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Thermal Heat Treatment Will Kill Bed Bugs And Their Eggs! Part 2 Of 2

Continuing from Wednesday…

Stern Environmental Group has been a leader in the fight against bed bugs in New York and New Jersey.  We are proud to be a company in the New York and New Jersey area to offer a Thermal Heat Remediation Trailer for killing your bed bug infestation.  Our heat treatment services were recently mentioned on BedBugger.com, which is a useful resource site for those who are suffering from New York City bed bug infestations as well as bed bugs across the United States.

The National Pest Management Association has stated that all stages of bed bugs and their eggs will be killed when they are exposed to temperatures that reach 122 degrees.  Here’s how it works…

• At 95 degrees, bed bugs leave their hiding places in search of a blood meal.

• When temperatures reach 105 degrees, bed bugs try to escape because the space becomes too hot.

• Leaving a room at 113 degrees will take 7 hours to kill bed bugs and their eggs.

• Leaving a room at 118 degrees will take 90 minutes to kill bed bugs and their eggs.

• Once the optimal temperature of 122 degrees is reached, bed bugs and their eggs will die a sudden death in less than a minute!

Stern Environmental Group offers customers the opportunity to bake bed bugs and their eggs in our portable heating trailer.  At 22 feet long, this amazing bed bug killing machine will safely kill bed bugs in most any type of furniture and personal belongings that you own.  Heat treatment is so effective that even bed bugs hiding deep inside of upholstered pieces of furniture do not stand a chance of survival against the extreme temperature.

Stern Environmental Group understands the difficulty involved with treating nasty bed bug infestations.  Our experienced movers will carefully remove your belongings into our special heat treatment trailer for quick bed bug eradication.  Call Stern today for expert NYC and NJ bed bug services.

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Thermal Heat Treatment Will Kill Bed Bugs And Their Eggs! Part 1 Of 2

Bed bugs are a difficult pest to eradicate under the best of circumstances.  Do-it-yourselfers can try over and over to rid their homes of these pests with store bought remedies only to find that the bed bugs are able to return with a vengeance night after night.  Store bought chemicals have proven to only give minor relief from bed bugs, which has caused many people to over-use the pesticides despite the manufacturers warnings.  As a result, many people have become seriously ill because of the misuse.

Recent studies have shown that bed bugs have become resistant to many types of pesticides that are available to pest control professionals.  Other studies have shown that bed bugs have been able to alter their exoskeleton so that pesticides are not able to make penetration.  It seems that as fast as scientists are developing ways to combat these little vampires, the bed bugs are re-inventing themselves so that they can continue to exist and torture mankind.

There is finally some hope for home and business owners who are tired of relying solely on chemical treatments to kill bed bugs.   New York and New Jersey pest control professionals report that thermal heat remediation is one of the newest and most promising ways to treat stubborn bed bug infestations.  Heat treatment is an effective solution to treat insecticide resistant bed bugs that are lurking in your personal belongings.  Heat remediation treatment is cutting edge technology that uses extreme heat to kill all stages of the nasty bed bugs that are infesting your property.  Thermal heat remediation is an excellent choice for people living in single family homes, apartments, college dorms, and condos.  Business such as hotels, office buildings, retail stores, property management companies, hospitals or any other facility that finds themselves under siege of bloodsucking bed bugs will also benefit from thermal heat treatment services.

Please check back on Friday for the conclusion. 

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NYC Bed Bugs In Schools…Some Say It’s Impossible! Part 2 Of 2

Continuing from Friday…

The NYDailyNews.com reported on November 9, 2011 that New York’s PS 361 is now dealing with bed bugs again…for the 31st time in the past 12 months.  In typical fashion, the Department of Education does not believe that the bed bugs have spread within the school, but they will conduct an inspection and will provide treatment according to their findings.  You may read the article here.

New York City has been plagued by the bloodsuckers for the past few years.  Schools and the DOE have worked to provide important information about how to avoid bed bugs and what to do once you have them.  For a school to have 31 sightings of bed bugs in 12 months, clearly there is a breakdown in the system.  Either there is an undetected infestation within the school or there is a family or families that are transporting the bloodsuckers into the school.  Another thing to consider is that the bed bugs which have been transported into the school are hitchhiking a ride and transferring from student to student, administrator to student, or student to administrator.  It is even possible that bed bugs have remained in the vacuum cleaners at the school that is used by the maintenance crew.  Bed bugs are able to abstain from food for over a year if need be.  Perhaps the critters are lurking within the walls of the school.  With bed bugs, the possibilities are endless.

The NYDailyNews.com reported on September 1, 2011 that Astoria’s PS 70 has the worst bed bug infestation problem out of all five boroughs in New York.  According to their report, the Department of Education (DOE) confirmed that not only were bed bugs found in the school in December of 2010, but evidence of breeding was discovered in a closet in a classroom.  The DOE claims that out of the 1600 schools within the school system, that this is the only school where bed bugs have been found reproducing.  Bed bugs need to have a blood meal in order to reproduce which clearly shows that bed bugs can indeed survive quite well within a school environment. Check out the article here.

Bed bugs are a difficult pest to kill.  For expert NYC bed bug eradication services contact Stern Environmental Group.

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NYC Bed Bugs In Schools…Some Say It’s Impossible! Part 1 Of 2

As the school year progresses there have been many media reports of bed bug sightings popping up at schools in various locations throughout the United States.   In an effort to quell the fears of parents, most schools release a statement to the media and to parents telling them that the bed bugs that are found should not be a cause to worry because schools are not a hospitable environment for bed bugs.  School officials often claim…

• that bed bugs are nocturnal so therefore, students are unlikely to be bitten.  In actuality, bed bugs will adjust their normal nighttime feeding routine to daytime feeding to satisfy their hunger pangs.  If need be, any student, teacher or administrator at a school can make it onto the dinner menu of a bed bug!

• that bed bugs hide in or around beds so you won’t likely find them in a school environment.  Adult bed bugs are about the size of an apple seed. Nymphs (baby bed bugs) even smaller.  They will hide in any place they choose, not necessarily a bed, even in a home.  Cluttered environments give bed bugs ample hiding places.  Within a school, bed bugs can hide in wall voids, electrical outlets, closets, lockers, piles of paper, floorboards, behind wipe-off/chalk boards, in books, in desks, above doors, and the list goes on and on.

• that bed bugs come in from the “outside”.  Bed bugs are masters at hitchhiking a ride from place to place.  They can easily be transported in and from school in backpacks, books, lunchboxes, coats, hats, gloves, or the clothing that students are wearing.  It would not be uncommon to have bed bugs transported via the adult workers in the school as well.  Even boxes that are shipped to the school could be the transport vehicle of bed bugs.

• that bed bugs won’t infest a school.  Bed bug infestations have commonly been found in homes, hotels, and other places where there is frequent human occupation.  New York City pest control experts report incidents of bed bug infestations in hospitals, theaters, courthouses, public transportation, nursing homes, jails, police stations, airports, and airplanes.  Bed bug infestations can be found wherever people frequent.

Please check back on Monday for the conclusion.

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NYC Rats Are Not A Problem For A Good Pest Professional

New York City pest control professionals report that rats continue to thrive on the streets of New York. Rats are so common of an occurrence within the city that some people estimate  that there are more rats living in NYC than there are humans. As darkness falls, the rats  come out to play. They scurry up and down streets and alleys, looking for a tasty morsel of food that was dropped by humans.

Not fearful in the slightest, you can find rats foraging in trash cans and large garbage bins throughout the city. They inhabit playgrounds, parks, apartments, homes, restaurants, offices, and of course the New York City subway system.

The mere sight of a rat can bring fear and often flight when a person sees their budging eyes, long scaly tale, large body, or pointed teeth. The fear of rats is real. Called Musophobia, it is one of the most common phobias in the United States. Musophobia can be triggered by a variety of different experiences with rats or mice. People report having this phobia when they see a rat or mouse on the television or in the movies, when they smell rats or mice, when they hear jokes about them, or when they are in the same room with the pests.

Just as people vary, so do the symptoms and reactions for those that suffer from this phobia. Some folks are mildly bothered while others suffer from sweating, rapid heartbeat, shaking, nausea, and shortness of breath.

Rats can become dangerous when they enter your home as they are known disease carriers. Additionally the razor sharp teeth of a rat are able to chomp into sealed food sources. Rats will contaminate food and food preparation areas as they leave urine and feces behind in their path. A NYC pest control professional can help determine where the rats are gaining entry and will provide fast rat removal services.