{"id":1376,"date":"2025-09-10T09:20:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thermo-bug.de\/bed-bugs-and-more\/bed-bugs\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:35:43","slug":"bed-bugs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thermo-bug.de\/en\/bed-bugs-and-more\/bed-bugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bed bugs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bed bugs<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Everything You Need to Know!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do you wake up with itchy bites and suspect you have bed bugs? Learn here how to iden\u00adti\u00adfy an infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon, whe\u00adre the\u00adse para\u00adsi\u00adtes pre\u00adfer to hide, and how to effec\u00adtively com\u00adbat them \u2013 with home reme\u00addies or pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal sup\u00adport from Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Con\u00adtent<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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What Are Bed Bugs?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How Do Bed Bugs Spread?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to Iden\u00adti\u00adfy a Bed Bug Infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Whe\u00adre Do Bed Bugs Hide?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Life Cycle and Impli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons for Con\u00adtrol<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What Are the Effects of Bed Bugs?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to Pre\u00advent Bed Bugs?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When Is an Infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon Sub\u00adject to Report\u00ading?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to Com\u00adbat Bed Bugs?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Effec\u00adtively Com\u00adbat Bed Bugs with Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fre\u00adquent\u00adly Asked Ques\u00adti\u00adons (FAQs)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What Are Bed Bugs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bed bugs (Cim\u00adex lec\u00adtu\u00adla\u00adri\u00adus) are wing\u00adless, red\u00addish-brown insects with flat\u00adten\u00aded bodies. As adults, they grow to about 4\u20135 mil\u00adli\u00adme\u00adters long (up to 9 mm after a blood meal) and have no wings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They live exclu\u00adsi\u00adve\u00adly indoors and feed on human blood, which they draw at night. After fee\u00adding, they return to dark hiding places. Bed bugs are con\u00adside\u00adred par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly bother\u00adso\u00adme becau\u00adse their bites cau\u00adse seve\u00adre itching, and an infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon in one\u2019s own home can lead to signi\u00adfi\u00adcant psy\u00adcho\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal distress. While cur\u00adrent know\u00adledge indi\u00adca\u00adtes that bed bugs do not trans\u00admit dise\u00ada\u00adses, their bites can irri\u00adta\u00adte the skin, and scrat\u00adching can pro\u00admo\u00adte infec\u00adtions. The\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre, a bed bug infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon is not only unp\u00adlea\u00adsant but often a major stress fac\u00adtor for tho\u00adse affec\u00adted. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Resurgence of Bed Bugs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, the glo\u00adbal spread of bed bugs has increased signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly. Pre\u00advious\u00adly, they play\u00aded a minor role after the use of effec\u00adti\u00adve insec\u00adti\u00adci\u00addes, but today, incre\u00adasing tra\u00advel acti\u00advi\u00adty and inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal trade in used goods are pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly respon\u00adsi\u00adble for their pro\u00adli\u00adfe\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon. A sin\u00adgle fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adzed fema\u00adle in lug\u00adga\u00adge or used fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre is enough to trig\u00adger a new infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon. Experts also attri\u00adbu\u00adte the resur\u00adgence of bed bugs to resis\u00adtance against com\u00admon che\u00admi\u00adcals. The bugs can sur\u00advi\u00adve for months wit\u00adhout a blood meal, mea\u00adning unoc\u00adcu\u00adp\u00adied rooms can remain con\u00adta\u00admi\u00adna\u00adted for exten\u00added peri\u00adods. The\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre, an infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon can affect any house\u00adhold \u2013 even a clean one. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How Do Bed Bugs Spread?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bed bugs usual\u00adly enter homes unno\u00adti\u00adced. Typi\u00adcal sources include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lug\u00adga\u00adge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guests in hotels or vaca\u00adti\u00adon ren\u00adtals often bring bugs in their lug\u00adga\u00adge, which can then nest in mat\u00adtres\u00adses and bed frames.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second-hand Fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre & Clot\u00adhing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Used beds, sofas, or clot\u00adhing from flea mar\u00adkets or online mar\u00adket\u00adplaces are also com\u00admon rou\u00adtes of trans\u00adport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Walls & Con\u00adduits<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In very seve\u00adre infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adons, bed bugs can even spread to neigh\u00adbor\u00ading apart\u00adments via walls and con\u00adduits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Simp\u00adle hygie\u00adne mea\u00adsu\u00adres alo\u00adne can hard\u00adly pre\u00advent an infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon, as bed bugs requi\u00adre neither dirt nor clut\u00adter. Despi\u00adte regu\u00adlar clea\u00adning, they can remain unno\u00adti\u00adced. Howe\u00adver, avo\u00adid unneces\u00adsa\u00adry intro\u00adduc\u00adtion: pre\u00ademp\u00adtively inspect hotel rooms, clot\u00adhing, and used fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre for traces. Look for signs such as small black spots (feces) or emp\u00adty molts. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to Identify a Bed Bug Infestation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Bite Pat\u00adterns<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noti\u00adceable signs include itchy, red\u00adden\u00aded welts or pus\u00adtu\u00adles on the skin, which usual\u00adly appear in rows (\u201cbed bug trails\u201d) or clus\u00adters. The reac\u00adtion varies indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly; some peo\u00adp\u00adle show hard\u00adly any sym\u00adptoms. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fecal and Blood Sta\u00adins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rust-brown blood sta\u00adins (from crus\u00adhed bugs) and black, pow\u00addery spots (fresh fecal traces) are often found on mat\u00adtres\u00adses, bed linen, or fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mol\u00adted Skins and Eggs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trans\u00adpa\u00adrent, emp\u00adty bug molts (from mol\u00adting) as well as tiny, white eggshells are often dis\u00adco\u00adver\u00aded in or around the bed, in cre\u00advices or on the backs of fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cha\u00adrac\u00adte\u00adristic Odor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In hea\u00advi\u00adly infes\u00adted rooms, the\u00adre is some\u00adti\u00admes a sweetish smell, like bit\u00adter almonds \u2013 a scent emit\u00adted by bed bugs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unsure?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do I have bed bugs?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Upload pho\u00adtos of the infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon now and we will esti\u00adma\u00adte within a few days what type of pest infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon you have:<\/p>\n\n\n\nGet pests iden\u00adti\u00adfied now<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Where Do Bed Bugs Hide?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the day, the\u00adse insects pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly stay in quiet, pro\u00adtec\u00adted places. Popu\u00adlar hiding spots include, for exam\u00adp\u00adle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mat\u00adtress and Slat\u00adted Frame Cre\u00advices<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In the bed, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly in dark are\u00adas at the head\u00adboard, bed frame, bed linen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre, devices, elec\u00adtri\u00adcal out\u00adlets, and books in and around the bed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Uphols\u00adte\u00adred Fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Base\u00adboards<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Any Cracks, Cre\u00advices<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

They are often only noti\u00adced when spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly sear\u00adched for or when a more seve\u00adre infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon is pre\u00adsent. Bed bugs emer\u00adge from their hiding places at night to feed and then return during the day to con\u00adce\u00adal them\u00adsel\u00adves in their shel\u00adters. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Life Cycle and Implications for Control<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bed bugs under\u00adgo a typi\u00adcal life cycle with egg, five lar\u00adval, and an adult stage. A fema\u00adle lays up to 350\u2013400 eggs during her life\u00adtime, usual\u00adly glued in groups in cre\u00advices. The appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly 1 mm long, white eggs hatch after about 12 days at room tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtu\u00adre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new\u00adly hat\u00adched nymphs initi\u00adal\u00adly appear light and trans\u00adpa\u00adrent, dar\u00adke\u00adning with each molt. They must take blood meals bet\u00adween each of the five stages to grow; no fur\u00adther deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment occurs below 13\u00b0C. Under favorable con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons (e.g., ~22\u201327\u00b0C), it takes about 8 weeks from lar\u00adva to adult insect. Adult bed bugs are 4\u20137 mm long and can live for 6\u201318 months under opti\u00admal con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons. If bugs do not obtain a blood meal for an exten\u00added peri\u00adod, they can sur\u00advi\u00adve for seve\u00adral months wit\u00adhout food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new\u00adly hat\u00adched nymphs initi\u00adal\u00adly appear light and trans\u00adpa\u00adrent, dar\u00adke\u00adning with each molt. They must take blood meals bet\u00adween each of the five stages to grow; no fur\u00adther deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment occurs below 13\u00b0C. Under favorable con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons (e.g., ~22\u201327\u00b0C), it takes about 8 weeks from lar\u00adva to adult insect. Adult bed bugs are 4\u20137 mm long and can live for 6\u201318 months under opti\u00admal con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons. If bugs do not obtain a blood meal for an exten\u00added peri\u00adod, they can sur\u00advi\u00adve for seve\u00adral months wit\u00adhout food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\"Abbildung\n\n\n\n

This life cycle is cru\u00adcial for con\u00adtrol: only when all stages \u2013 espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly the resi\u00adli\u00adent eggs \u2013 are kil\u00adled, will the infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon per\u00adma\u00adnent\u00adly cea\u00adse. Eggs are extre\u00adme\u00adly resistant to che\u00admi\u00adcals, which is why con\u00adven\u00adtio\u00adnal spray tre\u00adat\u00adments often need to be repea\u00adted mul\u00adti\u00adple times. A major advan\u00adta\u00adge of heat tre\u00adat\u00adment with Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae is that it tar\u00adgets all deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00admen\u00adtal stages. Accor\u00adding to stu\u00addies, just 30 minu\u00adtes at appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly 45\u00b0C is suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent to relia\u00adbly kill all bed bugs, inclu\u00adding eggs. Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre heats rooms to high tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtures (50\u201370\u00b0C) for about 1 hour, thus eli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adting the para\u00adsi\u00adtes in one go. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What Are the Effects of Bed Bugs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bed bug infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adons bur\u00adden tho\u00adse affec\u00adted both phy\u00adsi\u00adcal\u00adly and psy\u00adcho\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal\u00adly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Skin Reac\u00adtions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bites, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly on the arms, legs, and face, usual\u00adly itch sever\u00adely and can cau\u00adse red\u00adness and welts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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All\u00ader\u00adgic Reac\u00adtions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly sen\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adve indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adals may react more stron\u00adgly to bed bug bites, which can lead to hives, eyelid swel\u00adling, or even all\u00ader\u00adgic asth\u00adma. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Secon\u00adda\u00adry Infec\u00adtions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scrat\u00adching the bite are\u00adas can crea\u00adte wounds that may beco\u00adme infla\u00admed and infec\u00adted. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stress & Anxie\u00adty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon often leads to sleep dis\u00adtur\u00adban\u00adces and anxie\u00adty: affec\u00adted indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adals report insom\u00adnia and con\u00adstant rest\u00adless\u00adness. Many also per\u00adcei\u00adve the use of insec\u00adti\u00adci\u00addes in the bed\u00adroom as an addi\u00adtio\u00adnal impo\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Iso\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon & Shame<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In seve\u00adre cases, the psy\u00adcho\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal bur\u00adden can lead to social iso\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon or depres\u00adsi\u00adon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Finan\u00adcial Bur\u00adden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In mas\u00adsi\u00adve cases, bed bugs can con\u00adta\u00admi\u00adna\u00adte mat\u00adtres\u00adses, bed linen, car\u00adpets, and uphols\u00adte\u00adred fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre. In some ins\u00adtances, infes\u00adted fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre must be dis\u00adpo\u00adsed of or pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal\u00adly clea\u00adned, incur\u00adring cos\u00adts. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Typi\u00adcal\u00adly, the bites are harm\u00adless, and bed bugs do not trans\u00admit dise\u00ada\u00adses. Nevert\u00adhel\u00adess, many peo\u00adp\u00adle find the idea of being infes\u00adted by blood-suck\u00ading para\u00adsi\u00adtes extre\u00adme\u00adly repul\u00adsi\u00adve. Gene\u00adral\u00adly, the lon\u00adger a bed bug infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon remains unno\u00adti\u00adced, the more bother\u00adso\u00adme and expen\u00adsi\u00adve its eli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon beco\u00admes; the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre, ear\u00adly action is cru\u00adcial! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tra\u00advel Pre\u00adcau\u00adti\u00adons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you tra\u00advel, do not place your suit\u00adca\u00adse on the bed or flo\u00ador \u2013 use lug\u00adga\u00adge racks or ele\u00adva\u00adted sur\u00adfaces. Inspect hotel rooms upon ent\u00adry for traces (e.g., black spots, mol\u00adted skins). After your trip, clean or wash your lug\u00adga\u00adge and clot\u00adhing befo\u00adre put\u00adting them in the clo\u00adset. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dili\u00adgence When Purcha\u00adsing Fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exami\u00adne used beds, sofas, and fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre in detail for signs of bed bug infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon (fecal spots, eggs, molts). If a sign is pre\u00adsent, tight\u00adly packa\u00adge the fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre \u2013 if pos\u00adsi\u00adble \u2013 (e.g., in a stur\u00addy pla\u00ads\u00adtic bag), tre\u00adat it by free\u00adzing or hea\u00adting, and imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly remo\u00adve it from your home if the issue is not reme\u00addi\u00aded. Cle\u00adar\u00adly mark infes\u00adted items to pre\u00advent unwan\u00adted fur\u00adther spread. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inspec\u00adtion and Hygie\u00adne<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep living and slee\u00adping are\u00adas tidy to more easi\u00adly detect ear\u00adly traces. Chan\u00adge bed linen regu\u00adlar\u00adly and wash it at high tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtures. Pro\u00adtect your mat\u00adtres\u00adses with enca\u00adse\u00adment covers and occa\u00adsio\u00adnal\u00adly check their seams. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Awa\u00adre\u00adness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fami\u00adlia\u00adri\u00adze yours\u00adelf with the appearance and habits of bed bugs (e.g., typi\u00adcal hiding places). Ear\u00adly detec\u00adtion is the best pro\u00adtec\u00adtion against wide\u00adspread infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When Is an Infestation Subject to Reporting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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No Report\u00ading Obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legal regu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon does not sti\u00adpu\u00adla\u00adte a report\u00ading obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon for bed bug infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adons, as they do not trans\u00admit dise\u00ada\u00adses that would trig\u00adger a report\u00ading obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon under the IfSG.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Howe\u00adver<\/strong>: It is advi\u00adsa\u00adble to inform neigh\u00adbors (espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly in mul\u00adti-fami\u00adly homes\/apartments), land\u00adlords, or pro\u00adper\u00adty manage\u00adment so that, if neces\u00adsa\u00adry, enti\u00adre flo\u00adors can be inspec\u00adted to pre\u00advent pos\u00adsi\u00adble fur\u00adther spread. Joint con\u00adtrol pre\u00advents con\u00adstant rein\u00adtro\u00adduc\u00adtion. .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to Combat Bed Bugs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The\u00adre are various stra\u00adte\u00adgies to com\u00adbat bed bugs \u2013 each with its advan\u00adta\u00adges and dis\u00adad\u00advan\u00adta\u00adges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Home remedies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Many mea\u00adsu\u00adres can bring initi\u00adal suc\u00adcess but are usual\u00adly only of limi\u00adt\u00aded effec\u00adti\u00adve\u00adness. The\u00adse include, for exam\u00adp\u00adle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use a washing machi\u00adne and dry\u00ader at \u226560\u00b0C for bed linen or tex\u00adti\u00adles, an oven (with cau\u00adti\u00adon), or a steam clea\u00adner to heat smal\u00adler items. Bed bugs can\u00adnot tole\u00adra\u00adte tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtures abo\u00adve 50\u00b0C inde\u00adfi\u00adni\u00adte\u00adly. Sun\u00adlight (espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly in a sea\u00adled pla\u00ads\u00adtic bag) can also gene\u00adra\u00adte >50\u00b0C in sum\u00admer and kill bugs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cold<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small infes\u00adted items can be iso\u00adla\u00adted and fro\u00adzen at \u201318\u00b0C for at least three days. Bed bugs do not sur\u00advi\u00adve tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtures of about \u20135\u00b0C over seve\u00adral days. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Vacu\u00adum\u00ading and Steam Clea\u00adning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Direct cont\u00adact through vacu\u00adum\u00ading or hot steam (both make hiding dif\u00adfi\u00adcult) can kill or remo\u00adve insects, but it does not replace a com\u00adple\u00adte tre\u00adat\u00adment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diato\u00admace\u00adous Earth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This natu\u00adral pow\u00adder dries out insects; it only works on cont\u00adact and can the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre at best be used as a sup\u00adport\u00adi\u00adve mea\u00adsu\u00adre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mat\u00adtress Cover<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pro\u00adtec\u00adti\u00adve covers for mat\u00adtres\u00adses and pil\u00adlows (so-cal\u00adled enca\u00adse\u00adments) trap bugs and pre\u00advent them from re-hiding in the bed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pro\u00advi\u00adsio\u00adnal Traps<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dou\u00adble-sided adhe\u00adsi\u00adve tape or spe\u00adcial traps on bed legs can catch initi\u00adal insects, but they do not replace a full tre\u00adat\u00adment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Che\u00admi\u00adcal Methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insec\u00adti\u00adci\u00adde sprays and pow\u00adders (most\u00adly pyrethro\u00adid-based, such as per\u00adme\u00adth\u00adrin, pos\u00adsi\u00adbly com\u00adbi\u00adned with insect growth regu\u00adla\u00adtors) are often used. They work through direct cont\u00adact or resi\u00addues in the hiding place and para\u00adly\u00adze the insects. Howe\u00adver, the\u00adre is a high pro\u00adba\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty that not all bugs will be rea\u00adched, and espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly the eggs remain very resistant. Fur\u00adther\u00admo\u00adre, bed bugs deve\u00adlop resis\u00adtance to many com\u00admon acti\u00adve ingre\u00addi\u00adents. The\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre, che\u00admi\u00adcal tre\u00adat\u00adment should be car\u00adri\u00aded out by a spe\u00adcia\u00adlist com\u00adpa\u00adny that can spray resi\u00addues and, if neces\u00adsa\u00adry, per\u00adform mul\u00adti\u00adple appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Professional control<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spe\u00adcia\u00adlist com\u00adpa\u00adnies offer spe\u00adcia\u00adli\u00adzed solu\u00adti\u00adons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heat Dis\u00adin\u00adfe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon (Ther\u00admo-Dis\u00adin\u00adfe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powerful hea\u00adting devices are used here. The affec\u00adted room is hea\u00adted to appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly 50\u201370\u00b0C, which kills all stages of the bugs. This method is odor\u00adless, non-toxic, and more sus\u00adtainable than insec\u00adti\u00adci\u00addes. After tre\u00adat\u00adment, rooms can usual\u00adly be re-ente\u00adred imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cold Dis\u00adin\u00adfe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon (Dry Ice Method)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnals use liquid CO\u2082 (dry ice), which kills bugs through rapidly fal\u00adling tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inte\u00adgra\u00adted Methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat or cold are often com\u00adbi\u00adned with spot che\u00admi\u00adcal appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons to reach, for exam\u00adp\u00adle, cold-tole\u00adrant bugs in deeper uphols\u00adtery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inspec\u00adtion and Moni\u00adto\u00adring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pest con\u00adtrol\u00adlers con\u00adduct inspec\u00adtions befo\u00adre and after tre\u00adat\u00adment and, if neces\u00adsa\u00adry, use snif\u00adfer dogs or lure traps to ensu\u00adre suc\u00adcess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

For all methods, the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing appli\u00ades: Suc\u00adcessful con\u00adtrol requi\u00adres tho\u00adrough pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon (taping, declut\u00adte\u00adring, crea\u00adting access to hiding places) and moni\u00adto\u00adring. Only then can it be ensu\u00adred that no bugs sur\u00advi\u00adve. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Effectively Combat Bed Bugs with Thermo-bug\u00ae<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae is a spe\u00adcia\u00adli\u00adzed device for che\u00admi\u00adcal-free bed bug con\u00adtrol through heat. It uti\u00adli\u00adzes the heat dis\u00adin\u00adfe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon approach: the ambi\u00adent air is spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly hea\u00adted to very high tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtures, caus\u00ading irrever\u00adsi\u00adble dama\u00adge to pro\u00adte\u00adins in all cells of the bugs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In prac\u00adti\u00adce, this means: sus\u00adtained tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtures of 45\u201355\u00b0C (for at least 30\u201360 minu\u00adtes) cau\u00adse even stub\u00adborn bed bug eggs to coagu\u00adla\u00adte bey\u00adond sur\u00advi\u00adval. Depen\u00adding on the set\u00adting, Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae can heat rooms up to 70\u00b0C. The tre\u00adat\u00adment is fast and quiet, lea\u00adves no harmful resi\u00addues, and \u2013 if per\u00adfor\u00admed cor\u00adrect\u00adly \u2013 is 100% effec\u00adti\u00adve against all deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00admen\u00adtal stages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae also relia\u00adbly kills all deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00admen\u00adtal stages (eggs, lar\u00advae, adult insects). Unli\u00adke many spray tre\u00adat\u00adments, heat methods are immu\u00adne to insect resis\u00adtance. Over\u00adall, hote\u00adliers bene\u00adfit from a stress-free, effec\u00adti\u00adve pest con\u00adtrol wit\u00adhout toxins: Bed bugs as well as other pests are quick\u00adly ren\u00adde\u00adred harm\u00adless, and hotel ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons remain undis\u00adtur\u00adbed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Effec\u00adti\u00adve & Fast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A heat tre\u00adat\u00adment with Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae usual\u00adly only needs to be per\u00adfor\u00admed once, as it also kills eggs and is effec\u00adti\u00adve against all deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00admen\u00adtal stages (unli\u00adke many che\u00admi\u00adcals used in con\u00adtrol).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sus\u00adtainable & Safe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No health-hazar\u00addous vapors or gases are pro\u00addu\u00adced, and the rooms can be used imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly after\u00adward. Rooms can be trea\u00adted with Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae wit\u00adhout hesi\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon for fami\u00adlies with child\u00adren, aller\u00adgy suf\u00adfe\u00adrers, or pet owners, as only dry heat is used. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gua\u00adran\u00adteed Safe\u00adty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Con\u00adti\u00adnuous moni\u00adto\u00adring of safe\u00adty-rele\u00advant para\u00adme\u00adters through inde\u00adpen\u00addent cir\u00adcuits. Safe\u00adty shut\u00addown in case of over\u00adtem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtu\u00adre and a con\u00adtrol pro\u00adgram with inte\u00adgra\u00adted pro\u00adgram sequence moni\u00adto\u00adring. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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True Pro\u00adtec\u00adtion Through Pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal Appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With cor\u00adrect appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon, no bug migra\u00adtes to an adja\u00adcent room, as is often a con\u00adcern with short-term heat tre\u00adat\u00adments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae thus pro\u00adves to be a sus\u00adtainable, envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal\u00adly fri\u00adend\u00adly, and high\u00adly effec\u00adti\u00adve solu\u00adti\u00adon for per\u00adma\u00adnent\u00adly and safe\u00adly eli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adting bed bugs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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No, cur\u00adrent rese\u00adarch indi\u00adca\u00adtes that bed bugs do not trans\u00admit infec\u00adtious dise\u00ada\u00adses. Their bites typi\u00adcal\u00adly result in harm\u00adless, yet inten\u00adse\u00adly itchy, red marks. All\u00ader\u00adgic reac\u00adtions or bac\u00adte\u00adri\u00adal infec\u00adtions due to scrat\u00adching are rare and gene\u00adral\u00adly not seve\u00adre. The grea\u00adtest risk is pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly psy\u00adcho\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal: sleep dis\u00adtur\u00adban\u00adces and stress cau\u00adsed by the awa\u00adre\u00adness of an infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon can impair one\u2019s qua\u00adli\u00adty of life. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The cos\u00adts depend on the ext\u00adent of the infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon and the cho\u00adsen method. Mild cases are often trea\u00adted for appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly \u20ac200\u2013400, while for mode\u00adra\u00adte infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adons, cos\u00adts typi\u00adcal\u00adly ran\u00adge bet\u00adween \u20ac300 and \u20ac650. Seve\u00adre or mas\u00adsi\u00adve infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adons may incur hig\u00adher cos\u00adts. Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons are often cost-effi\u00adci\u00adent becau\u00adse all stages are eli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adted in a sin\u00adgle step. Simp\u00adle DIY mea\u00adsu\u00adres (washing, vacu\u00adum\u00ading, emer\u00adgen\u00adcy tre\u00adat\u00adment) usual\u00adly cost under \u20ac50. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A tar\u00adge\u00adted heat tre\u00adat\u00adment with devices such as Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae requi\u00adres pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon (access points, mea\u00adsu\u00adre\u00adment points) and sub\u00adse\u00adquent coo\u00adling. In total, appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly 6\u20138 hours may be neces\u00adsa\u00adry per room to main\u00adtain the tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtu\u00adre abo\u00adve 45\u00b0C and reach all hiding places. The appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon often extends over an enti\u00adre day. Che\u00admi\u00adcal spray tre\u00adat\u00adments typi\u00adcal\u00adly last only 1\u20132 hours per room but usual\u00adly need to be repea\u00adted after a few days. Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae can gene\u00adral\u00adly suf\u00adfice with a sin\u00adgle tre\u00adat\u00adment, as all stages of the pests are tar\u00adge\u00adted by the spe\u00adcial Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Act now!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stress-Free with Thermo-bug\u00ae<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Do you want to per\u00adma\u00adnent\u00adly get rid of pests? Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae offers you an effec\u00adti\u00adve, sus\u00adtainable solu\u00adti\u00adon \u2013 com\u00adple\u00adte\u00adly wit\u00adhout che\u00admi\u00adcal toxins. Request a non-bin\u00adding offer now and let our experts advi\u00adse you. Use our cont\u00adact form on the web\u00adsite or call us direct\u00adly. Tog\u00ade\u00adther, we will find the best stra\u00adtegy for your situa\u00adti\u00adon. With Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae, you can rely on a pro\u00adven method: fast, safe, and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal\u00adly fri\u00adend\u00adly. <\/p>\n\n\n\nUse Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae Now<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Thermo-bug\u00ae can do more than just bed bugs!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Learn how to iden\u00adti\u00adfy and con\u00adtrol various pests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meal\u00adworms<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ants<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cock\u00adroa\u00adches<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Moths<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fleas<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wood\u00adworms<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Book\u00adli\u00adce<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Car\u00adpet beet\u00adles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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