors track the temperature inside mattresses, cushions and wall edges. Most Glen Ellen homes and guest rooms can be used again that evening.
How Heat Kills Bed Bugs
Bed bugs and their eggs die when held at high temperature long enough, and they cannot build resistance to heat the way they can to some products. Crews generally keep the coolest spots in each room at about 120°F or more for a set time, standing mattresses on edge and moving cushions so heat soaks through.
How the Day Goes
- PrepHeat-sensitive items come out, and heaters, fans and sensors are placed.
- Heat upOver several hours, each room is brought up toward the kill temperature.
- HoldSensor readings are tracked and cushions or bags turned so no cold pocket remains.
- Cool downHeaters shut off, the crew reviews the data and may add a residual along baseboards.
Heat Treatment in Glen Ellen
Innkeepers and rental hosts like heat because a room can often go back on the calendar quickly, and families like it because no pesticide ends up on the beds. The 1940s is the most common build decade in 95442, so the crew should look at the electrical panel before placing heaters, or bring a generator.
Remove These First
- Candles, lipstick, crayons, aerosol cans, medicines, houseplants and pets.
- Wine bottles, oil paintings and anything that could crack, warp or melt.
- Items on the crew's list, such as some electronics.
- Leave clothes and bedding in place unless the crew says otherwise.
Questions About Heat Treatment
Is the house usable again by bedtime?
Usually. Once the rooms cool and the crew signs off, most people are back in their own beds the same evening.
Why not just run the wall heater on high?
The EPA warns that household heaters and space heaters cannot heat a room evenly enough to kill bed bugs, and they can start fires.
How your call is handled: Bed Bug Control CA is a free referral service. When you call or send the form, you are connected with an independent, licensed pest control company that serves Glen Ellen. That company inspects, quotes and does the work.