Solutions for Bed Bugs

TREATMENT OPTIONS

• Bed Bugs
• Do You Have Bed Bugs?
• Solutions for Bed Bugs
• Preparing For Fumigation
• Preparing Your Home
• Preparing Apartments & Condos
• Preparing Public Properties

Each bed bug infestation is unique and, therefore, requires a customized treatment plan. However, bed bug fumigation with Vikane® gas fumigant is the only treatment method with a 50-year track record of effectively and reliably eradicating all bed bugs infesting a structure, including the egg stage.

Bed bug fumigation with Vikane can be conducted on entire structures (whole-structure), certain parts of a structure (compartmentalized), or certain household items, including box springs and mattresses, which are placed in a chamber to be fumigated.

BED BUG FUMIGATION IS THE BEST OPTION TO TREATE A BED BUG INFESTATION WHEN:

• Immediate eradication of bed bugs is required, such as in multiunit dwellings (hotels, apartments and dormitories), when occupants are highly allergic to bites or when there is zero tolerance for the infestation
• Repeated crack and crevice applications (liquids, dust and aerosols) have failed
• Other treatments may damage infested materials, such as high value furnishings or custom mattresses

ALTERNATIVES TO BED BUG FUMIGATION

If fumigation is not conducted, multiple methods of control are generally needed to eliminate bed bugs. These methods include:

• Steam treatment plus the application of residual insecticides  (liquids, dusts, aerosols) to all voids, cracks and crevices where bed bugs could hide
• Laundering, including drying in a hot dryer, or dry cleaning all bedding, curtains and clothing that might be infested
• Heat treatment of infested items or the structure itself