Treatment Options

Vikane

Fumigation with Vikane® gas fumigant
is recommended when complete
eradication of bed bugs is required.

Each bed bug infestation is unique and, therefore, requires a customized treatment plan. However, fumigation with Vikane® gas fumigant is the only treatment method that can reliably eradicate all bed bugs infesting a building, including egg stages.

Fumigation with Vikane can be conducted on entire buildings (whole-structure), certain parts of a building (compartmentalized), or certain materials, including box springs and mattresses, placed in a permanent or temporary chamber.

Fumigation is the best option for treating bed bugs when:

  • Immediate eradication of bed bugs is required, such as in multiunit dwellings (hotels, apartments and dormitories), when occupants are highly allergic to bites or when there is zero tolerance for the infestation
  • Repeated crack and crevice applications (liquids, dust and aerosols) have failed
  • Other treatments may damage infested materials, such as high value furnishings or custom mattresses

If a fumigation is not conducted, multiple methods of control are generally needed to eliminate bed bugs. These methods include:

  • Application of residual insecticides (liquids, dusts, aerosols) to all voids, cracks and crevices where bed bugs could hide; multiple treatments are the rule, not the exception, because it is very difficult to locate all the areas needed for treatment
    • Bed bugs can fit in a space the thickness of a business card
    • Infestations are often widely dispersed
  • Laundering, including drying in a hot dryer, or dry cleaning all bedding, curtains and clothing that might be infested
  • Heat treatment of infested items or the building itself
    • Requires a great deal of expertise and preparation to avoid causing damage to the structure and its contents

For more information on fumigating bed bugs with Vikane gas fumigant, please visit: www.dowagro.com/ppm/vikane/bedbugs.htm

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