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Bed bug control using heat treatment
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Bed bug control using heat treatment
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HEAT TREATMENT OF BED BUGS IN HOTELS AND
AIRCRAFT
Heat treatment against Bed Bugs
using the Thermokil system.
The
mobile Thermokil insect control systems are used as part of an integrated pest
management programme for the control of bed bugs in furniture in hotel rooms
and hostels.
After careful
inspection and use of dogs and insect detectors, the extent of a bed bug
infestation is determined and rooms are allocated for treatment. All curtains
and bedding are removed and washed above 60C, the fabric of the rooms sprayed
or dusted with an appropriate residual insecticide and all the beds, furniture
and head boards heat treated, either with small heating unit placed inside the
room or corridor, or wherever possible, directly from outside.
Thermokil M25
or M50 heaters may be used to heat the contents of three rooms at a time un-obtrusively
from inside, whilst technicians work on the fabric of the empty rooms and
around the stack of furniture and beds in the main heat treatment room.
Constant temperature monitoring using the Thermolog temperature monitoring
system ensures all areas are heated up to temperatures lethal to bed bugs and
their eggs.
Bed bugs in
Aircraft are becoming a significant headache for even the most prestigious
airlines as can be seen below.
Thermokil are
the world leaders in pioneering new technology and techniques for treating a
whole range of insect, mite and timber problems in a wide range of industries
and field situations including aircraft like the example above, however the equipment must be used correctly in conjunction with proper Thermokil training, it is not sufficient just to "heat and go" which will often end in failure! If whole rooms and building are to be heated up without supplementary treatments, exposure periods of 14hr to 24 hrs are normally required to achieve full penetration of heat into wall cavities, otherwise these need to be treated with appropriate supplementary insecticidal agents.
The treatment
is also highly effective against House Dust mites and in conjunction with
detailed vacuum cleaning can significantly reduce the levels of allergens and
the causes of these allergens in beds and bedding that can be a cause of asthma
and other allergic responses.
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