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TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2012 /CNW/ - Magical Restoration the newest division of Magical Pest Control, introduces an innovative new mold treatment to the Canadian mold and disaster restoration industry.

After successfully using patented ThermaPureHeat technology to exterminate bed bugs across Ontario, Magical has opened a new division focused on using this innovative technology to eliminate mold in residential and commercial properties.

"ThermaPureHeat has proven to be an eco-friendly and efficient method of treating mold and water damage, as well as lingering odours. As such, it is the chosen method of treatment that will be used by Magical Restoration," says Mark Joseph, President and Founder of Magical Restoration.

ThermaPureHeat kills bacteria and harmful pathogens using a non-invasive process called structural pasteurization. This heat-based process allows Magical Restoration to eliminate harmful properties of mold without causing damage to a home or business, ensuring that the property remains as unaffected as possible during the mold elimination process. This heat process has also been proven to sterilize and eliminate dampness. Due to its drying properties, ThermaPureHeat helps prevent future mold development by drying damp areas that are prone to growing mold. This two-pronged approach, involving the elimination of mold and prevention of future growth, is what makes ThermaPureHeat such a powerful and effective treatment.

Magical Restoration pairs ThermaPureHeat technology with Calbrite, an eco-friendly, industry-leading cleaning solution. Calbrite's gentle but effective formula allows Magical Restoration's trained mold extraction teams to remove every last trace of mold residue after the heat treatment process is completed.

With ThermaPureHeat and Calbrite, Magical Restoration is committed to offering the best and safest mold removal and remediation treatments available. This commitment extends to hiring highly-trained technicians and offering effective treatments that contribute to a sustainable planet. Both ThermaPureHeat and Calbrite are certified as environmentally-friendly. As a division of the Magical team, Magical Restoration endeavours to provide the same top-notch service that clients have come to expect from the Magical brand over the past 15 years.

Magical Restoration's service area currently extends to all of Southern Ontario.

SOURCE: Magical Pest Control

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As bedbugs continue their bloodsucking scourge on Toronto currently targeting Ryerson University residences a new U.S. study shows that natural fungus is an effective way of killing the critters.

There are eight confirmed cases of bedbugs at Ryerson, with most students living at the International Living and Learning Centre (ILLC) and a few in the Pitman Hall residence.

The rooms are being carefully treated by pest control experts, said Chad Nuttall, manager of student housing services at the university. They will inspect and reinspect the rooms until they are bedbug-free.

Affected students have been relocated to a temporary space in the ILLC while their rooms are treated, which usually takes two weeks but can be longer depending on the severity of the situation.

Our students are our top priority and we are working very hard to resolve this issue for them and have them back into their dorms as soon as possible, Nuttall said.

The university provides information to students and parents on bed bug prevention during parent sessions, Nuttall said.

But new research could end the battle against bedbugs. According to a team of entomologists at Penn State University, the parasites have met their match in a fungus called Beauveria bassiana, which grows naturally in soils and causes disease in insects.

As part of the study, published in the Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, researchers used paper and cotton jersey, commonly used in bedsheets. On one set they sprayed fungal spores, a biopesticide, and on the other blank oil.

After the surfaces were dry, bedbugs were added for one hour.

All the bugs exposed to the biopesticide died within five days. More importantly, infected bugs carried the fungal spores back to their hiding places, infecting nearly all of the other bugs.

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