Why heat treatments DON'T work for BED BUGS!
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- Опубликовано: 2 дек 2024
- An informative video explaining why heat treatments fail so many times on a home. One thing that I forgot to mention in the video is it can take 3-6 months AFTER a heat treatment to realize the bedbugs are still in the home, this is because of their hatch cycle and growth rate. More information can be found here
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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 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
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 💯
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.
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
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
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 Bugs escaping into the inner frame of home sounds accurate, but,, i think both chem,, & heat may be effective.
" 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.
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?
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
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
Totally but respectful disagree, i am not a pro at all, but by watching RUclips 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
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.
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!!
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...
I am posting this here to help those with some clarification of bed bug treatments and what works to eliminate them. While I stand behind my belief heat treatments ARE a waste of money, I understand many exterminators try to force customers to buy them anyway. Here are links to help you deal with bed bugs yourself. Since this video posted in 2016 I have since done many HOW TO videos on treating bed bugs yourself. I hope this helps everyone involved with these blood sucking parasites.
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Brenda Hawkins it really depends on local or long distance. If I have to travel I charge my local rate plus mileage
I just spent $1,200 for heat treatment and $300 for hotel for family. Came back home and the bugs were still alive in the same areas they were. I called the exterminators and now I'm waiting to see if they will honor their warranty or if I'm going to sue them.
Is there a way i can contact you about this? I may need some help.. Where are you located?
Green Akers Pest Control LLC what do you use for spring tails
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
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?
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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
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.
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 😑
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.
Thanks Jason! You're a straight-up guy!
Just subscribed to your channel! Do you recommend steaming the mattress/baseboards?
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..
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
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
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.
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 have bed bugs. I am learning a lot my watching RUclips videos.
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.
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.
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
He does have a very good valid point
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’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
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?
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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
Makes pretty good sense to me.
i have had bed bugs for 17 months and now they are Blaming me
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
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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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 ?
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
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
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
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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
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.
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
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.
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
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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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.
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
They look like Apple Seeds.
well....what DO u DO
Chemical application. Follow labels and use the right chemicals. Be diligent and willing to do a little hard work.
I agree my friend i am a bed bug specialist to and I have witnessed multiple failures with heat treatments alone
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
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!
Throwing away furniture will not help and my mom says get rid of the furniture.
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.
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
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daniel landry any time. Call me anytime as well and I will answer any question you have. My website is www.greenakerspc.com
If it's done right yes it does work.
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 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.
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
I'm itching like a mutha fucka right about now! Lol
jneroo226 bruh this just KILLED me 😂😂😂 me too. itching like a crackhead
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.
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
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
Can i just use the heat of the weather out side and my home heater to do a heat treatment
Delrea Jones no lol
@@GreenAkersPC not funny why wont it work heat is heat
Delrea Jones not really. Temperatures need to be over 125 degrees inside all over
In the beginning of the video (1st 2 seconds) he seemed lost as hell 😂😂😒
Jesus Lopez my 1st youtube video...i was lost
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?
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
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 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
Can you tell me if using diatomaceous earth will kill them?
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 :) ruclips.net/video/072QnpE1Ckk/видео.html
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
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.
until I'm able to fix my problem the AC is running high blast to keep the suckers less active I heard salt cuts them up? and is baking soda good or should I buy 90% alcohol
Heat will kill bedbugs but the problem with heat treatments is in older homes and even some newer homes the bedbugs can retreat into the wall voids. You can always bag your things and place them in the attic or a hot car during the day. I have had customers do this and it has worked. If you google my site and use my contact form I can send you some information in PDF document.
You need both
Not if you use crossfire
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.
What do you suggest to get rid of bed bugs so they don’t come back
Steve Finesse the hardest part of my job is explaining to the customer to not do whatever they were or are still doing that brought the bed bugs inside in the first place.
Green Akers Pest Control LLC well the thing is I’ve never had this problem in my life before and the place I currently reside is the only place I have had this experience all the furniture I came to the current place I’m living in with was new luckily not even thinking about bed bugs I got a mattress protector to keep my mattress protected from all things so when I had an exterminator treat my apartment he sprayed everything and everywhere he could for them and he sprayed anywhere he found them he inspected my mattress and said my mattress wasn’t infected at all but sprayed it for safety measures their was an infestation in my Box spring tho but I didn’t have anything on my box spring he killed everything when he sprayed it he even took a piece of cloth off the box spring to really get in their I cleaned up everything as far as the bugs went after treatment wasn’t gonna leave it on my furniture lol he told me I should buy a vinyl zipper mattress protector place one on both my mattress and box spring so no matter what they can’t hide in my furniture bc they won’t be able to crawl through the zipper and if that wasn’t enough he sprayed a cloud in my house and told me to evacuate for 3-6 hours this cloud would make it hard to breathe and he used this to suffocate and kill all the left over bugs so idk how they are back I believe the people who lived below me had something bc it was already discovered they had mice etc bc they didn’t keep a clean home which Ik bc when they left my landlord sent people cleaning and fixing things bc of them however I do know an exterminator treated both floors but one thing that’s been in my mind is one day he came and treated downstairs only but I don’t know what he treated it for bc even tho I keep a clean house an exterminator has come to my house on the Landlords orders and sprayed for mice and roaches etc bc the people downstairs had a problem and he didn’t want the problem finding it’s way to the 2nd floor where I’m at which is odd for him not to take that back into consideration but I believe it may be bc of my Grandmother but being professional he should’ve told her it could spread if he didn’t treat both but yeah that’s the summary of it all
I have fleas in my carpet, 2 cats, & a dog brought them in my house that isn't mine. My landlord is doing diddly shit & I'm sleeping in my kitchen on the lanoluilm keeping mt cats away from carpeted areas. Who can I call to make him take care of this?
not sure if there is any action you can take legally against the landlord because you have pets of your own and proving they didn’t come from you will be impossible.
They don't go outside & I have witnesses to all this. My neighbors even tried to help me, I boraxed the floor, I salted, & baking sodaed it too plus flea bombs hoping the baking soda would act as an absorbent for the bombs. Is there anything I could do to kill them myself? Steam cleaner with vinegar?
@@louannhicks7371 fleas can ride in on your pant legs and jump onto your cats. I’ve had customers with no pets at all who were infested with fleas
@@GreenAkersPC That's pretty bad man, at least ur an exterminator that cares about what ur doing. I try not to go in there & carry them back into the kitchen to my cats. I've even went as far as bathing in the sink instead of going upstairs. I pay 600 dollars & feel very disrespected by everybody in this situation from the owner of the dog to my landlord. He had an exterminator hit this place, he said he'd be back in 10 days, & its been 17.
I was told by Dodson's pest control that the best way to get rid of bed bugs is fumigation treatment, but then I was told by Intrastate pest control that the best way was the heat treatment, smh
BrAzy B fumigation with vikane is a very very toxic choice of elimination and it absorbs into everything you own, even children’s toys. Dodson is the only company in VA that can perform them but I hope it doesn’t become a normal practice. Heat has no residual that’s why it doesn’t work...if you want an honest opinion give me a call I go all over VA
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
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
I’m interested n talking with u. 1 of my rentals have those nasty things. Plz. HELP
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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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What if there is mostly no insulation and in summer we get 120 or 100 all summer what then ?😭
Still not really hot enough
@@GreenAkersPC can I call and ask some questions iv sprayed my self not finding any and just been freaking my self out I don't sleep I stay up looking for bed bugs and can't find them then me my son get bit he's 4 it's a night mare not knowing what you have and having a old wooden house is there a way I can know your prices or if you even do California inspections
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