7
Hints & Tips
BED BUGS
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Researchers have found that bed bugs at
all life stages
die quickly at
temperatures at or above
120°F.
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Bed bug eggs are nearly translucent and incredibly difficult to detect.
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A best practice is to
heat treat all items
that may have been in the vicinity
of bed bugs even if no bed bugs are found.
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Bed bugs can survive for up to
18 months without feeding
. It is critical that
all potentially infested items are heat treated or, alternatively, sealed and
stored for 18 months.
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Bed bugs can flatten their bodies and
slip into tiny cracks
.
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Bed bugs are unable to climb smooth, nonporous surfaces like the lining of
the ZappBug Heater.
THE ZAPPBUG HEATER
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Always use provided support blocks and/or net to ensure maximum air
circulation around your belongings. If your belongings are densely packed
together it will take significantly more time for them to reach bed bug
killing temperatures.
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Make sure to turn the ZappBug thermal unit on
before placing potentially
infested items inside the ZappBug Heater.
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Only use indoors with an
ambient room temperature at or above 70°F
. The
ZappBug thermal unit works by adding heat to the air from the room in
which it is located. If the ambient temperature is below 70
°
F, the ZappBug
Heater may not reach bed bug killing temperatures.
•
Always
monitor the temperature
inside the ZappBug Heater with the
thermometer and thermometer probe provided.
•
Do not place the ZappBug Heater directly on cold floors such as
concrete.
Always place the ZappBug Heater on surfaces at or above 70°F
.
