Heating exterior of luggage may hamper bed bugs' spread

When soft-sided suitcases were exposed to an air temperature of 70 to 75 degrees C, it took only six minutes to kill bugs


Brief heat treatment is a promising way to decrease the spread of bed bugs being transported on the outer surface of luggage, according to an article on the Infection Control website. 

When soft-sided suitcases were exposed to an air temperature of 70 to 75 degrees C, it took only six minutes to kill bugs.

Heat has attracted a lot of interest as a control method for bed bugs because it is effective and environmentally benign. 

But it can take a lot of time for heat to thoroughly penetrate a piece of furniture or suitcase and increase the temperature of the hidden bed bugs inside.

Read the article.

 

 



August 8, 2016


Topic Area: Environmental Services

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