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

[wxyzca2000]

C-I-L Tomahawk (tm)brand Kills those little bastards !

[nickthompson44]

@wxyzca2000 Home pesticide sprays can work with direct contact to bed bugs. But here's the problem. MANY bed bugs and their eggs are hidden in cracks and crevices and even inside walls. The sprays won't ever reach them and you'll just have a bed bug problem arise again. Plus, do you really want to spray pesticide on your bed? Heat is the only treatment that works to kill bed bugs and their eggs throughout a structure in a single treatment.

[XximaproxX]

how would these suckers do up north say southeastern wisconsin? wouldent the cold kill them in winter?

[nickthompson44]

@XximaproxX Sadly, they would do just fine -- even in the winter. And here's why. While the outside temperatures on a cold winter's day would be enough to kill them, they don't live outside. They live in your home...all throughout the home...and will migrate to where it's nice and warm. They don't just live on your bed, they live in the cracks and crevices of your home, including light sockets, behind picture frames, in wall joists and even inside electronics.

[crawhip2]

@nickthompson44

Some sites claim that they probably cause anemia, is this true?

[nickthompson44]

@crawhip2 According to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, bed bug bites should be considered a possible cause of iron-deficiency anemia in people who have signs of severe bedbug infestation.

[ThaiFlyGuy]

I live in Melbourne, Australia near the beach. My unit has a bed bug problem. I can never find them but I wake up covered in bites. I've thrown out all my furniture and tried spraying but I CANNOT get rid of them! I've had to move out. These things can really turn your world upside-down!

[nickthompson44]

@ThaiFlyGuy We're looking into expanding ThermaPure licensees beyond North America and Australia is one place being considered. In the interim...see if there are any pest control operators using heat. It is, without question, the best solution currently available. Good luck!

[kw0s]

@ThaiFlyGuy You need to kill them in where you live. Throw out furniture and move will not solve your problem. They are great hitch-hikers. Try sprinkle some Diatomaceous-Earth (food grade, not the swimming pool filter stuff) or grind up silica-gel-cat-litter (powder form) that I read on the Internet.

[clairishe]

@kw0s Diatomaceous Earth can be effective when combined properly with other strategies, but unfortunately many brands of Diatomaceous Earth are not effective because the silica particles are not small/fine enough to scratch the shell of a bedbug. Only the finest grades of Diatomaceous Earth will kill bedbugs. It is difficult to find Diatomaceous Earth of this quality and it is becoming rarer and rarer with time since Diatomaceous Earth is a finite resource that comes from extinct organisms.

[skmdbc]

i live in arizona can you help? i dont think i have alot of them hopefully i've only seen 1 in my bed my husband hasving gettin bitten for weeks now. we resently bought a new mattress and i don't want to throw it out.

[cris555000]

Hello ive just watch this video and i need help my room has been infested with the bedbugs can you help i live in Virginia Thanks

[oldarash]

can Therma pure heat kill other pest like termite ?

[sins4givenmain]

hey my wife keeps getting bit im in las vegas can you help.

[nickthompson44]

Yes. We have licensees that service Las Vegas and can help. Best to call our 800 number... (800) 375-7786. Tell them you saw the video on YouTube. Thanks.

[baozeng]

are you from Hawaii ?

[nickthompson44]

ThermaPure is based in California, but licenses the technology to pest control companies across the US and Canada, including Hawaii. Sandwich Isle Pest is our Hawaii licensee. Thanks.

[DontPlayaHateHonkey]

Goodness, I hate these things.

[DWC10377]

best way is to use nitrus to freeze them.

[nickthompson44]

Actually, that's not true. You can't freeze an entire house. Bed bugs don't just stay in the corner or on the mattress waiting for you to kill them. They hide in the cracks and crevices of walls, wall joists, under carpets and more. Chemicals cannot reach those places either. The only technology proven to kill bed bugs AND their eggs in a single application is heat.

[awalko5]

Do bed bugs come out anytime in the day? I'm getting bites whenever i take a nap go to sleep ect no matter what time of day it is. My room is dark during the day, but no like night dark. I'm really worried!

[nickthompson44]

The cost for the service depends upon the size of the room/home being treated. Remember: powders and bed covers may provide some relief, but they don't kill all the bed bugs in the house. Heat will kill them all and also pasteurize the structure killing or denaturing viruses, allergens, odors, etc.

[blackweb12345]

i was at my uncles house like yesterday and i was sitting in his sofa and i got a little itchy. he use to have bed bugs but then got his house fumagated and doesnt have and bed bugs any more also when i woke up in the morning today i saw a bunch of bites that went in lines so when i got back from school i vacumed the area around my bed on my bed and in the cracks will i still have any more by the way i didnt see any bed bugs at all could it be that they bit me yesterday and now im feeling it

[nickthompson44]

The bite of a bed bug might not present itself for several days after the bite. When they use their beaks to bite, they inject a chemical that numbers the area so that you don't feel the bite.Some people are more susceptible to bites than others. But, chances are, if you see a bite mark, it came from a few days before. You can vacuum but that doesn't kill them. They hide in cracks & crevices and lay a lot of eggs, which are hard to see. Based upon university research, we believe heat is best.

[NFPFAN]

also how much is it for your service?

[nickthompson44]

The cost depends upon a number of factors, but essentially is based upon square footage. The be up-front, ikt is more expensive than chemicals, but works a lot better....and you don't need to replace your mattress and bedding (which you often have to do with pesticide treatments), so factor the savings into the picture. Call our (800) number and you can arrange for a free estimate. (800) 375-7786. Thanks.

[NFPFAN]

wait wait wait wait , ur telling me that , they only need to suck my blood once a year and they wont die?!!!!!!!!!

[nickthompson44]

Yep. Gross, isn't it? And they reproduce pretty quickly, too. That's why you have to have a treatment that gets into the cracks and crevices of a structure -- not just on the bed (bed bugs don't just hide on the bed) -- and can also kill bed bug eggs in a single treatment. Chemical treatments usually have to be applied 2-3 times to work. And who wants all the chemicals in your house?

[crawhip2]

do they all look alike generally ?or are there some that are fast moving and some are slow?

[nickthompson44]

@crawhip2 Bed bugs generally move pretty slowly... except when it's hot (e.g. they don't like heat!). There are several stages of growth, so they can look a little different, and can also be very small to about the size of the fingernail on your pinky, ...especially after having a blood meal.

[007ConnS]

@nickthompson44

Alot of people think that they can get rid of them by calling professional heat and or ventilation people and have them blow these critters out with their sophisticated equipment , one easier way is to simply throw everything out, all mattresses out and just start fresh then seal the or spray ceiling and or floor cracks with a bottle of water mixed with alcohol.

[nickthompson44]

@007ConnS There's no need to throw everything out. When we heat the structure, we want everything in the premises. With pesticides, you have to throw out your mattress and bedding. No need with heat. Also, sorry to disappoint, but water mixed with alcohol won't kill bed bugs and their eggs.They hide in the cracks and crevices of a structure. Pesticides have to be sprayed directly on them for best effect. And the little suckers are becoming immune already. ThermaPure is atented & works.

[clairishe]

@nickthompson44

Thermapure is a great technology and has advantages over chemicals, but to say that alcohol does not work at all is simply a lie. Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) at 90% concentration will kill bedbugs as long as it comes in direct contact with them. It will not kill eggs and it will not kill with the fumes only liquid contact. I have first hand experience with this so I know what i'm talking about. The biggest problem with thermal is that its massively expensive.

[nickthompson44]

@clairishe Thanks for your comment. Store-bought pesticides will also work if sprayed directly onto a bed bug. The problem is that if you've got bed bugs in a structure, most of the bugs cannot be seen. So, killing a few visible bugs is like stopping a gushing wound with a band-aid. It won't work.

[nickthompson44]

@clairishe Now, let's talk about cost. Heat treatments are more expensive initially than pesticides. It's true. The material and labor is more expensive to provide. That said, if pesticide treatments don't work and you have to repeat them, what money have you saved? Also, very often, people need to replace their mattresses/bedding rather than spray pesticides all over it. Add in that cost too, and you're not that far apart.

[FinestWM]

Come to new york! lots of people will be glad

[nickthompson44]

We're in New York...and VERY busy. Our licensee there is Expediant.