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Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) have been recognized as pests since the 17th century, and were introduced to the New World by early colonists. Bed bugs were quite common in the U.S. prior to World War II, but declined in incidence after the mid 20th century, primarily due to the widespread use of synthetic insecticides such as DDT. Improvements in sanitation and personal hygiene, along with more vigilant regulations and consumer knowledge about the use of second-hand furniture are also likely contributors to bed bugs becoming known to most of us only through a children's nursery rhyme.

Although never totally eliminated, bed bug populations dwindled enough for most of us to ignore them. That has changed. Bed bugs have undergone a dramatic resurgence worldwide, and in the past decade, bed bugs have begun making a comeback across the United States; in many areas becoming a major nuisance pest.

International travel and commerce are factors in the recent spread of these insect hitchhikers, which can be readily transported in luggage, clothing, bedding and furniture. There are some experts that believe the small population that remained in the U.S. after the 1950's were 'super bugs', resistant to the chemicals available to treat them.

Bed bugs can be found anywhere, and not just in your bed. They are still most frequently found in dwellings with a high rate of occupant turnover, such as hotels, motels, hostels, dormitories and apartment complexes; but can be found in private homes, movie theaters, high-end stores and on public transportation. Such infestations usually are not a reflection of poor hygiene or bad housekeeping. However, once established, bed bugs are persistent and getting rid of them also requires persistence.

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Bed bugs are a very tiny brownish bloodsucking creature that is fed on human blood. These bugs can hide easily due to the smallest size, but are really irritating when someone tries to sleep in affected bedding. Now the experts are trying to find out the best possible ways to get rid of these bugs on permanent basis, and develop successful strategies for bed bug control to ensure peaceful sleep for people.

Although there is no evidence of some serious health issue or disease, due its reaction, but still it is considered unhygienic for us and thus being considered to have a serious solution towards the problem. Bed bug Vancouver has been the worst effect of the same issue since the area is affected very badly, as compared to other regions.

Bed bugs have been considered to be a big problem; especially for the last decade, but now the trouble is increasing day by day. Since these bugs can be hidden inside our beddings, matrices and inside the bed frames, it requires thorough check to locate these. These tiny creatures hide safely and are really hard to find for total elimination. The bed bug control has been a great challenge for many years and becoming a serious issue, because these bugs such blood while a person is asleep and cause irritation and swelling on the skin. The bed bug Vancouver have been a great challenge for experts, because only a high class house cleaning methodology has been failed to prove its effectiveness for bed bug control.

Before planning for bed bugs control, the most important step is to ensure correct identification. The extent of thoroughness in the treatment can only ensure the level of the output. These treatments cannot be conducted by common people through simple home remedies available commonly for everyone. The bed bug infestation is always highly rapid to take over the whole room, even if it is neat and tidy. This is why only using the general insecticides is not enough; you should call an expert who has experience in identification of the bed bug infestation.

There has been a long term struggle to find effective ways for preventing the bed bugs, however if the problem is identified at earliest stage, it can be handled effectively.

In case of a suspected bed bug attack, you should immediately call your local bed bug control expert who will provide you with the quickest possible remedy which is just appropriate to the extent and the nature of infestation. If the identification is delayed, these bugs reproduce at a rapid speed and the eggs are very hard to be searched out and eliminated.

Due to very small size, these can hide in the very small places and cannot be easily detected; however there are some common signs which may help you in identification of the suspicious infestation. Irritation and itching during sleep is the first sign; this demands you to check for the sheets and pillow cases for small blood stains.

These can be hidden in the bed frame and the folds of matrices. By careful inspection, you may be able to see at least a few tiny 6 legged small brown insects. Generally these hide during the day time, so you can look for these at all places where small cracks or holes can be available to accommodate the bugs.

Bed bugs are very strong creature although these are very small in size. Its need for the food is very small, and can survive for several months; even a year without feeding themselves. There is no temperature limit known as yet, which could be fatal for these bugs; these can survive at any temperature level. These are the reasons that only the professional pest control experts can handle the treatment process for these bugs; common people cannot deal with it through general methods at home. When you feel that there is a suspicion about this problem, bed bug control experts pay a visit for inspection, so that they could deal with the problem after verification. This is important to know that only the experts can identify the appropriate treatment need according to the problem; since all kind of bugs cannot be controlled through a single solution.

Controlling the bed bugs at initial stage seems to be a difficult and complex problem in the household related concerns. Bed bug Vancouver has been a highly reported issue in Vancouver for a long time.

Also people in Burnaby have also been troubled by the infestation of bed bugs Burnaby. Bed bug Vancouver has reported 1944 bed bug reports in one month times only; which explains that this matter is a highly troublesome matter for people in the area.

Although these creatures are trouble makers and everyone wants to get rid of them yet it is not a simple task to be performed by anyone. In this situation, bed bug control companies are the best option because their team of expert can identify the nature of the issue and propose the right treatment for its control.

There are a number of companies for controlling Bed bug Richmond and bed bug Surrey available in the market to help people in affordable rates. Their professional experience helps those people to save money, who waste a lot of time and resources on home remedies and self selected pesticides which may put adverse effects instead of any benefit. Due to their experience, they can adopt just the right methodology according to the nature and extent of infestation through bed bugs.

It is important to note that there are a number of bed bug control methods which can help to somewhat reduce the problem.

Although some preventive methods can help a little bit to avoid the bed bug problem, but these cannot replace the need of the professional support. Only they can suggest the appropriate methodology to eliminate the problem. Although these creatures are very tiny and it is difficult for a common person to find them, but only the experts can understand the nature of the infestation and the ideal approach to adopt. On first instance of having bed bugs on your place, you should consult the professionals without wasting time, so that the problem could be controlled before it increases too much.

Whilst you work on bed bug control and treatment through the professional companies, you should also sort out the solution to the personal harm, if you are infected through bed bug bites. Though these are not too dangerous but it is better to check the doctor first and dont do anything unless it is recommended by the practitioner. In such case it is always better to get yourself educated about the nature of bed bugs; conditions, cleanliness and the methods through which one can safely get rid from these bites.

Bed bugs have become a common problem these days, particularly in Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey and Richmond are considered as the mainly affected areas in the region, where the beddings become infested from these tiny creatures. Thats why the professional experts offer services related to elimination of these bugs, and remove them. Several people try home remedies in order to get rid of these bed bugs, but without the professional help, bed bug control is impossible.

Currently Bed bug Vancouver, Bed bug Burnaby, Bed bug Richmond and Bed bug Surrey professional services are a great help in each of these areas because the experts are well aware of the techniques how to eliminate them forever. By attempting nonprofessional methods this problem can become even worse as the pesticides are harmful for human beings, and can create various health concerns. Beg bugs are dangerous in terms of the health and especially when you have children in your home. The target of the bed bug is to suck the blood of human beings during the deep sleep. They can bring many problems related to skin and can cause irritation and swelling as well. Beg bug control has been a problem for number of years. Bed bugs control may be connected with lack of sunlight, damp places, humidity, cleanliness and many more. Bed bugs Richmond or bed bugs Surrey have become the most common problem in the area where people are looking for relief from this trouble. Although there are number of methods and practices that can help in bed bug control and good housekeeping and cleanliness must be complemented with some other methodologies as well. As a matter of fact; only cleanness doesnt resolve this issues; since these tiny lethal creatures hide in the places; which doesnt come in consideration while cleaning. Apart from that several methods are used for bed bug control.

Early detection is highly crucial for bedbug control; as soon as you feel that there is a bed bug; have a thorough check; the sooner one get to know it is better to get a control over the growth. It is recommended not to remove the things from the bed until the bugs have been identified. Since this removing and replacing can lead to fast growth and they can move to other places as well. Try to search in nearby areas and keep the bed sheets and relevant clothes in the bag and send for laundry immediately. Sooner it is identified it is better to open and remove all the materials and belongings from the closets.

Hire the professional services for bed bug control because this is not a simple task. There are a number of professionals and companies who are exclusively working for the pest and bed bug control. Fix an appointment with them on urgent basis, and let them analyze and apply their treatment. This can fix the problem easily and in a better way. Once it is done; monitor the results and then take advice accordingly. Bed bugs Richmond, Bed bugs Vancouver, bed bugs Burnaby and bed bugs Surrey have been reported too often; professional help is the best option to avail for the best solution.

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Bed bugs reach epidemic proportions. Dr. Michael Potter, University of Kentucky entomologist, was quoted recently as saying, Bed bugs are just going ballistic everywhere. It is going to really rock this country. Bed bugs are found today in hotels, apartments, dorm rooms, delivery vehicles, dry cleaners, jails, hospitals, churches, cruise ships, furniture rental stores and private homes. Rare for a time, bed bug bites are becoming all too common. Because pesticides are losing their effectiveness at treating bed bugs, the search is on for new ways to eliminate infestations. ThermaPureHeat kills bed bugs without harming the environment; using heat to kill bed bugs and the eggs they leave behind. And, since ThermaPureHeat can be effective in a single bed bug treatment, it can be more cost effective than chemical alternatives which can often require replacement of bedding and even mattresses.

Bed bugs were widespread before World War II in homes, hotels, and boardinghouses, but were greatly reduced with the use of the pesticide DDT. Bed bugs have been making resurgence in recent years due to the banning of DDT, an increase in international travel, and a developing resistance to pesticides.

Bed bugs commonly reside in the seams of mattresses, in the edges of carpeting, in the bed frame behind baseboards, in window and door casings, picture frames, loosened wallpaper, and other cracks and crevices.

Bed bugs can enter a structure by attaching themselves or their eggs to clothing and bedding and by hiding in luggage. They have often been brought into homes in used furniture and mattresses. In certain cases the pests may be brought in by birds or even bats.

Bed bug bites are not always noticed by their victims. This is often the problem with knowing whether an infestation still exists or if it has been successfully treated. Some people are greatly affected by bed bug bites and may exhibit numerous sores, welts and allergic reactions to the bed bug bite. Others may not exhibit symptoms at all. Although no known cases of the transmission of infectious disease have been reported, bed bugs are known to carry at least 28 different human pathogens. It appears the bed bug may be able to transmit Hepatitis B, as the virus has been found in bed bug droppings. Bacterial infections may also occur if the bite creates an open sore.

There is considerable documentation citing the temperature and time correlations necessary to kill bedbugs and their eggs. Several sources (Usinger 1966, Gulmahamad 2002, Quarles 2007) report that adults and nymphs die within 15 minutes at temperatures greater than 113F and 60 minutes to kill eggs. Raising room temperatures above the thermal death point and maintaining that temperature for several hours normally eliminates a bed bug infestation.

The temperature required to kill bedbugs and their eggs fall well within the temperature ranges achieved by ThermaPureHeat. The low thermal death point of bedbugs allows ThermaPureHeat technicians to better adapt the process to the building and its contents while still achieving efficacy. Unlike many pesticides, ThermaPureHeat will penetrate into all of the cracks and crevices and kill bed bugs where they reside. Our process will force heat into beds, bedding, mattresses, furniture, electronics, wall cavities, etc. leaving no place for bed bugs to hide. This is important because adult bed bugs have been shown to live up to a year on a single blood meal, and may simply go to a small, dark space away from mattresses to live and reproduce.

Historically, bed bug treatments have relied on the use of chemicals to reduce and control the pest. Recently, pesticides have shown to be ineffective in managing infestations with single bed bug treatment. An informal survey of pest control operators conducted by an entomologist at the University of Massachusetts found that 68% of all bedbug infestations require three or more treatments, 26% require two treatments, and just 6% require one treatment.

Another concern with pesticide use is the growing evidence that bed bugs are developing resistance to current pesticides used in the treatments. This follows the same trend found many years ago when DDT was the accepted treatment. The Integrated Pest Management Association found that by 1956, DDT resistance was so widespread that the control method had to be changed to Malathion.

Results from current research conducted by the University of Kentucky show that bed bug resistance to insecticidal products that have pyrethroids as an active ingredient has become significant. The excessive use of pesticide solutions may result in the bed bug developing greater resistance to current methodologies. Oftentimes this leads to overcompensating by increasing amounts of chemicals. This can be a dangerous practice. ThermaPureHeat is a simpler control methodology which alters a bed bugs natural environment, making it lethal to the bed bug.

Pesticides can also pose a threat to the environment. DDT was an effective chemical in significantly treating bed bug occurrences in the United States before it was banned in 1972 because of the reproductive effects to birds from chronic exposure to DDT. Bird exposure to this insecticide mainly occurs through the consumption of aquatic and/or terrestrial species that have been exposed to DDT (WHO 1989). Like other chemicals, DDT was able to work its way through the ecosystem and cause adverse health and reproductive effects to many animals in the food chain.

Finally, some people may be sensitive to chemicals as a result of neurological or other medical disorders. These people may not have the option to use safely chemical solutions as part of their control method. ThermaPureHeat is a non-chemical process and therefore is the practical solution for people with chemical sensitivities. It is ideal for treating health care facilities, hospitals, and schools where chemicals are not an option.

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A video from Animal Planet showing the frustrations of a modern family and their fight with bed bugs, eventually using heat technology.

Sleep Tight: The Bed Bug Epidemic is Real (2009)

Theres a new, healthy and green method to kill bed bugs and their eggs 100% of the time and with only a single treatment, ThermaPureHeat.

ABC Nightline Bed Bug Epidemic & ThermaPureHeat

ABC News Nightline ran a segment about the growing bed bug epidemic in the U.S. The most effective solution to killing bed bugs and their eggs: ThermaPureHeat.

Using Heat to Kill Bed Bugs (KTLA Morning News 3-30-09)

The ThermaPure heat technology is being demonstrated, as are some bed bug sniffing dogs that Mastersons company, Isotech, uses.

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This video explains the ThermaPure process and why its the best and greenest technology to kill bed bug and their eggs.

KGO-TV San Francisco Bed bugs invading Bay Area

Bed bugs are on the increase, including in the Bay Area, where some new high tech solutions are now available to combat the problem including ThermaPureHeat.

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