Infestations of bed bugs are on the rise in Kansas City; Heat Treatment is a proven method to kill bed bugs at all stages, including the eggs.
April 1, 2011(Kansas City, MO) – ZipZap Bed Bug KC today announced they had created a Bed Bug Heat Treatment Division. They were designed to assist Kansas City-area property owners affected by the rising incidence of bed bug infestations throughout the Metro.
ZipZap’s new division will employ a Board Certified Entomologist. The latest in heat treatment units that safely raise the temperature of a room to 125 degrees. Scientists say the temperature kills the small, blood-sucking insects and their eggs in less than one minute. The heat units are equipped with multiple wireless temperature sensors to assure target temperatures are achieved even in difficult to heat areas, such as inside mattresses.
New heat units for bed bugs
ZipZap’s new heat units are powerful enough to penetrate upholstered furniture, closets full of clothing, and boxes of household goods without damaging household electronics, wall coverings, or other personal items.
“Heat treatment has been used for years in the industry but is the latest and most successful method to treat a bed bug infestation,” said ZipZap’s Board Certified Entomologist Jeffery Preece. “It’s an environmentally-friendly treatment option, plus, it gives property owners the advantage of not having to throw away expensive mattresses, sofas, or other items where bed bugs may be hiding. Bed bugs are real and here to stay, and as anyone who has tried to rid their property of these pests can attest, they are challenging to eradicate.”
Bed Bugs feed on Humans in Kansas City.
Bedbugs feed on the blood of humans but can suck blood from other animals as well. Bed bugs most often feed at night when people are asleep. When they feed, they inject a salivary secretion into the wound to prevent coagulation. The fluid can cause a person’s skin to itch and even become swollen. Scratching can cause sores that often become infected.
An adult bed bug is about 1/5-inch long, oval in shape, and flat. They’re generally brown except after a blood meal. Their body then becomes swollen, and the color changes to a dark red.
Bed bugs like to hide in the cracks and crevices of the electrical outlets in walls, behind wallpaper, baseboards, and picture frames, between beds and around the mattresses' creases, and in bedding materials. Bed bugs are often carried into houses by clothes, luggage, furniture, and bedding.
Bedbugs seek cracks and crevices.
Bedbugs in Kansas City seek harborage in cracks and crevices. Common harborages in hotel rooms and bedrooms include folds & creases in bed linens, seams, tufts & under buttons on mattresses, in drapery pleats & hems, beneath loose wallpaper, in headboards, desks, entertainment centers, and nightstands, behind base molding, or in wall-mounted artwork.
If you suspect bed bugs have invaded your home or place of business, contact the experts at ZipZap Bed Bug KC’s Bed Bug and Heat Treatment Division at (816) 452-5960 or online at www.zipzappestcontrol.com or www.bedbugkc.com.
