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Bed Bugs In The News

New Weapon Aimed at Bed Bugs

By Jim Swift - KXAN Austin, TX - July 22, 2010

This video shows how Pest Management, Inc, uses Thermal Remediation® equipment to kill bed bugs at a University of Texas area housing co-op.

Increase in Bed Bugs Popping up at Tri-State Summer Camps, Dorms & Homes

By Kimberly Holmes - Fox 19 Cincinnati, OH - July 21, 2010

Technicians at Scherzinger Pest Control have done over 1000 bed bug treatments since March of this year. Using Thermal Remediation® equipment, they perform a process they call "heatigation" to kill the pesky insects.

CU-Boulder Deals with the Onset of Bed Bugs

By Brittany Anas - Boulder County Daily Camera - July 20, 2010

To address bed bug infestations, the university purchased Thermal Remediation® equipment. Craig Schuck, manager for maintenance and grounds with CU's Housing and Dining Services believes the treatment is highly effective.

Thermal Remediation® Releases New Bed Bug Heater

By Thermal Remediation® from TEMP-AIR - June 15, 2010

TEMP-AIR is proud to announce the release of the newly redesigned EBB-460V, a lighter, narrower, and more efficient Thermal Remediation® electric bed bug heater.

Bed Bugs Biting Their Way Back Into Tri-State Homes

WGEM-TV (IL-MO-IA) - May 20, 2010

In this video, Mike Scholes of Reliable Pest Solutions, a Thermal Remediation® equipment owner, explains how they kill bed bugs with 130°F heated air.

Making a Green Killing

By David Twiddy - Kansas City Business Journal - May 7, 2010

Schendel Pest Services uses Thermal Remediation® heaters as an environmentally friendly and effective way to manage bed bugs.

Bed Bug Battle Heats up in Downtown Buildings

By Hannah Pickett - KCCI-TV 8 Des Moines, IA - April 22, 2010

This video shows Preferred Pest Control heat-treating a retirement home using Thermal Remediation® equipment. The building had been unsuccessfully treated with traditional chemicals for over a year.

A New Way to Fight Bed Bugs

By Patrick Book - NewsTalk 650 CKOM Saskatchewan, Canada - April 16, 2010

Shawn Sherwood of Poulin's Pest Control, a Thermal Remediation® equipment user, describes heat treatment as safer and more effective that chemical treatments.

Company Plans 140 Degree Bed Bug Battle

KCCI 8 Des Moines - March 30, 2010

American Baptist Homes of the Midwest plans to eradicate a bed bug infestation at two Des Moines apartment buildings using the Thermal Remediation® heat treatment process.

No Easy Battle Against Bed Bugs

By Abby Simons - Star Tribune - January 2, 2010

The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority is using Thermal Remediation® bed bug heat treatment equipment to control infestations throughout their properties.

Firm Kills Bed Bugs With Heat

By Peggy O'Farrell - The Cincinnati Enquirer - December 11, 2009

Rose Pest Solutions, a Thermal Remediation® bed bug heat treatment service provider, is featured treating an apartment in Westwood, OH. The latest technique to eliminate a stubborn pest has bed bugs feeling the heat - and dying.

Thermal Remediation® is Featured on Bed Bug Central TV

By Jeff White - Bed Bug Central TV - July 22, 2009

Bed Bug Central TV is a website dedicated to the exploration and demonstration of bed bug treatment methods run by Entomologists Richard Cooper and Jeff White. In episode #29, White performs a heat treatment for bed bugs and explains how the Thermal Remediation® mobile heating system works.

EPA Tackles Bed Bug Problem

By Tom Costello - NBC Today Show - April 15, 2009

This video shows that the Environmental Protection Agency has called for a Bed Bug Summit to discuss solutions for the growing problem. Connor's Pest Control is shown using Thermal Remediation® heat treatment equipment in a hotel room.

Bed Bugs a Costly Nuisance Near U

By Alex Ebert - The Minnesota Daily - March, 11, 2009

As bed bug problems grow, a controversy builds around who will pay to rid homes of the pests. This article discusses treatment methods, including the TEMP-AIR bed bug heat treatment equipment, and the costs involved.

Bed Bugs Zapped

Michelle Riell - NBC 15 Madison, WI - January, 16, 2009

Rick Freye and John Bloyer of Professional Pest Control, are featured on NBC 15 Madison, WI treating a bed bug infested apartment with the Thermal Remediation® heat treatment system.

Think Your Bed is all Cozy? You’re not Alone

By Jim Buchta - Minneapolis Star Tribune - December 1, 2008

Say ick. Blood-sucking bedbugs are infesting more and more homes and hotels. Getting rid of the pests can be a nightmare. Features Adams Pest Control and Plunkett’s Pest Control, both Thermal Remediation® service providers.

System Kills Bed Bugs with Heat

Fox 2 News Detroit - November 24, 2008

Ridder Thermal is featured on Fox 2 News Detroit, MI in a video doing a demonstration of a hotel heat treatment using a Thermal Remediation® system.

Bed Bugs Move Into Dorms

By Greg Toppo - USA Today - August 20, 2008

Just as they've made an itchy, scratchy comeback in hotel rooms, bedbugs increasingly are appearing in dorm rooms, say college officials and pest-control experts, who are busy devising ways to eradicate the bloodsuckers. Features Thermal Remediation® equipment used by Texas A&M.

Burnsville Company Sees Big Opportunity in Frying Bed Bugs

By Richard Chin - Pioneer Press - April 3, 2008

For 45 years, TEMP-AIR of Burnsville has supplied construction sites with portable heating and cooling equipment, becoming the largest company of its type. Now, it’s turning its sights to a new venture: baking bed bugs.

‘Night, ‘Night, Sleep Tight, Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite

By John Needham - Butane Propane News - April 2007

Propane is leading the way to provide a non-toxic solution to the bed bug onslaught. This article details the original TEMP-AIR process for heat-treating bed bugs in structures. (TEMP-AIR has since modified their process and equipment offerings.)

Killing Them Softly: Battling Bed Bugs in Sensitive Accounts

By Michael F. Potter, Alvaro Romero, Kenneth F. Haynes, and Erich Hardebeck - Pest Control Technology - January 19, 2007

This article examines non-chemical options for battling bed bugs when pesticides may not be an option. Discussed methods include disposal, encasement, vacuums, steamers, laundering/drying, seasonal temperatures, structural heating, and Sterifab/Bedlam.