Killing bed bugs is not rocket science, as our competitors would have you believe. In fact, choosing a treatment method is more difficult and time consuming than the actual treatment itself.

With so many methods out there and so much misinformation in the industry, what do you choose?

At Kill Bed Bugs Dallas, we pride ourselves on being one of the most honest providers in our space. Check out our reviews to see for yourself. We’ve gone through the trouble of dispelling the myths and clearly laying out your options.

Let’s get started.

Store Bought Chemicals

Your first stop for treating bed bugs may be your local hardware store. The pesticides are cheap, name-branded, and hey, the orange-vested employee was almost sure it’d work! What’s not to like?

Unfortunately, they just don’t work. We have almost never seen a consumer-grade pesticide solve a bed bug problem.

In fact, they often make the problem much worse. These weak pesticides don’t kill unless there is direct contact. Bed bugs sense these chemicals as “repellents”, meaning that they will run away from them as soon as they are sprayed. They will run across floors, under carpets, even deep inside walls to hide from the spray.

Often, this is their start to discovering a path out of the bedroom and spreading through the home to other rooms. You’d turn a small issue into a nightmare.

Commercial Pesticides

Commercial-grade pesticides, on the other hand, are much more effective. They will kill bed bugs on contact, faster than those critters can run away. Some of the most effective pesticides can continue killing for weeks after the initial spray. They make for great insurance in case you bring any more bed bugs home in the future.

The downside to these chemicals is that bed bug eggs are immune. The eggs are watertight, so you’ll need to wait until they hatch and crawl across a treated area before they die. This could take a few weeks.

Moreover, if the technician has missed a spot, you’ll end up right where you started. Most pesticide treatment companies will respray over a few visits for this very reason. Because the sprays become non-toxic only once they dry, each visit will require you to leave the room for about 4 hours.

Additionally, some chemicals can damage furniture and paints, which can cost you quite a bit in repairs.

Heaters

Our treatment of choice is the bed bug heater. Bed bugs cannot survive in temperature greater than 115 degrees.

Our industrial strength heaters reach this temperature so quickly that the bed bugs don’t have time to run away and find escape routes. Heat will also kill all stages of the bed bug, including eggs, so you don’t need to worry about seeing bed bugs for weeks.

We would be lying if we said there were no downsides. Heat treatments take a few more hours than spray pesticides - you need to leave heaters in the room for 4-6 hours. On the flip side, you solve the issue immediately, with no need for retreatments or danger of missed spots.

Another potential downside is that heat treatments don’t work in the future. If you bring in another bed bug the same way you got them in the first place, you’ll have to treat again. We occasionally, but very rarely, recommend a commercial pesticide spray that we can provide as a precaution. But, really, how often do you think you’ll be dragging bed bugs home?

Conclusion

So there you have it. There is no silver bullet. Each treatment has some pros and cons, but for almost everyone out there, heat treatments are the way to go. And our heater rental is the most affordable and quickest way to get it done.

If you have any questions or want to reserve a heater, give us a call anytime:

469-618-9991