The company just started using
230-lb. heaters to kill the bugs, instead of chemicals. It's a process
called heatigation that requires the heaters to reach 140 degrees
Fahrenheit for an extended period of time.
"Once we get it heated, we keep it
there for three to four hours at that temperature," said Scherzinger.
"We actually eliminate all the eggs, all the nymphs, all the bed bugs.
All in one treatment."
Much of their business is coming
from people in apartments, college dorms, and summer camps. Scherzinger
wouldn't tell us which ones though.
"There's not a season for bed
bugs," said Scherzinger. "They're around with us all year round."
This year, Camp Kern directors in
Warren County are taking matters into their on hands.
Camp directors are being proactive.
They sent parents a letter about bed bugs, but before they get a
problem. Executive Director Jeffrey Merhige said the camp does not have a
bed bug problem now, but they've had three incidents in the last 13
months; all from campers who've tracked in the bed bugs. The letter
tells parents what camp directors are doing to prevent bed bugs as well
as what parents can do once campers return home.
Scherzinger said the number one tip
works for campers and anyone who is planning on traveling this summer.
"The best thing to do is before you
unpack your belongings out of the suitcase, just take them right to the
dryer and heat them on high heat," Scherzinger said. "The heat will
kill the bed bugs."
Tips to Prevent Bed Bugs (from
Scherzinger Pest Control):
1) Avoid used furniture
2) Inspect hotel/cabin/dorm rooms
before you unpack your bags (look at the mattress and make sure it
doesn't have little red or black spots, or bugs crawling on it)
3) Do not use dressers in hotels or
cabins
4) Launder all clothing in hot
water immediately when returning from hotels
5) Reduce clutter in your dwelling
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