When it comes to bed bug heat treatment vs chemical, homeowners are often confused which one is the best option. It’s very common to hear debates regarding the effectiveness of different treatments. Unfortunately, choosing a treatment is not just as simple as following what your friend did to eliminate infestations of these pests in their own home. The difficulty in deciding which treatment option to go with for bed bug management will depend on several things such as the severity of infestation in addition to where in the property it’s located in. Bed bugs are becoming a major problem in some areas and will not go away. You can take preventative measures, but they still need to be treated. The question is how, and a common choice is to hire a professional exterminator to treat the problem with chemicals. This may work if the infestation is small and isolated, but what about if there is a widespread infestation? What about in cases of bed bug heat treatment vs chemical? Have you considered them both?

Bed Bug Heat Treatment Vs Chemical

Chemical Treatments:

Chemical treatments, on the other hand, are effective but can take multiple treatments to be effective. They also have some disadvantages:

They can be dangerous for pets and children (if you have them) because they will likely be exposed to the chemicals in the home.
Pesticide use is highly regulated, so it’s not uncommon for people to not follow those regulations when applying pesticides to their own homes—this can result in your family being exposed to pesticides from a neighbor or another source outside of your home after being treated by a professional service.
Chemicals can be expensive and difficult to apply if you don’t know what you’re doing—it’s best if someone who has experience using pesticides comes into your home with proper equipment before proceeding with treatment.
In addition to being expensive up-front, chemical treatments often require multiple visits from pest control professionals throughout the duration of each treatment period (usually three weeks). This makes them an expensive option even if they do work very well at exterminating bed bugs!

Heat Treatments:

Heat Treatments

One of the best ways to get rid of bed bugs is by using a heat treatment. Heat treatment is a non-toxic and chemical-free way to exterminate bedbugs using a temperature usually above 120 degrees Fahrenheit for at least an hour. Because this method is non-toxic, it’s considered better than chemical treatments because it doesn’t pose any health risks to humans or pets (although we always recommend doing your research on any product before using it). However, heat treatments may not be as effective as chemical treatments in severe infestations since they are slower working at killing bugs; however, they’re still easier on people with respiratory problems since there are no chemicals involved!

Another advantage of heat treatments is that all items can be treated, which means you don’t have to worry about redoing anything after the initial treatment like with other methods like vacuuming up dead bodies with an industrial vacuum cleaner (yuck!). Heat also works well because it kills eggs before they hatch into larvae so even if some eggs survive within furniture cushions or wall cracks where they might not be easily reached by chemicals applied externally such as sprays & powders; those areas won’t become reinfested either once things cool down again afterwards – unlike when only one method alone would need repeated applications until all stages were gone throughout their lifecycle cycle.”

Cost

In the long run, heat treatment is more expensive than chemical treatment. The initial cost of a heat unit is high, but it lasts for years and can be used to treat several rooms at once. However, if you only need to treat one room or area at a time and prefer the convenience of not having to move furniture around, then chemical treatments may be cheaper for you.

Chemical treatments are also typically much less expensive than DIY options such as diatomaceous earth powder or borax soap spray—but if you’re interested in making your own bed bug spray instead of buying one ready-made from stores or pest control companies like Terminix®, check out our post on how to make DIY bedbug sprays!