As a property manager, I had three homes that were infested with bed bugs. No less than four different exterminators failed. Heat treatment worked first time on all three and never returned.
one of the biggest issues with "pesticide exterminators" is not using the right pesticide or not knowing where to apply to be effective. I have been behind many heat treatment exterminators and pesticide exterminators and a mix of the two as well and fixed all their mess-ups by being thorough and choosing the right pesticide for the job. A great deal of exterminators want to pick a "one size fits all" pesticide but in most cases that just isn't the right choice. They want to pick a pesticide that, when applied, can also control ants and roaches and other pests but the most effective pesticide right now is only labeled for bed bugs alone. This causes a lot of inconvenience for the applicator because they have to switch pesticides after or before the job.
My company Uses heat but we does the wall voids such as the electrical sockets and light sockets docs before applying thethat's the 1st step and we. Remove all wicker products out of the home
I had never even seen a bedbug in my life until I was 65 years old and got them. 😩 I sprayed and took care of them myself. It did take a couple months but it's been almost a year since I have had another one! Thank God!
I spent well over a thousand dollars over several years for sprays, foggers, powders, encasements, bed post traps, and yes this included exterminators. I threw out mattresses, furniture, desks, etc... In the end it was all unnecessary. I read up on heat treatments and I might add that there is a lot of negative out there about heat treatments. (it makes me wonder who is negative about it and for what reason) If you are not careless about it and take safety precautions, this will work very well. I safely heated each room of my home up to 140 degrees for 40 minutes and I have been bed bug free for 2 years now. Heat treatments really work. It killed bedbugs and eggs. All the other sprays, foams, traps, foggers, encasements, assessories, and snake oils may help thin out the population.... but I simply cannot argue with the results I got using 1 single heat treatment.
Glen Arnold crossfire is the pesticide to end all pesticides for bedbugs right now. It along with things like alpine WSG are amazing but they are new and most people don’t even know they exist
Heat treatments can be extremely effective for bed bugs. It's all about how you use the heat and the protocols that are followed by the technicians. Not all heat is the same. Propane is different than electric. After doing Heat treatments for nearly 10 years, call back rates are around 5% rather than nearly 10% with traditional treatments. I believe that no matter what the treatment, the treatment is only as good as the person/people applying it. I always recommend that consumers should look into the company (BBB, Online reviews, etc.)....make sure technicians have a certification in the state they are working in.....the company has written service protocols.....the company gives a warranty for their work.
Heat treatment worked no problem for me but I also live in Phoenix az so me and the wife just stayed at an hotel for a few nights and let the house cook
Jason, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln had a bed bug infestation in two dorms and used heat on two high rise dormitories as a last resort before school start and it eliminated the problem.
Then your not doing it right. Im just a costumer who didn't want to spend the $2000+ on a 6 month warranty. I spent the same amount with a lifetime warranty by buying my own equipment. I haven't had a problem with bed bugs since.
When I discovered that I had bed bugs, I threw out my mattress and purchased a high quality, very durable air mattress. I now wake up completely bed bug bite free and the mattress is just as comfortable as any standard mattress I have owned. Now and then new tenants in my building bring along these uninvited guests with them, which results in my bed getting infested again. I simply give the bed linens a thorough hot washing (sometimes twice to be sure), wipe down the surface of the mattress with rubbing alcohol (the surface is all that needs to be wiped down since these little buggers can't get inside the mattress), and again I sleep comfortably without getting a single bed bug bite. As an added precaution I spray the surrounding area where my bed rests with insecticide.
An air mattress is one option. I would like to know your brand because those things are awful on my back haha! Also on your seam comment, that is one thing about a standard mattress, the seams are very bad for bed bugs. I have once or twice opened a seam and found hundreds of bedbugs hiding inside. Air mattresses don't have seams so that is a plus.
The air mattress I purchased is called Simply Sleeper. As with all air mattresses air will escape inevitably causing one to slide off the mattress. In my case that's about once a month, but with just a flip of the switch the mattress can be adjusted to your comfort level within seconds (until the following month). A small price to pay in my opinion. Also, I live in a multi cat household and was concerned that one of my feline room mates might claw a hole in the mattress. The material is very durable and none of my cats have penetrated it as of this writing, and I have observed them clawing at it from time to time. Best of luck to you friend.
Chemical treatment is better, using a combination of Cimexa,Zenprox, or Alpine WSG. Problem with heat treatment is it leaves no residual. Same with tenting with Vikane gas; kills everything in the house, but leaves zero residual to prevent re-occurance. Other problem with heat...if you have any valuable antiques, or like myself,vintage guitars, heat will ruin them, and you can't even take your vintage guitars out of the house because they might be in the cases.
In pest control for three years and got thrown into bed bug work and hundreds of jobs using chemical. My company also does heat. In my opinion both work. One of the main reasons heat will fail to work is that customers will either try to self treat which will drive bud bugs away momentarily to areas a heat treatment won't effectively reach or the customer wait for the population to blow up and there are bed bugs that are a distance away from the treatment area. In both cases chem or heat treatments may fail. Also my company has a generator that powers our heaters so we don't raise a customer's electric bill. Any company using heat and doesn't have a power source....run from.
Bedbugs will die with the heat and that’s a given but like this gentleman said they will hide if they can and it is nearly impossible to get rid of every single one when you’re using the heating treatment
Hi yes I have been battling I bed bugs since I moved here and I noticed that when I clean the walls I covered the holes with caulking and make sure the cracks were filled in and it actually works I covered my daughter's bed with a bed bug protector and then I just clean it I can't use a bed cover yet everything I buy is too expensive it smells really bad and we can't have anything that is chemical due to Medical so I wanted to give advice about just cleaning keeping up on where they like to be at and the walls they can be in the walls I live in an old home and they like to be in the cracks and where there were nails at there were coming out of the nails nail holes so I noticed they don't really talk about that I hope I've helped somebody thank you very much for your time and this video God bless.
Well thanks for your video,but I found that the only thing that worked for us was heat treatment procedure. We had several pest control chemical treatments but they didn't work...tried the heat...bed bugs gone!
The heat worked for us, anything we could pack up was thrown in the box truck to be heated and commercial heaters were used in the house. We sprayed afterwards with essential oils and pyrethrins after the heat treat and have not seen a bed bug since.
Respectfully disagree with your assessment. Heat does work if done properly and in conjunction with treatment and follow up. Take a look at research from Va Tech, Dr. Deni Miller. Research has shown that chemical resistance has increased with bedbugs making chemical alone very difficult. Any treatment type done improperly will fail.
I agree, I have been behind chemical applicators as well who have done AWFUL jobs but I have been behind more who have done improper heat treatments. I have no problem what so ever eliminating bed bugs with chemical application though but maybe this is because of my extensive experience. I do not use heat treatments because chemical has yet to fail me. I would be more inclined to use heat treatments if my applications ceased to work.
This is his way to get his business getting more customers it is biased, but logical though never mentioned so many house types have different insulation and the type of exterior walls ect. So many factors...
Bed bug heat treatments can work if done right. However, a lot of the negative aspects he shares are accurate. Personally I feel you are better off with a spray treatment. Bed bugs are smart critters so the escape tactics bed bugs use that he explains in the video sounds accurate. From my experience, a spray treatment done properly along with bed bug powder is the most powerful way to fully eliminate bed bugs.
My Apartment complex are charged me 900.00 for a heat Treatment which i feel i shold not have too be Responsible for i haven't had any pest Control in my unit for 2yrs and i dont feel that its fair the previous landlord was fired for theft and has neglected all the units .it actually sad how they dont do their jobs and exspect for struggling ppl to pay up.
Totally but respectful disagree, i am not a pro at all, but by watching TH-cam videos and doing a little research on my on, i completely treated my parents home 3 years ago by myself, using rented kerosene heaters and a few fans, no return of bugs since. Heat works period.
one good trap . use barrier cups , next get a mouse aquarium. leave the top off and keep it by your bed with some painters tape on the outside so bedbugs can climb up. the bedbugs climb up and in after the mice c02 plus once in they cant climb out of the glass and the mice love bedbugs its like a steak dinner to them. may sound cruel but it works and is echo friendly. I learned this from my family in wv, its called the hillbilly bedbug trap and it works even when your out work. I'm working on a patent on this also.
I would say it might be a little extreme to say heat treatments don't work. I have seen them work really well in many situations. However I agree with most of what is being said here. We use chemical and we have never had a problem controlling them. We looked into heat but we have just never needed it. I agree 100% with what you are saying about customers being shocked at a low price. I think some of the crazy prices we are seeing are high just because they can be, The big secret in the pest control business is that bedbugs are not all that much more difficult to get rid of than roaches. Heat treatments are way too expensive and I have seen them fail.
AAA Exterminating Co. What is the starting pay for a pest control tech? My job of 17 years is seeing major change for the worst and I am interested in learning a new career. I was just wondering if I might be able to survive on the pay to get started?
these evil little critters can be killed by heat treatment if it is done correctly. I heat to 165F indoors, during a west Texas summer. also, these bugs only start to freak out at 118 degrees in the room.. at 121 degrees, they stop moving and die. basically, turn the house into a convection oven :D the idea is once you have the house heated, change the pattern of the fans to focus on the walls. I have never had a callback for bedbugs. it takes a solid 12-15 hours, depending on sq ft, but I do agree on the cost. I generally charge around $1 per sq ft. no spiders, no ants, nothing kicking in those homes I treated. other companies that are bigger charge so many thousands of dollars. it takes one guy, with the investment of an awesome heat system, and the intent on getting rid of these things. I got into it because I had bedbugs 3 times in my adult life and I went through hell to get rid of them.
Unpopular opinion: How about you choose treatment method, combination, length, consistency, and all other factors based on the type of residence and severity of infestation? I think that's having the customer's best outcome and wallets in consideration.
I am performing a heat treatment tomorrow! I borrowed some diesel heat equipment from a frind in restoration! I hope your wrong bc I have already spent to much on pest control for them to fail me after they cleared my house.... 3 weeks later they are back. The equipment I am using moves 700cu ft min and is capable of a 120f temp rise. I have treated the house my self over the last 3 weeks with chemicals which seem to work as I haven't seen any signs of them in 2 weeks. Doing the heat treatment as a caution to hopefully kill any remAining eggs or bed bugs
in 3.5 years, we have completed 642 Bed Bug Heat Treatments here in North Texas. of that number, we have had some call backs... about 4.2 percent. That is why reputable companies give a warranty. How many times have you completed an entire treatment in one day without ever having to go back? likely not many... or never. If a company knows what they are doing, there will not be any issues with the treatment or outcome.
I respectfully disagree! For years we performed chemical alone, then heat alone., The IPM approach (chem and heat) works best. The chemical is used to establish zones they must cross to get away from the heat. After 100s of treatments our data shows if you have Cimex. activity 3 months after a properly done heat treatment. It is a new infestation because the egg to adult cycle is approximately 5 weeks with nymphs needing to feed every week between molts. If there is a meal nearby, adults and nymphs will feed every single day or week at the longest. With chemical only treatments, however, they can survive for several months inside a mattress/boxspring cover until it is compromised then emerge and eat. If done properly by experienced techs, the heat treatment works fine every time. If you warranty beyond 5-6 weeks and the client does not change their habits, who they hang with, who comes to their home, etc, and the source of initial infestation is never pinpointed, they will get reinfested, and you will perform retreats forever! By the way I'm a newbie, just started in the pest biz 30 years ago!
The reason I made this video is not to "bash" heat treatments. The point is to show that there are other options out there that may be less expensive. I work for many customers who just cannot afford heat treatments. What do we, as professionals, do for those people? At the end of the day we are paid to help someone eliminate their problem and if they can't afford heat and are ok with a longer elimination period then I see nothing wrong with residual sprays alone. They do work but require patience. I would hope when treating for fleas you instruct your customers it can take at least 21 days for results. I feel if one is able to wait 21 days for fleas they can wait a few days and save so much money over heat. For those unable to wait, they should hire a heat treatment pest control technician but be warned if the heat treatment does NOT work then be prepared to wait for the chemicals to do their job.
I think that in some cases, it is nearly impossible to get rid of them even with a combination of heat and residual chemical treatments. If the clutter is too thick, the heat won't work because there are too many cold pockets. And if the residence is structurally unsound, the cracks in the walls, floor, ceilings, etc can give the little bastards even more places to hide. Have you ever come across a hopeless case?
Cecil Hammerton that's what I'm worried about in my particular instance. Of course I'm probably overthinking the situation and i know I'm EXTREMELY paranoid, but i just moved into an older home that we were not aware had bed bugs. This home sat vacant for a year right before my family moved in, but bed bugs are capable of living for up to 18 months without feeding. They can basically hibernate. I know we did not have bed bugs in our previous home we lived there for 16 years with no insect problems. The first time i was bitten was the 2nd night we were in this house. Over the past six weeks we've come to the conclusion there are bed bugs here and we've now finally seen a few, so it's now confirmed. This old house has gaps in the base boards and floor boards and an attached garage/laundry room, so I'm freaking out we won't be able to solve the problem even with a thorough heat treatment. It's a massive concern to me.
If you guys arent killing them when you do the heat treatment then youre doing it wrong. Grant it, heat isnt for every home, but it is for most. I use heat all the time and have excellent feedback from all customers. Its all in the prep work!
Justin Timmons this video isn't so much that heat treatments fail always, it is to show that there are alternative methods that are just as successful and in my cases way more cost effective.
I would have to disagree we had our house heated and they kept it headed for awhile and checked for cold spots. It wasn't that expensive, pretty much the same amount it was for termites. Termites being fumigated rather then roasted of course. It's been a few years since then and we've had a few outbreaks in our neighborhood and the only one who didn't have success was teh one who tried the chemical approach. Not saying it doesn't work but sometimes you can't find where every little bugger is hiding.
The reason chemical treatments work every time, when done correctly, is because you bait them out. Bedbugs have to feed on a host and if they MUST crawl over pesticide to get into your bed for a meal they WILL die. It's like sitting a piece of chocolate cake on a table and then telling the toddler not to eat it..eventually they will take a bite
I had my house inspected today. There were only a few the guy found didn't look like a full blown infestation and it was only in one room, (my bedroom) I'm worried about doing a chemical treatment due to the fact that I'm pregnant and I don't know how toxic it is and id really like to get back into sleeping in my own room. So we agreed on heat treatment for 2 days from now... We're doing my.room and the room next to it even though none were found there just for precautions... Is it accurate? Its a trailer that's about 2 years old brand new when we bought it. What would you recommend? Honestly? I'd be for chemicals but I'm not sure if that's even an option. Especially considering there were only a few.... Visible and some encasements.
Agree, but disagree. Heat treatments without the proper fans to confuse the bugs can let them escape to cool areas. The key is having the fans move the hot air in a way the bugs do not know where cooler air is, and when its done right the bugs run around in circles and die. Not a pro but I have seen it work. People move these bugs around, they Do not move into hotel rooms, people bring them there. So if you brought them into your own home once, it is possible to do it again.
I agree that heat treatments work sometimes. My stance is if a liquid application is successful and a fraction of the cost for the customers then it is in their best interest to go that route.
Thanks for the video. In the context of an apartment - would you say bedbugs would be more likely to climb UP or DOWN the walls? or to a next door/ADJACENT apartment? Assuming no cracks in the walls, I would be inclined to believe DOWN away from the heat which rises? What're your thoughts?
I have a question?? Is there anyway I can get rid of bed bugs on my own? What’s really unusual about my situation is I’m not getting bit at all. My brother whom sleeps in my guest room is getting bit. And I haven’t seen not one BB, but my grandma said she did see one and killed it. Is it ever possible if it’s not highly infested and it’s just a small problem, can it be self treated? Or Do I need a specialist? I’m on low income.
could you answer this plz? I can't afford an exterminator but if I throw the mattresses, clutter, remove clothing and vac as many and best I can. spray with a beg bug bully product, then bomb with a bed bug bomb. then use a propane room torch to heat treat after do you think that will do it? I have 2 upstairs rooms were they are one really small one mid size and a tiny bathroom mind you I'm in an apartment
All of the companies local here, do not warranty their work. I don't know where you are from but every customer who has asked me to come in and help them with their bed bug situation has been out thousands of dollars with no help from my competitors. Without naming names, because I don't believe in bad mouthing my competitors, several different big named companies are this way.
Same here bro. Especially in apartment ( Wont work !! ) and they want $900 at least per apartment unit. ( My friend has the heating unit machine ) Friends or family will bring them back to your home. Good luck... I use Tenguard sfr, Transport, Demand cs or Bithor SC. Which chemical you use that gives you the best results?
Pedro Brandao I used it once and didn't get good results too expensive. went back to use in demand with the B&G P.A.S. portable air system $600 works great.
Jose Sevilla Demand is good too, but remember most of the time customers don't do what they suppose to, then it might take some time to be effectively. Preparation is the key of success
Excellent Video in my point of view usually I treat with B&G or ULV fogger machine with temprid,(Depends on the situation) and DeltaDust on outlets, and I treat everywhere in the house, to be honest its doing great down here in FL, can't complaint at all even thought a lot of people told me its not effective, its working for me like a charm and a lot of happy customers, and I agree with you on the video so expensive for no precision.
I agree with you to some extent. Understand, bed bug hot spots require heat up to 140 to 150 degrees. Videos show bed bugs exposed at this high heat shows bed bugs die within seconds.
I experienced bed bugs in my house recently and researched while eradicating them. We did fogs, egg sprays and high heat dryer for linens. Our infestation was not widespread after further investigation. The best course of action. Was diatomaceous earth forming wall barriers around the house. Large infestations will require heat at the source at 140 plus for extreme radification because of the shear numbers of bugs. Also, getting rid of your mattress and other furniture if extreme condition exist. We spent 3 months with using vinegar and water, which kills live bed bugs, but not eggs. Sprays, which kill eggs but needs a direct spray if you can see them. Insurance that if eggs hatched again was to form perimeters around the hot spot with diatomaceous earth. Brilliant!
One more tip...look for bed bug nests. Tipically between fasteners from bed frame to head board. Also, fasteners on a platform frame. Separate bed base from platform during treatment and after treatment for several months to ensure eradication.
Hello! I have bats in my attic and I think we have bat bugs, not bed bugs. I bought cross fire, but should I focus more on the ceiling trim instead of baseboards? All help is appreciated!!!!
I would first start by making sure weather they are bed or bat bugs. Put one under a microscope and see if it has long hairs up by the head. Bat bugs have longer hairs there. If bat bugs you will first have to have the bats removed and insulation replaced. If the bugs have made it down into your home they should be treated exactly the same as if bedbugs.
Hi Jason once again coming for more advice lol. Had a scare last night. We got to our hotel and I did my disinfect the room and then was about to check the bed for bed bugs when directly on the bedspread was a bedbug. I freaked a bit called front desk and got moved to another room. Thankfully none found in this room. My question is what should I do to prevent any possible hitchhiking in my luggage since we were in that room for twenty minutes. I know it's probably an over reaction and having to take a chill pill was a bit crazy but the thought of bugs that multiply like crazy feed on humans and hitchhike makes me freak just a bit. From now on I will be checking room before moving my belongings into it.
I know this is late advise but #1 NEVER bring your luggage into a room until you search for bugs first. If you have to, put it into the BATHTUB until your search is complete. #2 always search for bugs first and then disinfect the room (if you feel you must) #3 its unfortunate but when you come home, quarantine your bags because you can get bugs from anywhere. Airplanes, buses, libraries, restaurants. Anywhere infected people go, they can spread the bugs to. Hotels are always the first to get blamed but you can get them from literally anywhere.
How do you get rid of bed bugs that may be possibly invisible off of older pictures? I am currently prepping for treating my apartment. Is there a way to be sure that there are no invisible eggs on them or nymphs without damaging the picture (8x10s of deceased parents and album photos)? Do I need to store them for about 2 years in a sealed bag no matter what? I don't want to unpack the photos and possibly be re-infested after treatment...what do I do? I thought I saw small amount of specks on the back of one, but nothing else. I check ALL specks now because of this.....Thanks for your videos.
impressive video , thank you ,,,,,,,,, 40 year exterminator here in Canada and I can echo much of what you say ...... i feel terrible for people that hire me after they spend hard earned money on a failed heat treatment, ....... well done clip,
Dudley Gordon I agree. Alaskan owned company here and I'm thinking it must be our northern habits of building structures with a lot of concrete. They absorb so much heat. We offer a 90 day warranty using a combination of chemical and mechanical. I fly technicians out to rural areas a lot and good luck getting all your heat equipment out to these places.
"a failed heat treatment" is exactly the problem. There are plenty of "failed chemical treatments" as well. It's unfortunate that our industry has so many bad actors who are only focused on the payment and not the results. A heat treatment for a severe infestation combined with a chemical/physical prevention and education of the customer is the most successful treatment there is. Sure it's expensive but it's worth it for large/severe infestations. I wouldn't sell a minimal infestation as a heat treatment but unfortunately many companies will, or use alternative treatments to deal with it. Bed bugs require an effective treatment along with education for the customer on how to prevent reinfestation.
I would think it can with combustable materials that are in a pressurized can but from what I have read the heat is around 130-150 degrees or so which is not nearly enough to make cloth burst into flame or anything but any pressurized canister like hairspray could pop but it would need a flame to actually ignite. Note I am not a pest control professional I am just looking to get rid of some bugs.
I don’t manufacture or sell pesticides I only have links to places people can trust to purchase pesticides that work. I know heat doesn’t work because I do this for a living every day and have for over 30 years of my life. Pay the high prices of heat treatments. I will still be here when it doesn’t work so you can find options that will work.
I’ve never infested my home with bedbugs but I did bring an egg home once on my pant leg. I noticed it when I was getting out of the truck and undressed before entering the house lol
For obvious reasons I won’t disclose who I work for but I have been in the past control industry for over 10 years and I have been doing heat treatments it absolutely works 100% if done properly a lot of stuff that was mentioned in this video is untrue yes they can go into the wall voids but if you keep the temperature high enough for a long enough period of time they can’t escape it.
Not to mention it will crack baseboards, ruin wallpaper, cause paint to peel and even in extreme cases burn down homes. But hey gotta get those high sales commissions!
typical sales rep. Many people gonna fix the problem themselves with crossfire. no expensive treatments or strange people in your house making comments or hidden videos of your private stuff.
you should check out electric heat treatment because it heats slowly therefor like frog in boiling water by the time they realize its to late i do work in this industry and know for a fact it works
The frog can't jump out of a pot of water. No home is without nooks and crannies and escape routes for a bug that can fit through a credit card sized orifice. A home couldn't possibly hope to be as escape proof to the bedbug as the pot is to the frog. If a bedbug can run, it will. Maybe in the banjo belt where y'all have 1 inch of insulation, heat may work. Up here in the New England we have 6 inches or more of insulation. I live in an older building with countless cracks. In my building, if you tried heat only, I'd wager you'd epically fail.
Wtf with this frog shit man? Let him go use a different phrase, every thing heats up from o to boiling point. You’re really not making the sense that you think you are.
something is biting me, past 3 years, i have had exterminators come out and they all tell me, man, i dont see any bed bugs or any signs of any. Ive never seen any either, i think i have fleas, they only bite me at night most of the time and ONLY IN june july aug, hottest months, i need some help, ive tried everything. thanks for any advice from anyone, thanks to anyone with help!!
it does sound like fleas. What you wanna do is treat the floors with a flea chemical and then vacuum the floors daily for 21 days. If you are still being bit reapply and do the same thing for another 21 days
Green Akers Pest Control LLC Thanks the reason why I ask is that I just got a new dog 3 months ago and had nothing but flea infestations that I can't see ..... I think there fleas or mites?
My mother had them spent over 1000$ on chemicals by a respectable exterminator. And still had them we got it heat treated for her one time time and they was gone. So heat treat does work and had other exterminator say heat treat is the only way to get rid of them...
A lot of exterminators claim heat is the only way to kill bedbugs. Heat = $$$$$$ and that’s why. Ive been killing bedbugs for YEARS and have never used heat
Ok man heres my comment. Imagine commercial fishing boats, 200 boats, moored close to one another, fishermen going from boat to boat, each boat has sleeping quarters 4 to 6 bunks in a small room, all infested with bed bugs. Whats your advice for people who have to work on these boats like if you had to live on the boat for 2 months at a time while you were on board and oit at sea what would you do before leaving port you have like 3 days then your out to sea. What would you do in port before leaving, what would you bring, and what would you do while out at sea?
i had bedbugs and it was bad, i bought a steam cleaner that goes 180 degrees, i can tell you this i got no more bedbugs, its been 7 months and i havent seen one bug, So im sorry but youre wrong. i heat treat my home at least once or twice a month so unless your doing it wrong or not doing something right.
I am glad you were able to eliminate your problem. Sometimes heat treatments get lucky. I have been behind a great deal of professionals though who claim to be able to do the job you did but didn't. This causes a huge expense for the customer who now has to pay for ANOTHER treatment. This is why I am so hard on heat treatments.
Thanks...you said it right there though. "If done right and often" the problems I am running into is that a great deal of pest control professionals don't follow that golden rule in heat treatments.
Why not use heat and chemicals to just overload those little assholes with every option so that they are gone for good? I recently found bed bugs in my couch and bed and instantly bought eco raider, 91% rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle, the earth powder, glue traps, mattress and box spring encasings, detectors and on Wednesday Jan 24th 2018 doing a heat treatment (apartment complex is paying for it) and the chemical spray after the heat treatment. I want these bastards gone. I haven't seen any around on or in my couches but i did kill one close to the ceiling and behind my tv and they seemed to be in the 3rd stage. I haven't found any old 5 stage bed bugs. I literally started and found these bastards 3 days ago using rubbing alcohol and bagging my clothes and the dryer have become my new best friends. Am i on the right track?
The reason I made this video was because of the mistreatment of customers by pest control professionals who believe that heat is the end all solution to bed bug problems. I disagree totally that is not the right way to eliminate bedbugs
Consider where people watch movies in their homes. Either on sofas or in bed. Then they lay that little box down for their bed bugs to crawl in. They return it to red box then you rent it. Do you wonder why bed bugs are the fastest growing infestation in America?
I live in New Zealand, and just recently found out that my house has bed bugs. I rang up one pest exterminator he recommended a full heat treatment for the house and said it would cost $6000-$7000NZD. then he said there was no grantee... I was like fuck that. Then I rang another exterminator who recommended fogging the house, then changed his mind and said that he will spray the certain areas instead, Still yet to get a quote. but I feel like im not going to get rid of these bedbugs
Good luck! If you use my form on my website I can send you some information. I am not sure what kinds of chemicals they have in NZ but I wish you all the best!
Can diatomaceous earth kill bed bugs? I use it for fleas + vacuuming and it it works great! I keep the DE brushed into cracks between walls & baseboards & around the outside.
I’ve been batting these decedents from hell for five months. Being the only female in my house these creatures only bite me and I’m allergic to their bites. I had a heat treatment and started getting bites a week later. I called the company back out and they sprayed and the biting NEVER stopped. This company uses a dog to smell for the bugs. The dog smelled bugs on its first visit thus resulting me to higher them but the dog didn’t smell any thing in my house during the follow up visit or when I called them back out. I recently finally found one of the bugs also a few shells and contacted the company and they gave me the cold shoulder and refuse to help me. 620.00 down the drain. I think your right if the person doing the work doesn’t know how to properly treat these creatures the problem will persist.
I have a business that’s 2,500 square feet in which is a store front and a apartment in one... there’s not real rooms besides the bathroom upstairs and the rest is pretty much put together. What can I do since I have so much clutter here too 😥
Every person has their own opinion. We use heat an have had 95% success rate. We have also done heat treat on houses where chemical treatment was performed but ineffective. Also there have been few times where another company used heat treatment but weeks later found bed bugs again. We heat house at 145 degrees for 6 -8 hours all rooms heated. No electronics have ever been damaged by the heat. We give a list to customer to remove any items that could be effected by the heat, candles, medications, aerosols, lighters etc. I wish we lived in your area or market with 2,000.00-3,000.00 heat treats. Our average is under 1,000.00. We have a one time heat for lesser amount or 90 day warranty for a reasonable fee.
I've never had a complaint. I also don't list with them and I'm not paying 99 a month just to use their logo. We at Green Akers don't believe in extortion.
Thanks for the information. I have a few questions, if you wouldn't mind taking the time to answer them. I would greatly appreciate it. I've dealt with fleas before. Going over someones house and realizing they have fleas and then ultimately bringing them home. I can deal with fleas, that's not a problem. However, about a week ago I had a friend come over and he waited until he was at my house sleeping on my couch to tell me that his old house had bed bugs and he had bed bug bites on his legs. He said it was two houses ago and that he got rid of his bed. I'm not sure what other furniture they got rid of. Right now I've noticed a few fleas. (I know they're fleas because they jump and I can't see them.) Anyway, I may be just paranoid, but I'm afraid of getting bed bugs. I've inspected my furniture and such thoroughly and see no signs of bed bugs, just some flea eggs out in the open. I dry out the eggs and throw them away. Anything I can do to help prevent an initial infestation of bed bugs? Better safe than sorry. My next question is as an exterminator what precautions do you take in order to not bring pests home with you? I would like to take those same precautions. My final question is from your experience which chemicals and methods work the best for a bed bug treatment? There is a lot of inaccurate information on the internet, so I'm hoping to hear from someone with your experience. Thanks.
*I would also like to note that he said they realized them pretty quickly and his mom called an exterminator and did a lot of other treatments. (I didn't get the specifics.) Even dealing with just fleas makes me want to seclude myself because the potential of aquiring an infestation is too risky.
Your questions may go better answered over the phone. I am always available if you need anything answered. Give me a call my number is on my website. Greenakerspc.com
What is that crawly feeling on my skin? The apartments said they are babies. When I spay or Heat they go away. I have had them 3 times in my HUD apartment Building in Northern Oklahoma.
You can see bed bugs if that’s what is crawling on you. It may be a mite or flea on you. In that case the spray will kill them if they are what’s coming after you
Can you give me an example of why pesticides would not work? My friend had a pest control company come in 2 months ago and at first she thought it worked but recently found live ones the other day
Jason the only chemical treatment I've researched that is 100% effective (but not overnight; it's supposed to take 4-5 weeks) AND safe is Beauveria Bassiana, that works vaguely the way Combat does (the bugs are infected, bring the infection back to the hiding places and infect all the others). What can you tell us about this - do _you_ use this?
@@GreenAkersPC ....which the (nanny state) govt _won't_ let me buy. Thanks anyway, Jason, I appreciate the quick response - and merry Christmas to you.
hey, Jason! can you help me with advice on what Insurance I need for my business and any other useful advice I have my bedbug, roaches I think its the basic exterminating license, but yeah anything would Help.
So sorry :-( I know that heat is pushed by a lot of exterminators but when this video was made it was pretty bad…now 5 years later a lot more exterminators like me are around who hate heat
Hi i would like to use heat to treat my furniture. What material can u use to insulate the future? I was thinking of using a tent and a couple hair dryers to heat treat my couch.
isopropyl alcohol in a spry bottle kills them on contact, i had a minor breakout after helping a friend move, well i went to the dollar store and bought 20 bottles of alcohol put in a medium size sprayer and sprayed down my bedroom and continued to spray. my mattress every night and they died on contact. it took me about 2 or 3 weeks and. they never came back....
And parking in direct sunlight and allowing the van to heat up doesn't kill the bugs? I would think that in your instance heat treatments would work because there is no place the bugs can retreat to
I was thinking that too. I am going to give it a try and also put a space heater in there on hi too help in the heat of the day. I'm praying this works I'm so tired of covering up every inch of my body so I don't get bit while sleeping. Thank you for responding.
Hey I have a few questions. My mom's apartment is getting bad. They got it sprayed and now they find some on the ceiling. Anyways, I was told they were gone so I went to her place for 15 mins. . I moved into my sisters and after I went to my mother's I had a nap at my sisters and woke up and saw a beatle . I went to grab it and it exploded blood . So I knew it was a bed bug. I have like 12 bites in a straight thine almost along my waist line by my boxers. I haven't found a single other bedbug anywhere. But I'm starting to get tiny little marks smd itchy. But nothing like the big odd shaped red itchy bites on my stomach. Is it more likely I am alergic to the laundry soap that I'm not use to? Since I can't see a single one and I vacuumed the bed and washed everything. Now I'm getting itchy all over like a sharp itchy and if I keep scratching I get tiny little bumps. Please respond! I've never dealt with this in my life. P.s. my sister bought my mom lavander bed bug spray (think it's lavander) and the guy that came in to spray the apartment said he found a lot that were dead. Do you think the spray works? It was a cheap 10 dollar spray
You may be allergic to the detergent. I would keep up watching for the bed bugs though because nymphs are very small and you may not catch them right away. As far as the lavender spray.... I have no idea on its ability to kill bugs. My first guess would be no but there may be other filler type chemicals in the spray that will kill the bugs like salt or boric acid
This is why they go in with visual heat-cold detection scanners to find cold spots & fix the heat to those spots.I have known 2 people to use heat treatment & while it was exspensive it was effective first time around for both places.Wjth chemicals it works out to the same in money because chemical treatment needs to be done 2-3 times & some times more.Bed bugs have built up resistence to chemicals even with DDT which is banned they have built resistence to that as well.
I don't know what cross fire is,but if it works & is cheaper than heat than I am all for it.I have a bug phobia especially with bed bugs so if i ever get them (God for bid) I will give you a call.I have always had dogs & use Advantage flea drops once a month & works great,my 3 year old shepherd Has never felt a flea bite for his whole young life.Just for good measure I also use (once a year in summer) some thing called Zodiak flea spray that is for his bedding & the house.The one thing i noticed about this stuff is that it just didn't kill flea's it seemed to kill every insect in the house Spiders Beatles etc ,my question is do you think this would work for bed bugs?
cyril layman I don't believe that the Zodiac flea spray will help with bed bugs because it is mostly pyrethrins and the methoprene is a growth regulator which is for the reproductive cycle of the flea. Crossfire is a neonicotinoid which is why it works so well on bed bugs.
I have been fighting bed bugs for a month now. I have been using sprays, fogs, and dust. Nothing is working. I check my dressers they aren't in my dressers but I have an air mattress on my bed frame. The air mattress is covered but I tried everything that I could think of. I don't want to get rid of my bed frame I already got rid of my actual mattress. They only come out after 12 am. I am scared that they have gotten into the wall in my room. I am desperate. I live with my mother in a trailer. But they are only in my room. It's been months I'm only seeing 1-3 at a time. When I think I almost killed them I will see one more or just some babies. I can't afford an exterminator. Mom won't help me pay and I only get $200-$300 a week which I am still paying other bills. Help
My mother also says the only reason why I have them is cause I'm a nasty person. I tried to explain to her that they don't care if that house is clean or dirty. They just go for anything that they can feed on. But she won't listen to me therefore which leads to where I am the only one trying to get rid of them due to no help besides my boyfriend.
I live in a apartment. I watched your video. I have 3 walls that are outside walls. The management is going to do a heat treatment. Is that going to work for my apartment? Do I need to move? Please I am so stressed out about all of this.
A lot of companies do heat. I don’t because I see so many houses where it fails. There are some companies who can do heat just fine and it works for them. If management is paying for it then let them and see what happens.
Please don't take this as am attack on what you're saying...it's not meant you sound that way. But for you to say it doesn't work in the title, is contradictory to what you are saying. You mention many times that heat DOES kill them, yet you say it DOESN'T in your title. The heat, 100%, does kill bed bugs. I've had it done. That being said, what you've mentioned about the inside of the walls is also 100% accurate. This is a tough topic as everyone's opinion is always the best in their eyes. I personally believe it's more of a case by case basis. For older homes that have R-32 rated, or less, the heat does in fact heat the inside of the walls sufficiently. This I know, because I was the maintenance tech at an apartment complex that used the R-32. After the EXPENSIVE ($249.99 per room) treatment was finished, I removed most of the walls of drywall and insulation to upgrade insulation and to water seal the exterior walls internally, and I never saw a single living bed bug. So I think your title is a bit misleading. I'm not saying you are wrong about the bugs trying to get to cooler areas (it's your profession and I don't question your knowledge at all), but the heat does kill them 100%. It just doesn't get every nook and cranny hot enough. Plus, adding to what you are saying, an extreme infestation typically involves more than one property, so the property being treated needs, also, to be sealed better to help keep them from returning. I hope you didn't take this wrong, as I'm not trying to tell you how to do your profession, rather I just felt like there should be more added to what you are saying, for clarity, so people can better make a decision. Some exterminators do bed bug removal correctly, and others (the idiots you are actually referring to I'm betting) only half ass do the job. Anyway, keep the videos coming cuz yours are more informative than many others are. Keep up the good work!
Scott Tracy many people selling heat treatments mean well but fall for the sales pitch of the machines. Most heat machines do not heat the room effectively and can damage personal belongings. I have pictures of hair spray cans that become rockets and explode through walls
i killed the bed bug infestation i had through out my home thanks to my kids and it took about 4 months to notice so of course they got transfered. i used a stramer that cost for £30 and steamed my carpets,curtains,sofas,cushions and mattresses every 2 days for 4 weeks and they were gone. so yes HEAT does work and it does not have to empty your pocket either
Nice job throwing your kids under the bus. Bed bugs can come from anyone, be anywhere. You could bring them home from work or your "blame our kids for everything" club. How can you possibly blame your kids? Do you not keep them clean? DO you not wash thier clothes? Do you not require them to bathe? Do you let them run wild through the forests or streets of the city? Im not saying you are at fault but to blame your kids is just pathetic.
@@Jakilyn well thats a good point though it possible the parents might be bothered by the bugs way more than the kids would. If both parents had them it wouldn't be too hard to put 2 and 2 together and either fix the problem or if hostile, blame each other for it.
An exterminator told us to put all our stuff in a uhaul and heat it up to 135 degrees. Where can I get one of those heat machines? Or what can we use to heat it up?
Holly Newman I don't really use heat machines but from what I understand about them there should be decent space for the circulation of the hot air. Now if you don't have many things this idea could work with the right size truck. Some of the people here who are more experienced than I am with heat may be able to help you out.
Green Akers Pest Control LLC we are not taking any of our furniture. just our tvs, clothes, file cabinet, dishes, deep freezer, washer and dryer, household things like knick knacks and towels etc. we are leaving all living room furniture and beds behind. we are moving to another place. the apt complex we live in is totally infested. I even had to go to the doctor because I had a bed bug in my ear. I'm sick of my kids getting bitten. the landlord will not do anything.
wow that is awful but I do hear these stories far too often. I hope where you move to is better about pest control. To answer your question it may work heating the truck to a good temperature but be sure the heat will not damage pictures, televisions etc because some flat screens will say right on the instruction sheet not to allow them to get above 116 degrees
I think if the televisions are messed up because of the heat it will void your warranty..but I know of exterminators who treat with heat and do not damage appliances. I guess it's up to you
As a property manager, I had three homes that were infested with bed bugs. No less than four different exterminators failed. Heat treatment worked first time on all three and never returned.
one of the biggest issues with "pesticide exterminators" is not using the right pesticide or not knowing where to apply to be effective. I have been behind many heat treatment exterminators and pesticide exterminators and a mix of the two as well and fixed all their mess-ups by being thorough and choosing the right pesticide for the job.
A great deal of exterminators want to pick a "one size fits all" pesticide but in most cases that just isn't the right choice. They want to pick a pesticide that, when applied, can also control ants and roaches and other pests but the most effective pesticide right now is only labeled for bed bugs alone. This causes a lot of inconvenience for the applicator because they have to switch pesticides after or before the job.
Military uses heat in barracks for BB.
My company Uses heat but we does the wall voids such as the electrical sockets and light sockets docs before applying thethat's the 1st step and we. Remove all wicker products out of the home
Yes I had a heat treatment on my apartment and so far no Bugs!!!
@@GreenAkersPCCan you do a video on the difference between bedbugs and batbugs?
I had never even seen a bedbug in my life until I was 65 years old and got them. 😩
I sprayed and took care of them myself. It did take a couple months but it's been almost a year since I have had another one! Thank God!
I spent well over a thousand dollars over several years for sprays, foggers, powders, encasements, bed post traps, and yes this included exterminators. I threw out mattresses, furniture, desks, etc... In the end it was all unnecessary. I read up on heat treatments and I might add that there is a lot of negative out there about heat treatments. (it makes me wonder who is negative about it and for what reason) If you are not careless about it and take safety precautions, this will work very well. I safely heated each room of my home up to 140 degrees for 40 minutes and I have been bed bug free for 2 years now. Heat treatments really work. It killed bedbugs and eggs. All the other sprays, foams, traps, foggers, encasements, assessories, and snake oils may help thin out the population.... but I simply cannot argue with the results I got using 1 single heat treatment.
Glen Arnold crossfire is the pesticide to end all pesticides for bedbugs right now. It along with things like alpine WSG are amazing but they are new and most people don’t even know they exist
Green Akers Pest Control LLC so should I buy that pesticide to treat my own hone or call a exterminator?
Heat treatments can be extremely effective for bed bugs. It's all about how you use the heat and the protocols that are followed by the technicians. Not all heat is the same. Propane is different than electric. After doing Heat treatments for nearly 10 years, call back rates are around 5% rather than nearly 10% with traditional treatments. I believe that no matter what the treatment, the treatment is only as good as the person/people applying it. I always recommend that consumers should look into the company (BBB, Online reviews, etc.)....make sure technicians have a certification in the state they are working in.....the company has written service protocols.....the company gives a warranty for their work.
That sounds good BUT heat treatment is still too damn EXPENSIVE!!
I would run, not walk away, from any company that offers a guarantee 💯
Heat treatment worked no problem for me but I also live in Phoenix az so me and the wife just stayed at an hotel for a few nights and let the house cook
Jason, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln had a bed bug infestation in two dorms and used heat on two high rise dormitories as a last resort before school start and it eliminated the problem.
jonnsmith180 everyone gets lucky sometimes
Then your not doing it right. Im just a costumer who didn't want to spend the $2000+ on a 6 month warranty. I spent the same amount with a lifetime warranty by buying my own equipment. I haven't had a problem with bed bugs since.
When I discovered that I had bed bugs, I threw out my mattress and purchased a high quality, very durable air mattress. I now wake up completely bed bug bite free and the mattress is just as comfortable as any standard mattress I have owned. Now and then new tenants in my building bring along these uninvited guests with them, which results in my bed getting infested again. I simply give the bed linens a thorough hot washing (sometimes twice to be sure), wipe down the surface of the mattress with rubbing alcohol (the surface is all that needs to be wiped down since these little buggers can't get inside the mattress), and again I sleep comfortably without getting a single bed bug bite. As an added precaution I spray the surrounding area where my bed rests with insecticide.
An air mattress is one option. I would like to know your brand because those things are awful on my back haha! Also on your seam comment, that is one thing about a standard mattress, the seams are very bad for bed bugs. I have once or twice opened a seam and found hundreds of bedbugs hiding inside. Air mattresses don't have seams so that is a plus.
The air mattress I purchased is called Simply Sleeper. As with all air mattresses air will escape inevitably causing one to slide off the mattress. In my case that's about once a month, but with just a flip of the switch the mattress can be adjusted to your comfort level within seconds (until the following month). A small price to pay in my opinion. Also, I live in a multi cat household and was concerned that one of my feline room mates might claw a hole in the mattress. The material is very durable and none of my cats have penetrated it as of this writing, and I have observed them clawing at it from time to time. Best of luck to you friend.
Chemical treatment is better, using a combination of Cimexa,Zenprox, or Alpine WSG. Problem with heat treatment is it leaves no residual. Same with tenting with Vikane gas; kills everything in the house, but leaves zero residual to prevent re-occurance. Other problem with heat...if you have any valuable antiques, or like myself,vintage guitars, heat will ruin them, and you can't even take your vintage guitars out of the house because they might be in the cases.
In pest control for three years and got thrown into bed bug work and hundreds of jobs using chemical. My company also does heat. In my opinion both work. One of the main reasons heat will fail to work is that customers will either try to self treat which will drive bud bugs away momentarily to areas a heat treatment won't effectively reach or the customer wait for the population to blow up and there are bed bugs that are a distance away from the treatment area. In both cases chem or heat treatments may fail. Also my company has a generator that powers our heaters so we don't raise a customer's electric bill. Any company using heat and doesn't have a power source....run from.
Bedbugs will die with the heat and that’s a given but like this gentleman said they will hide if they can and it is nearly impossible to get rid of every single one when you’re using the heating treatment
Hi yes I have been battling I bed bugs since I moved here and I noticed that when I clean the walls I covered the holes with caulking and make sure the cracks were filled in and it actually works I covered my daughter's bed with a bed bug protector and then I just clean it I can't use a bed cover yet everything I buy is too expensive it smells really bad and we can't have anything that is chemical due to Medical so I wanted to give advice about just cleaning keeping up on where they like to be at and the walls they can be in the walls I live in an old home and they like to be in the cracks and where there were nails at there were coming out of the nails nail holes so I noticed they don't really talk about that I hope I've helped somebody thank you very much for your time and this video God bless.
You know, there’s a good reason they invented PUNCTUATION!!
Well thanks for your video,but I found that the only thing that worked for us was heat treatment procedure.
We had several pest control chemical treatments but they didn't work...tried the heat...bed bugs gone!
@@tempo529 what about eggs?
The heat worked for us, anything we could pack up was thrown in the box truck to be heated and commercial heaters were used in the house. We sprayed afterwards with essential oils and pyrethrins after the heat treat and have not seen a bed bug since.
Respectfully disagree with your assessment. Heat does work if done properly and in conjunction with treatment and follow up. Take a look at research from Va Tech, Dr. Deni Miller. Research has shown that chemical resistance has increased with bedbugs making chemical alone very difficult. Any treatment type done improperly will fail.
I agree, I have been behind chemical applicators as well who have done AWFUL jobs but I have been behind more who have done improper heat treatments. I have no problem what so ever eliminating bed bugs with chemical application though but maybe this is because of my extensive experience. I do not use heat treatments because chemical has yet to fail me. I would be more inclined to use heat treatments if my applications ceased to work.
This is his way to get his business getting more customers it is biased, but logical though never mentioned so many house types have different insulation and the type of exterior walls ect. So many factors...
Facts and like he said the chemicals take months to even show signs of working. The bugs are highly resistant to it
Bed bug heat treatments can work if done right. However, a lot of the negative aspects he shares are accurate. Personally I feel you are better off with a spray treatment. Bed bugs are smart critters so the escape tactics bed bugs use that he explains in the video sounds accurate. From my experience, a spray treatment done properly along with bed bug powder is the most powerful way to fully eliminate bed bugs.
Hi do I need to throw my couch out? ( that's where I found them!) thank you!!
Bed Bugs escaping into the inner frame of home sounds accurate, but,, i think both chem,, & heat may be effective.
My Apartment complex are charged me 900.00 for a heat Treatment which i feel i shold not have too be Responsible for i haven't had any pest Control in my unit for 2yrs and i dont feel that its fair the previous landlord was fired for theft and has neglected all the units .it actually sad how they dont do their jobs and exspect for struggling ppl to pay up.
Cheryl Jones so sorry
Totally but respectful disagree, i am not a pro at all, but by watching TH-cam videos and doing a little research on my on, i completely treated my parents home 3 years ago by myself, using rented kerosene heaters and a few fans, no return of bugs since. Heat works period.
Hey 3yrs late lol but can u explain more on this? We're wanting to try to heat our home on our own bc we can't afford an exterminator
one good trap . use barrier cups , next get a mouse aquarium. leave the top off and keep it by your bed with some painters tape on the outside so bedbugs can climb up. the bedbugs climb up and in after the mice c02 plus once in they cant climb out of the glass and the mice love bedbugs its like a steak dinner to them. may sound cruel but it works and is echo friendly. I learned this from my family in wv, its called the hillbilly bedbug trap and it works even when your out work. I'm working on a patent on this also.
what are barrier cups
Its a cup that goes under the legs of the bed to create a barrier to the bed bugs
I would say it might be a little extreme to say heat treatments don't work. I have seen them work really well in many situations. However I agree with most of what is being said here. We use chemical and we have never had a problem controlling them. We looked into heat but we have just never needed it. I agree 100% with what you are saying about customers being shocked at a low price. I think some of the crazy prices we are seeing are high just because they can be, The big secret in the pest control business is that bedbugs are not all that much more difficult to get rid of than roaches. Heat treatments are way too expensive and I have seen them fail.
AAA Exterminating Co. What is the starting pay for a pest control tech? My job of 17 years is seeing major change for the worst and I am interested in learning a new career. I was just wondering if I might be able to survive on the pay to get started?
@@daltonwade9441 entry positions in local pest control companies can see
It really depends on the company and their policies. A lot do hire at +15 an hour but other larger companies tend to be crappier paying jobs
these evil little critters can be killed by heat treatment if it is done correctly. I heat to 165F indoors, during a west Texas summer. also, these bugs only start to freak out at 118 degrees in the room.. at 121 degrees, they stop moving and die. basically, turn the house into a convection oven :D the idea is once you have the house heated, change the pattern of the fans to focus on the walls. I have never had a callback for bedbugs. it takes a solid 12-15 hours, depending on sq ft, but I do agree on the cost. I generally charge around $1 per sq ft. no spiders, no ants, nothing kicking in those homes I treated. other companies that are bigger charge so many thousands of dollars. it takes one guy, with the investment of an awesome heat system, and the intent on getting rid of these things. I got into it because I had bedbugs 3 times in my adult life and I went through hell to get rid of them.
John Lucciani I know of a major company that burned down a home doing heat in NC and so many homes with melted vinyl windows
Green Akers Pest Control LLC they must not be doing it right I have never had an issue.
John Lucciani do you require release forms be signed before doing a heat treatment?
Unpopular opinion: How about you choose treatment method, combination, length, consistency, and all other factors based on the type of residence and severity of infestation? I think that's having the customer's best outcome and wallets in consideration.
Which is why heat is never an option
You are the king of rambling!
You guys are such darlings what would I do without you
@Kai Wong why would I complain? You can't be liked by everyone and I understand the hate...I give away free advice and trade secrets
This is way more fun if you play it at 1.5 times speed
no its more fun atleast 1.75 1.5 is too slow
That's why you're supposed to tape and seal
I am performing a heat treatment tomorrow! I borrowed some diesel heat equipment from a frind in restoration! I hope your wrong bc I have already spent to much on pest control for them to fail me after they cleared my house.... 3 weeks later they are back. The equipment I am using moves 700cu ft min and is capable of a 120f temp rise. I have treated the house my self over the last 3 weeks with chemicals which seem to work as I haven't seen any signs of them in 2 weeks. Doing the heat treatment as a caution to hopefully kill any remAining eggs or bed bugs
Hi there, Please let us know how the heat treatment went...
in 3.5 years, we have completed 642 Bed Bug Heat Treatments here in North Texas. of that number, we have had some call backs... about 4.2 percent. That is why reputable companies give a warranty. How many times have you completed an entire treatment in one day without ever having to go back? likely not many... or never. If a company knows what they are doing, there will not be any issues with the treatment or outcome.
What company? Can you email me at ladaishachilds@yahoo.com?
No issues with treatment but have call backs ?
North Texas? Does that include Sherman, Texas?? I need help!
That's true and Orkin knows what they're doing.
I agree my friend i am a bed bug specialist to and I have witnessed multiple failures with heat treatments alone
I respectfully disagree! For years we performed chemical alone, then heat alone., The IPM approach (chem and heat) works best. The chemical is used to establish zones they must cross to get away from the heat. After 100s of treatments our data shows if you have Cimex. activity 3 months after a properly done heat treatment. It is a new infestation because the egg to adult cycle is approximately 5 weeks with nymphs needing to feed every week between molts. If there is a meal nearby, adults and nymphs will feed every single day or week at the longest. With chemical only treatments, however, they can survive for several months inside a mattress/boxspring cover until it is compromised then emerge and eat. If done properly by experienced techs, the heat treatment works fine every time. If you warranty beyond 5-6 weeks and the client does not change their habits, who they hang with, who comes to their home, etc, and the source of initial infestation is never pinpointed, they will get reinfested, and you will perform retreats forever! By the way I'm a newbie, just started in the pest biz 30 years ago!
The reason I made this video is not to "bash" heat treatments. The point is to show that there are other options out there that may be less expensive. I work for many customers who just cannot afford heat treatments. What do we, as professionals, do for those people? At the end of the day we are paid to help someone eliminate their problem and if they can't afford heat and are ok with a longer elimination period then I see nothing wrong with residual sprays alone. They do work but require patience.
I would hope when treating for fleas you instruct your customers it can take at least 21 days for results. I feel if one is able to wait 21 days for fleas they can wait a few days and save so much money over heat. For those unable to wait, they should hire a heat treatment pest control technician but be warned if the heat treatment does NOT work then be prepared to wait for the chemicals to do their job.
Not to BASH. Your video says Why heat treatments don't work. Sounds like bashing to me.
Green Akers Pest Control LLC then why is you're video titled "why heat treatment doesn't kill bedbugs"
I think that in some cases, it is nearly impossible to get rid of them even with a combination of heat and residual chemical treatments. If the clutter is too thick, the heat won't work because there are too many cold pockets. And if the residence is structurally unsound, the cracks in the walls, floor, ceilings, etc can give the little bastards even more places to hide. Have you ever come across a hopeless case?
Cecil Hammerton that's what I'm worried about in my particular instance. Of course I'm probably overthinking the situation and i know I'm EXTREMELY paranoid, but i just moved into an older home that we were not aware had bed bugs. This home sat vacant for a year right before my family moved in, but bed bugs are capable of living for up to 18 months without feeding. They can basically hibernate. I know we did not have bed bugs in our previous home we lived there for 16 years with no insect problems. The first time i was bitten was the 2nd night we were in this house. Over the past six weeks we've come to the conclusion there are bed bugs here and we've now finally seen a few, so it's now confirmed. This old house has gaps in the base boards and floor boards and an attached garage/laundry room, so I'm freaking out we won't be able to solve the problem even with a thorough heat treatment. It's a massive concern to me.
i work at a hotel not going to name it but they bring beagle dogs in to see if they are there once they detect bed bugs they use heat treatment only
Using heat in a hotel is bad practice if they only treat the problem rooms....all that does is stir the trouble into other rooms
If you guys arent killing them when you do the heat treatment then youre doing it wrong. Grant it, heat isnt for every home, but it is for most. I use heat all the time and have excellent feedback from all customers. Its all in the prep work!
Justin Timmons this video isn't so much that heat treatments fail always, it is to show that there are alternative methods that are just as successful and in my cases way more cost effective.
I would have to disagree we had our house heated and they kept it headed for awhile and checked for cold spots. It wasn't that expensive, pretty much the same amount it was for termites. Termites being fumigated rather then roasted of course. It's been a few years since then and we've had a few outbreaks in our neighborhood and the only one who didn't have success was teh one who tried the chemical approach. Not saying it doesn't work but sometimes you can't find where every little bugger is hiding.
The reason chemical treatments work every time, when done correctly, is because you bait them out. Bedbugs have to feed on a host and if they MUST crawl over pesticide to get into your bed for a meal they WILL die. It's like sitting a piece of chocolate cake on a table and then telling the toddler not to eat it..eventually they will take a bite
@@GreenAkersPC or telling me not to, I WILL eat that whole and cake.
@@L_For_Luca yes…me too sadly. Lol
I had my house inspected today. There were only a few the guy found didn't look like a full blown infestation and it was only in one room, (my bedroom) I'm worried about doing a chemical treatment due to the fact that I'm pregnant and I don't know how toxic it is and id really like to get back into sleeping in my own room. So we agreed on heat treatment for 2 days from now... We're doing my.room and the room next to it even though none were found there just for precautions... Is it accurate? Its a trailer that's about 2 years old brand new when we bought it. What would you recommend? Honestly? I'd be for chemicals but I'm not sure if that's even an option. Especially considering there were only a few.... Visible and some encasements.
IMMKENDRA SKY you can look at the label for crossfire pesticide online...it is extremely safe and works so well it’s unbelievable
I put a blow heater by the head of my bed at night and put a fan on the side of the bed by my face at night for a apartment or one bed room
Lmao
Lol
He does have a very good valid point
Agree, but disagree. Heat treatments without the proper fans to confuse the bugs can let them escape to cool areas. The key is having the fans move the hot air in a way the bugs do not know where cooler air is, and when its done right the bugs run around in circles and die. Not a pro but I have seen it work. People move these bugs around, they Do not move into hotel rooms, people bring them there. So if you brought them into your own home once, it is possible to do it again.
I agree that heat treatments work sometimes. My stance is if a liquid application is successful and a fraction of the cost for the customers then it is in their best interest to go that route.
Green Akers Pest Control LLC i see your point. this comment sums it up well
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Just subscribed to your channel! Do you recommend steaming the mattress/baseboards?
Thanks for the video.
In the context of an apartment - would you say bedbugs would be more likely to climb UP or DOWN the walls? or to a next door/ADJACENT apartment?
Assuming no cracks in the walls, I would be inclined to believe DOWN away from the heat which rises? What're your thoughts?
Ive seen them climb up the wall towards light switch 😑
I have a question?? Is there anyway I can get rid of bed bugs on my own? What’s really unusual about my situation is I’m not getting bit at all. My brother whom sleeps in my guest room is getting bit. And I haven’t seen not one BB, but my grandma said she did see one and killed it. Is it ever possible if it’s not highly infested and it’s just a small problem, can it be self treated? Or Do I need a specialist? I’m on low income.
could you answer this plz? I can't afford an exterminator but if I throw the mattresses, clutter, remove clothing and vac as many and best I can. spray with a beg bug bully product, then bomb with a bed bug bomb. then use a propane room torch to heat treat after do you think that will do it? I have 2 upstairs rooms were they are one really small one mid size and a tiny bathroom mind you I'm in an apartment
Scott Ouimet if you go visit my website and fill out the contact form I can send you some information that can help you
I know brother..
Well yeah. It will work however they still spray. In fact most places warranty the work for any signs of them coming back
All of the companies local here, do not warranty their work. I don't know where you are from but every customer who has asked me to come in and help them with their bed bug situation has been out thousands of dollars with no help from my competitors. Without naming names, because I don't believe in bad mouthing my competitors, several different big named companies are this way.
Same here bro. Especially in apartment ( Wont work !! ) and they want $900 at least per apartment unit. ( My friend has the heating unit machine ) Friends or family will bring them back to your home. Good luck... I use Tenguard sfr, Transport, Demand cs or Bithor SC. Which chemical you use that gives you the best results?
I use Temprid all the time, it works really good.
Pedro Brandao I used it once and didn't get good results too expensive. went back to use in demand with the B&G P.A.S. portable air system $600 works great.
Jose Sevilla Demand is good too, but remember most of the time customers don't do what they suppose to, then it might take some time to be effectively. Preparation is the key of success
Excellent Video in my point of view usually I treat with B&G or ULV fogger machine with temprid,(Depends on the situation) and DeltaDust on outlets, and I treat everywhere in the house, to be honest its doing great down here in FL, can't complaint at all even thought a lot of people told me its not effective, its working for me like a charm and a lot of happy customers, and I agree with you on the video so expensive for no precision.
I agree with you to some extent. Understand, bed bug hot spots require heat up to 140 to 150 degrees. Videos show bed bugs exposed at this high heat shows bed bugs die within seconds.
I experienced bed bugs in my house recently and researched while eradicating them. We did fogs, egg sprays and high heat dryer for linens. Our infestation was not widespread after further investigation. The best course of action. Was diatomaceous earth forming wall barriers around the house. Large infestations will require heat at the source at 140 plus for extreme radification because of the shear numbers of bugs. Also, getting rid of your mattress and other furniture if extreme condition exist. We spent 3 months with using vinegar and water, which kills live bed bugs, but not eggs. Sprays, which kill eggs but needs a direct spray if you can see them. Insurance that if eggs hatched again was to form perimeters around the hot spot with diatomaceous earth. Brilliant!
One more tip...look for bed bug nests. Tipically between fasteners from bed frame to head board. Also, fasteners on a platform frame. Separate bed base from platform during treatment and after treatment for several months to ensure eradication.
Kill temperature of bedbugs is 120. 140 to 150 isn't necessary.
That isn’t true. Bed bugs themselves die at 118 but eggs don’t perish until their temperature reaches above 125
Hello! I have bats in my attic and I think we have bat bugs, not bed bugs. I bought cross fire, but should I focus more on the ceiling trim instead of baseboards? All help is appreciated!!!!
I would first start by making sure weather they are bed or bat bugs. Put one under a microscope and see if it has long hairs up by the head. Bat bugs have longer hairs there. If bat bugs you will first have to have the bats removed and insulation replaced. If the bugs have made it down into your home they should be treated exactly the same as if bedbugs.
i have had bed bugs for 17 months and now they are Blaming me
Thanks Jason! You're a straight-up guy!
In the beginning of the video (1st 2 seconds) he seemed lost as hell 😂😂😒
Jesus Lopez my 1st youtube video...i was lost
Hi Jason once again coming for more advice lol. Had a scare last night. We got to our hotel and I did my disinfect the room and then was about to check the bed for bed bugs when directly on the bedspread was a bedbug. I freaked a bit called front desk and got moved to another room. Thankfully none found in this room. My question is what should I do to prevent any possible hitchhiking in my luggage since we were in that room for twenty minutes. I know it's probably an over reaction and having to take a chill pill was a bit crazy but the thought of bugs that multiply like crazy feed on humans and hitchhike makes me freak just a bit. From now on I will be checking room before moving my belongings into it.
+Tiffany dawne I have compiled all of my bedbug videos into one playlist. Check them out and let me know if you still have any questions.
I know this is late advise but #1 NEVER bring your luggage into a room until you search for bugs first. If you have to, put it into the BATHTUB until your search is complete. #2 always search for bugs first and then disinfect the room (if you feel you must) #3 its unfortunate but when you come home, quarantine your bags because you can get bugs from anywhere. Airplanes, buses, libraries, restaurants. Anywhere infected people go, they can spread the bugs to. Hotels are always the first to get blamed but you can get them from literally anywhere.
bed bugs are horrible. I didn't sleep for 5 months until I got rid of mine. had the chemical treatment by the way. (cheaper)
What kind? thanks!
Ashley grant what chemical treatment did you use!?!?
Ashley grant what did u use
Ashley grant e
Makes pretty good sense to me.
How do you get rid of bed bugs that may be possibly invisible off of older pictures? I am currently prepping for treating my apartment. Is there a way to be sure that there are no invisible eggs on them or nymphs without damaging the picture (8x10s of deceased parents and album photos)? Do I need to store them for about 2 years in a sealed bag no matter what? I don't want to unpack the photos and possibly be re-infested after treatment...what do I do? I thought I saw small amount of specks on the back of one, but nothing else. I check ALL specks now because of this.....Thanks for your videos.
All stages of bedbugs are visible even eggs
Put the frames, as they can be small, in a freezer.
impressive video , thank you ,,,,,,,,, 40 year exterminator here in Canada and I can echo much of what you say ...... i feel terrible for people that hire me after they spend hard earned money on a failed heat treatment, ....... well done clip,
Dudley Gordon I agree. Alaskan owned company here and I'm thinking it must be our northern habits of building structures with a lot of concrete. They absorb so much heat. We offer a 90 day warranty using a combination of chemical and mechanical. I fly technicians out to rural areas a lot and good luck getting all your heat equipment out to these places.
the guy does NOT know or he would know when they heat a home, they plug up, cover up, and keep bugs in with spray and powder WITH THE HEAT treatment
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"a failed heat treatment" is exactly the problem. There are plenty of "failed chemical treatments" as well. It's unfortunate that our industry has so many bad actors who are only focused on the payment and not the results. A heat treatment for a severe infestation combined with a chemical/physical prevention and education of the customer is the most successful treatment there is. Sure it's expensive but it's worth it for large/severe infestations. I wouldn't sell a minimal infestation as a heat treatment but unfortunately many companies will, or use alternative treatments to deal with it. Bed bugs require an effective treatment along with education for the customer on how to prevent reinfestation.
They look like Apple Seeds.
Curious about the fact that some have said that Heat treatment causes a fire. What in the house would cause your home to catch fire? I have concerns.
I would think it can with combustable materials that are in a pressurized can but from what I have read the heat is around 130-150 degrees or so which is not nearly enough to make cloth burst into flame or anything but any pressurized canister like hairspray could pop but it would need a flame to actually ignite. Note I am not a pest control professional I am just looking to get rid of some bugs.
Do you own a private munitions depot ? If not combustible materials and pressurised gasses okay ?
" hey guys heat treatment doesnt work, buy my pesticides" lol
I don’t manufacture or sell pesticides I only have links to places people can trust to purchase pesticides that work. I know heat doesn’t work because I do this for a living every day and have for over 30 years of my life. Pay the high prices of heat treatments. I will still be here when it doesn’t work so you can find options that will work.
Jay is a true Bug Master
I’m kind of Curious if you have ever brought home bed bugs from a house Or ever had them?
I’ve never infested my home with bedbugs but I did bring an egg home once on my pant leg. I noticed it when I was getting out of the truck and undressed before entering the house lol
For obvious reasons I won’t disclose who I work for but I have been in the past control industry for over 10 years and I have been doing heat treatments it absolutely works 100% if done properly a lot of stuff that was mentioned in this video is untrue yes they can go into the wall voids but if you keep the temperature high enough for a long enough period of time they can’t escape it.
Not to mention it will crack baseboards, ruin wallpaper, cause paint to peel and even in extreme cases burn down homes. But hey gotta get those high sales commissions!
typical sales rep. Many people gonna fix the problem themselves with crossfire. no expensive treatments or strange people in your house making comments or hidden videos of your private stuff.
I have bed bugs. I am learning a lot my watching TH-cam videos.
you should check out electric heat treatment because it heats slowly therefor like frog in boiling water by the time they realize its to late i do work in this industry and know for a fact it works
The frog can't jump out of a pot of water. No home is without nooks and crannies and escape routes for a bug that can fit through a credit card sized orifice. A home couldn't possibly hope to be as escape proof to the bedbug as the pot is to the frog.
If a bedbug can run, it will. Maybe in the banjo belt where y'all have 1 inch of insulation, heat may work. Up here in the New England we have 6 inches or more of insulation. I live in an older building with countless cracks. In my building, if you tried heat only, I'd wager you'd epically fail.
Wtf with this frog shit man? Let him go use a different phrase, every thing heats up from o to boiling point. You’re really not making the sense that you think you are.
What do you think about the Bug Zapper?
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something is biting me, past 3 years, i have had exterminators come out and they all tell me, man, i dont see any bed bugs or any signs of any. Ive never seen any either, i think i have fleas, they only bite me at night most of the time and ONLY IN june july aug, hottest months, i need some help, ive tried everything. thanks for any advice from anyone, thanks to anyone with help!!
it does sound like fleas. What you wanna do is treat the floors with a flea chemical and then vacuum the floors daily for 21 days. If you are still being bit reapply and do the same thing for another 21 days
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Do you have dogs or cat??
I have had customers who were completely infested with fleas who had no pets at all
Green Akers Pest Control LLC
Thanks the reason why I ask is that I just got a new dog 3 months ago and had nothing but flea infestations that I can't see .....
I think there fleas or mites?
Robert Welt fleas tend to jump very soon after they bite so you may have fleas and not see them
My mother had them spent over 1000$ on chemicals by a respectable exterminator. And still had them we got it heat treated for her one time time and they was gone. So heat treat does work and had other exterminator say heat treat is the only way to get rid of them...
A lot of exterminators claim heat is the only way to kill bedbugs. Heat = $$$$$$ and that’s why. Ive been killing bedbugs for YEARS and have never used heat
This apartment complex only treats rooms where there are complaints, not the whole complex like they should do
Very common practice and I totally disagree with this practice
The corporate companies stopped using heat treatments for Cimex bedbugs because it is not working. I know I worked for them in the recent pass.
Ok man heres my comment. Imagine commercial fishing boats, 200 boats, moored close to one another, fishermen going from boat to boat, each boat has sleeping quarters 4 to 6 bunks in a small room, all infested with bed bugs. Whats your advice for people who have to work on these boats like if you had to live on the boat for 2 months at a time while you were on board and oit at sea what would you do before leaving port you have like 3 days then your out to sea. What would you do in port before leaving, what would you bring, and what would you do while out at sea?
daniel landry I would use Crossfire on all the beds once a month and eliminate them
Green Akers Pest Control LLC thank you so very much sir!!!😊
daniel landry any time. Call me anytime as well and I will answer any question you have. My website is www.greenakerspc.com
i had bedbugs and it was bad, i bought a steam cleaner that goes 180 degrees, i can tell you this i got no more bedbugs, its been 7 months and i havent seen one bug, So im sorry but youre wrong.
i heat treat my home at least once or twice a month so unless your doing it wrong or not doing something right.
I am glad you were able to eliminate your problem. Sometimes heat treatments get lucky. I have been behind a great deal of professionals though who claim to be able to do the job you did but didn't. This causes a huge expense for the customer who now has to pay for ANOTHER treatment. This is why I am so hard on heat treatments.
i didnt mean to sound passive aggressive, im just saying that heat treatment works if done right and often.
good video tho
Thanks...you said it right there though. "If done right and often" the problems I am running into is that a great deal of pest control professionals don't follow that golden rule in heat treatments.
Why not use heat and chemicals to just overload those little assholes with every option so that they are gone for good? I recently found bed bugs in my couch and bed and instantly bought eco raider, 91% rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle, the earth powder, glue traps, mattress and box spring encasings, detectors and on Wednesday Jan 24th 2018 doing a heat treatment (apartment complex is paying for it) and the chemical spray after the heat treatment. I want these bastards gone. I haven't seen any around on or in my couches but i did kill one close to the ceiling and behind my tv and they seemed to be in the 3rd stage. I haven't found any old 5 stage bed bugs. I literally started and found these bastards 3 days ago using rubbing alcohol and bagging my clothes and the dryer have become my new best friends. Am i on the right track?
The reason I made this video was because of the mistreatment of customers by pest control professionals who believe that heat is the end all solution to bed bug problems. I disagree totally that is not the right way to eliminate bedbugs
Consider where people watch movies in their homes. Either on sofas or in bed. Then they lay that little box down for their bed bugs to crawl in. They return it to red box then you rent it. Do you wonder why bed bugs are the fastest growing infestation in America?
Tindar Daddie breed true paranoia at the box office lol
I live in New Zealand, and just recently found out that my house has bed bugs. I rang up one pest exterminator he recommended a full heat treatment for the house and said it would cost $6000-$7000NZD. then he said there was no grantee... I was like fuck that. Then I rang another exterminator who recommended fogging the house, then changed his mind and said that he will spray the certain areas instead, Still yet to get a quote. but I feel like im not going to get rid of these bedbugs
Good luck! If you use my form on my website I can send you some information. I am not sure what kinds of chemicals they have in NZ but I wish you all the best!
Can we just admit killing bed bugs is a process? Not an event?
It really is!
Can diatomaceous earth kill bed bugs? I use it for fleas + vacuuming and it it works great! I keep the DE brushed into cracks between walls & baseboards & around the outside.
Never ever use DE for the control of bed bugs. This is a very old video of mine and since it’s creation I’ve made DIY guides on killing bedbugs
If it's done right yes it does work.
I’ve been batting these decedents from hell for five
months. Being the only female in my house these creatures only bite me and I’m allergic to their bites. I had a heat treatment and started getting bites a week later. I called the company back out and they sprayed and the biting NEVER stopped. This company uses a dog to smell for the bugs. The dog smelled bugs on its first visit thus resulting me to higher them but the dog didn’t smell any thing in my house during the follow up visit or when I called them back out. I recently finally found one of the bugs also a few shells and contacted the company and they gave me the cold shoulder and refuse to help me. 620.00 down the drain. I think your right if the person doing the work doesn’t know how to properly treat these creatures the problem will persist.
Crossfire works wonders on bed bugs
I have a business that’s 2,500 square feet in which is a store front and a apartment in one... there’s not real rooms besides the bathroom upstairs and the rest is pretty much put together. What can I do since I have so much clutter here too 😥
skynethell and you have bedbugs? No bed?
Every person has their own opinion. We use heat an have had 95% success rate. We have also done heat treat on houses where chemical treatment was performed but ineffective. Also there have been few times where another company used heat treatment but weeks later found bed bugs again. We heat house at 145 degrees for 6 -8 hours all rooms heated. No electronics have ever been damaged by the heat. We give a list to customer to remove any items that could be effected by the heat, candles, medications, aerosols, lighters etc. I wish we lived in your area or market with 2,000.00-3,000.00 heat treats. Our average is under 1,000.00. We have a one time heat for lesser amount or 90 day warranty for a reasonable fee.
Dustin Sheets I have 100% success and over 20 years doing chemical treatments. This is no opinion at this point....
Green Akers Pest Control LLC is your BBB name green Akers pest control? I could not find it on the better business bureau website.
I've never had a complaint. I also don't list with them and I'm not paying 99 a month just to use their logo. We at Green Akers don't believe in extortion.
Thanks for the information. I have a few questions, if you wouldn't mind taking the time to answer them. I would greatly appreciate it.
I've dealt with fleas before. Going over someones house and realizing they have fleas and then ultimately bringing them home. I can deal with fleas, that's not a problem. However, about a week ago I had a friend come over and he waited until he was at my house sleeping on my couch to tell me that his old house had bed bugs and he had bed bug bites on his legs. He said it was two houses ago and that he got rid of his bed. I'm not sure what other furniture they got rid of. Right now I've noticed a few fleas. (I know they're fleas because they jump and I can't see them.) Anyway, I may be just paranoid, but I'm afraid of getting bed bugs. I've inspected my furniture and such thoroughly and see no signs of bed bugs, just some flea eggs out in the open. I dry out the eggs and throw them away. Anything I can do to help prevent an initial infestation of bed bugs? Better safe than sorry.
My next question is as an exterminator what precautions do you take in order to not bring pests home with you? I would like to take those same precautions.
My final question is from your experience which chemicals and methods work the best for a bed bug treatment? There is a lot of inaccurate information on the internet, so I'm hoping to hear from someone with your experience.
Thanks.
*I would also like to note that he said they realized them pretty quickly and his mom called an exterminator and did a lot of other treatments. (I didn't get the specifics.) Even dealing with just fleas makes me want to seclude myself because the potential of aquiring an infestation is too risky.
Your questions may go better answered over the phone. I am always available if you need anything answered. Give me a call my number is on my website. Greenakerspc.com
What is that crawly feeling on my skin? The apartments said they are babies. When I spay or Heat they go away. I have had them 3 times in my HUD apartment Building in Northern Oklahoma.
You can see bed bugs if that’s what is crawling on you. It may be a mite or flea on you. In that case the spray will kill them if they are what’s coming after you
Can you give me an example of why pesticides would not work? My friend had a pest control company come in 2 months ago and at first she thought it worked but recently found live ones the other day
I have a video for that :) th-cam.com/video/072QnpE1Ckk/w-d-xo.html
Jason the only chemical treatment I've researched that is 100% effective (but not overnight; it's supposed to take 4-5 weeks) AND safe is Beauveria Bassiana, that works vaguely the way Combat does (the bugs are infected, bring the infection back to the hiding places and infect all the others). What can you tell us about this - do _you_ use this?
ShempDavidNiven crossfire is what I use
@@GreenAkersPC ....which the (nanny state) govt _won't_ let me buy. Thanks anyway, Jason, I appreciate the quick response - and merry Christmas to you.
ShempDavidNiven anytime. I know people in NY who have bought it and received it
hey, Jason! can you help me with advice on what Insurance I need for my business and any other useful advice I have my bedbug, roaches I think its the basic exterminating license, but yeah anything would Help.
I wish you could come help me in Maryland. I just found out yesterday I have BB and I was going to go with heat, now I am still utterly confused.
So sorry :-( I know that heat is pushed by a lot of exterminators but when this video was made it was pretty bad…now 5 years later a lot more exterminators like me are around who hate heat
Hi i would like to use heat to treat my furniture. What material can u use to insulate the future? I was thinking of using a tent and a couple hair dryers to heat treat my couch.
Bonker Wonker that may work it’s hard to say
Why not just buy a steamer for bed bugs?
Because once the steam cuts off the death stops and bed bugs hide all over inside walls
isopropyl alcohol in a spry bottle kills them on contact, i had a minor breakout after helping a friend move, well i went to the dollar store and bought 20 bottles of alcohol put in a medium size sprayer and sprayed down my bedroom and continued to spray. my mattress every night and they died on contact. it took me about 2 or 3 weeks and. they never came back....
Diana Garcia I personally know of at least 2 people last year who burned their houses using alcohol on bed bugs.
What about a Van Camper? I'm homeless living in my van and bed bugs have been biting me and I'm ready to move into a tent if I cant get rid of them.
And parking in direct sunlight and allowing the van to heat up doesn't kill the bugs? I would think that in your instance heat treatments would work because there is no place the bugs can retreat to
I was thinking that too. I am going to give it a try and also put a space heater in there on hi too help in the heat of the day. I'm praying this works I'm so tired of covering up every inch of my body so I don't get bit while sleeping. Thank you for responding.
no problem, good luck
Hey I have a few questions. My mom's apartment is getting bad. They got it sprayed and now they find some on the ceiling. Anyways, I was told they were gone so I went to her place for 15 mins. .
I moved into my sisters and after I went to my mother's I had a nap at my sisters and woke up and saw a beatle . I went to grab it and it exploded blood . So I knew it was a bed bug. I have like 12 bites in a straight thine almost along my waist line by my boxers.
I haven't found a single other bedbug anywhere. But I'm starting to get tiny little marks smd itchy. But nothing like the big odd shaped red itchy bites on my stomach.
Is it more likely I am alergic to the laundry soap that I'm not use to? Since I can't see a single one and I vacuumed the bed and washed everything. Now I'm getting itchy all over like a sharp itchy and if I keep scratching I get tiny little bumps.
Please respond! I've never dealt with this in my life.
P.s. my sister bought my mom lavander bed bug spray (think it's lavander) and the guy that came in to spray the apartment said he found a lot that were dead.
Do you think the spray works? It was a cheap 10 dollar spray
You may be allergic to the detergent. I would keep up watching for the bed bugs though because nymphs are very small and you may not catch them right away.
As far as the lavender spray.... I have no idea on its ability to kill bugs. My first guess would be no but there may be other filler type chemicals in the spray that will kill the bugs like salt or boric acid
This is why they go in with visual heat-cold detection scanners to find cold spots & fix the heat to those spots.I have known 2 people to use heat treatment & while it was exspensive it was effective first time around for both places.Wjth chemicals it works out to the same in money because chemical treatment needs to be done 2-3 times & some times more.Bed bugs have built up resistence to chemicals even with DDT which is banned they have built resistence to that as well.
cyril layman I'm getting pretty good results with Crossfire on one treatment but I still advise follow-ups
I don't know what cross fire is,but if it works & is cheaper than heat than I am all for it.I have a bug phobia especially with bed bugs so if i ever get them (God for bid) I will give you a call.I have always had dogs & use Advantage flea drops once a month & works great,my 3 year old shepherd Has never felt a flea bite for his whole young life.Just for good measure I also use (once a year in summer) some thing called Zodiak flea spray that is for his bedding & the house.The one thing i noticed about this stuff is that it just didn't kill flea's it seemed to kill every insect in the house Spiders Beatles etc ,my question is do you think this would work for bed bugs?
cyril layman I don't believe that the Zodiac flea spray will help with bed bugs because it is mostly pyrethrins and the methoprene is a growth regulator which is for the reproductive cycle of the flea. Crossfire is a neonicotinoid which is why it works so well on bed bugs.
thanks for the info.
I have been fighting bed bugs for a month now. I have been using sprays, fogs, and dust. Nothing is working. I check my dressers they aren't in my dressers but I have an air mattress on my bed frame. The air mattress is covered but I tried everything that I could think of. I don't want to get rid of my bed frame I already got rid of my actual mattress. They only come out after 12 am. I am scared that they have gotten into the wall in my room. I am desperate. I live with my mother in a trailer. But they are only in my room. It's been months I'm only seeing 1-3 at a time. When I think I almost killed them I will see one more or just some babies. I can't afford an exterminator. Mom won't help me pay and I only get $200-$300 a week which I am still paying other bills. Help
My mother also says the only reason why I have them is cause I'm a nasty person. I tried to explain to her that they don't care if that house is clean or dirty. They just go for anything that they can feed on. But she won't listen to me therefore which leads to where I am the only one trying to get rid of them due to no help besides my boyfriend.
I live in a apartment. I watched your video. I have 3 walls that are outside walls. The management is going to do a heat treatment. Is that going to work for my apartment? Do I need to move? Please I am so stressed out about all of this.
A lot of companies do heat. I don’t because I see so many houses where it fails. There are some companies who can do heat just fine and it works for them. If management is paying for it then let them and see what happens.
I have bug bugs and getting heat Tremont does it really not work now im worried so confessed
Jennie's reborns and life the issue is with the bedbugs hiding inside the walls
Well then what should I do
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Can you tell me if using diatomaceous earth will kill them?
Please don't take this as am attack on what you're saying...it's not meant you sound that way. But for you to say it doesn't work in the title, is contradictory to what you are saying. You mention many times that heat DOES kill them, yet you say it DOESN'T in your title. The heat, 100%, does kill bed bugs. I've had it done. That being said, what you've mentioned about the inside of the walls is also 100% accurate. This is a tough topic as everyone's opinion is always the best in their eyes. I personally believe it's more of a case by case basis. For older homes that have R-32 rated, or less, the heat does in fact heat the inside of the walls sufficiently. This I know, because I was the maintenance tech at an apartment complex that used the R-32. After the EXPENSIVE ($249.99 per room) treatment was finished, I removed most of the walls of drywall and insulation to upgrade insulation and to water seal the exterior walls internally, and I never saw a single living bed bug. So I think your title is a bit misleading. I'm not saying you are wrong about the bugs trying to get to cooler areas (it's your profession and I don't question your knowledge at all), but the heat does kill them 100%. It just doesn't get every nook and cranny hot enough. Plus, adding to what you are saying, an extreme infestation typically involves more than one property, so the property being treated needs, also, to be sealed better to help keep them from returning. I hope you didn't take this wrong, as I'm not trying to tell you how to do your profession, rather I just felt like there should be more added to what you are saying, for clarity, so people can better make a decision. Some exterminators do bed bug removal correctly, and others (the idiots you are actually referring to I'm betting) only half ass do the job. Anyway, keep the videos coming cuz yours are more informative than many others are. Keep up the good work!
Scott Tracy many people selling heat treatments mean well but fall for the sales pitch of the machines. Most heat machines do not heat the room effectively and can damage personal belongings. I have pictures of hair spray cans that become rockets and explode through walls
If i have even 1 bed bug crawl into the walls, does that mean i have bull doze the house and have it rebuilt ?
That’s a silly question. I use crossfire to kill bed bugs and you can too. It’s non repellent so they will continue to crawl out and die
Can you recommend any reliable pest control company around Green Bay, WI ?
sagar kachole I can’t...what I usually tell people to do is call around and ask people a lot of questions. Look for a small family business
I’m interested n talking with u. 1 of my rentals have those nasty things. Plz. HELP
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i killed the bed bug infestation i had through out my home thanks to my kids and it took about 4 months to notice so of course they got transfered. i used a stramer that cost for £30 and steamed my carpets,curtains,sofas,cushions and mattresses every 2 days for 4 weeks and they were gone. so yes HEAT does work and it does not have to empty your pocket either
Nice job throwing your kids under the bus. Bed bugs can come from anyone, be anywhere. You could bring them home from work or your "blame our kids for everything" club. How can you possibly blame your kids? Do you not keep them clean? DO you not wash thier clothes? Do you not require them to bathe? Do you let them run wild through the forests or streets of the city? Im not saying you are at fault but to blame your kids is just pathetic.
@@mucephi1 It could be a case where the kids go between divorced parents and keep bringing them back
@@Jakilyn well thats a good point though it possible the parents might be bothered by the bugs way more than the kids would. If both parents had them it wouldn't be too hard to put 2 and 2 together and either fix the problem or if hostile, blame each other for it.
An exterminator told us to put all our stuff in a uhaul and heat it up to 135 degrees. Where can I get one of those heat machines? Or what can we use to heat it up?
Holly Newman I don't really use heat machines but from what I understand about them there should be decent space for the circulation of the hot air. Now if you don't have many things this idea could work with the right size truck. Some of the people here who are more experienced than I am with heat may be able to help you out.
Green Akers Pest Control LLC we are not taking any of our furniture. just our tvs, clothes, file cabinet, dishes, deep freezer, washer and dryer, household things like knick knacks and towels etc. we are leaving all living room furniture and beds behind. we are moving to another place. the apt complex we live in is totally infested. I even had to go to the doctor because I had a bed bug in my ear. I'm sick of my kids getting bitten. the landlord will not do anything.
wow that is awful but I do hear these stories far too often. I hope where you move to is better about pest control. To answer your question it may work heating the truck to a good temperature but be sure the heat will not damage pictures, televisions etc because some flat screens will say right on the instruction sheet not to allow them to get above 116 degrees
The exterminator that I talked to said get it up to 135° for 4 hours. What do you think?
I think if the televisions are messed up because of the heat it will void your warranty..but I know of exterminators who treat with heat and do not damage appliances. I guess it's up to you
Throwing away furniture will not help and my mom says get rid of the furniture.
What chemical do you use? I have a new pest control business in SC and just subscribed to your channel. Thanks for the great advice!!!
Crossfire hands down is the best
Where can I buy a liquid treatment that will work. I bought a liquid treatment from Home depot and I saw small bugs the next day after I treated.
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Can you come to AZ?