By Mark Sheperdigian - Pest Management Professional - November 23, 2009
Opinion piece on the use of heat to eliminate bed bugs. Sheperdigian discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using heat treatments.
By Roberto M. Pereira, Philip G. Koehler, Margie Pfiester, and Wayne Walker - Journal of Economic Entomology - June 2009
Research paper from the University of Florida examining bed bug thermal death kinetics to develop a heat treatment method to eliminate bed bug infestations in room contents.
By Dr. Raj Hulasare - Thermal Remediation® from TEMP-AIR - May 2009
Summary of research performed in collaboration with Dr. Stephen A. Kells of the University of Minnesota, funded by the Propane Education and Research Council.
NPMA Pest Management Library - Jan/Feb 2009
Details on the latest in bed bug management and a comprehensive list of resources and materials to help you fight them. This article mentions that while the initial costs of heat as a control measure are high, the results have been impressive.
By Michael F. Potter, Alvaro Romero, & Kenneth F. Haynes - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Urban Pests - 2008
This paper discusses the growing challenge of bed bug infestation in the United States, its ramifications, and state of management. It also includes some research findings with relevance to global bed bug management.
By Michael F. Potter, Alvaro Romero, Kenneth F. Haynes, & Tom Jarzynka - Pest Control Technology - August 2008
Limitations of current bed bug insecticides have fueled interest in non-chemical options, such as heat, to control infestations. Researchers from the University of Kentucky and PCOs from Massey Services put structural heating to the test in this first reported demonstration in hotel rooms.
By Michael F. Potter - Pest Control Technology - August 2008
Article detailing the history of bed bug management strategies, from their ancient origins to the present time.
By Kenneth F. Haynes, Alvaro Romero, Rebekah Hassell, & Michael F. Potter - NPMA Pestworld - March/April 2008
A National Pest Management Association article on the sublethal effects of insecticides on bed bug behavior.
By Alvaro Romero, Michael F. Potter, & Kenneth F. Haynes - Pest Control Technology - July 2007
In 2006, researchers at the University of Kentucky reported high levels of insecticide resistance in field-collected bed bugs. Details of the study are discussed in this article - along with sobering implications for the pest management industry.
Alvaro Romero, Michael F. Potter, Daniel A. Potter, & Kenneth F. Haynes - Journal of Medical Entomology - March 2007
This paper details a study on the bed bug's resistance to insecticide applications. Extremely high levels of resistance to two pyrethroid insecticides, deltamethrin and A-cyhalothrin, relative to a susceptible colony, were detected in populations collected in human dwellings in Kentucky and Ohio. Evaluations of populations from across the United States indicate that resistance to pyrethroid insecticides is already widespread.
By Paul Rannick - Hotel Interactive - July 13, 2005
Rannick states that as pesticide use becomes more regulated and limited, one solution to the bed bug problem might be raising the temperature.
Institute of Clinical Pathology & Medical Research - Department of Medical Entomology
ICPMR publication on bed bug history, clinical presentation, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment and control.
