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Sprague Pest Solutions Expands Portland Service Center

By GIE Media, Inc. – PCTOnline.com - April 23, 2013

The new service center features a training center, fumigation chamber and more.

 

New Bed Bug Survey Shows Problem is Not Waning; Bed Bug Awareness Week Calls for Attention

By NPMA Staff – Pestworld.org - April 15, 2013

National Pest Management Association and University of Kentucky find nearly all pest professionals in the U.S. have treated bed bugs in the past year; most in residential settings.

 

Absolute Pest Management Launches Campaign to Eliminate Bedbugs and Future Outbreaks

By Tony Ragan – SBWire - April 8, 2013

Absolute Pest Management Is Among First In Texas To Offer Thermal Remediation.

 

Bed Bugs Display Multiple Layers of Resistance to Pesticides

By Press Release – ENEWSPF - March 26, 2013

Scientists are learning more about the mechanisms bed bugs have developed to increase their resistance to the increasingly common class of pyrethriod pesticides.

 

Alliance Environmental Group Enhances Thermal Remediation Services

By Roxana Zenkel – PRWEB – January 31, 2013

Alliance Environmental Group, Inc. acquires leading-edge equipment to better service infectious control and insect contamination needs.

Bed Bug Infested Apartment Cleaned Up

By Kimberly Rankin – Fox40 News Sacramento – September 4, 2012

This video shows Clark Pest Control using Thermal Remediation® equipment to cook a bed bug infested apartment. In the video, they stress how important it is expose to the heat any place where the bed bugs may hide.

Mobile Trailers Target Bed Bugs

By Naoibh O’Connor – Vancouver Courier – August 15, 2012

BC Housing (British Columbia Housing Management Commission) purchased two Thermal Remediation® trailer units to combat bed bugs at its Lower Mainland sites. Prior to the purchase, they checked out Edmonton’s operation and discovered it had saved a substantial amount of money and reduced repeat problems.

Good Night, Bed Bugs

By Kevin Yanik – LP Gas Magazine – August 1, 2012

Bed bugs were the cover story for the August 2012 issue of LP Gas Magazine. The article, featuring the Thermal Remediation® EBB-40KW LP Trailer System, discusses how heat is gaining steam as bed bug treatment method.

Bed Bug Battle Picking Up, But Heat Treatment Proving Effective

By Linda Russell – KY3 Springfield, MO – June 22, 2012

Thermal Remediation® equipment owner, Bug Zero, is featured in this news clip using heat to kill bed bugs in a travel trailer. They show how bed bugs are extremely susceptible to high temperatures with a sample of healthy bugs that were killed in just one minute.

Thermal Remediation Equipment Added to Propane Exceptional Product Program

By Thermal Remediation from TEMP-AIR – March 27, 2012

Temp-Air’s Thermal Remediation® EBB-40KW LP Trailer bed bug heat treatment equipment package has been chosen to be a part of the Propane Education and Research Council’s (PERC) Exceptional Product Program – a program designed to encourage businesses to adopt new propane-fueled technologies for residential and commercial use. Financial incentives are being offered.

Temp-Air Prevails in Infringement Suit with Thermapure

By Thermal Remediation from TEMP-AIR – November 30, 2011

Under a settlement between Temp-Air and Thermapure, on November 23, 2011 the federal district court in Minnesota entered a consent judgment agreed to by Thermapure that Thermapure’s two patents were not infringed by Temp-Air.

Bed Bugs in Twin Cities High Rise Apartments

By Jeff Baillon – Fox 9 Minneapolis – August 4, 2011

This video shows how hard it can be to battle bed bugs in multifamily housing. The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority treated 1100 apartments last year, and 450 units so far in 2011. They are using Thermal Remediation® equipment to treat “the worst of the worst.”

Area Hotels Work to Avoid the Bedbugs’ Bite

By Trevon Milliard – Las Vegas Review-Journal – May 15, 2011

In this article, Bed Bug Thermal Solutions heat-treats a Henderson, NV hotel room using Thermal Remediation® equipment. General Manager Todd Nelson says they have more bed bug jobs than they can handle.

Heat Treatment Process Spells Curtains for Bedbugs

By Harry Eagar – The Maui News – May 7, 2011

Ed Locascio of TEMP-AIR was interviewed by the Maui News while training Mid Pacific Pest Control on how to use their Thermal Remediation® bed bug heat treatment equipment. Thermal Remediation® equipment was approved for use in Hawaii in March of 2011 by the state departments of Agriculture and Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

Bed Bug Battle

By Carrie Marchese – WHNT News Huntsville, AL – February 22, 2011

ThermalRid, a Thermal Remediation® equipment owner, gives bed bugs a one-two punch using heat in this video feature from WHNT News.

Bed Bugs Take Over Home in Minneapolis

By Boyd Huppert – KARE 11 News Mpls-St. Paul – February 4, 2011

This video shows how Adam’s Pest Control uses Thermal Remediation® equipment to treat one of the worst bed bug infestations we’ve ever seen. This treatment was paid for through a new program called “Project Good Night,” launched by Adam’s Pest Control and Bridging Inc.

Controlling Red Flour Beetle

By Dr. Bhadriraju Subramanyam – Milling Journal – 4th Quarter 2010

This article compares the efficacy of heat treatments with other chemical fumigants. Thermal Remediation® equipment was used to perform three heat treatments at the Hal Ross pilot flour mill on the campus of Kansas State University.

South Florida Company Battling Bed Bugs

By Jorge Estevez – CBS 4 Miami – November 11, 2010

This video shows reporter Jorge Estevez going inside to see a bed bug heat treatment being performed by Guarantee Floridian Pest Control using Thermal Remediation® equipment.

CU Turns Up the Heat on Pests

By Jefferson Dodge – Boulder Weekly – November 11, 2010

This article explains how the University of Colorado at Boulder uses their Thermal Remediation® bed bug heat treatment system twice a week to address the rising reports of bed bugs on campus.

Bed Bugs Making a Comeback in Spokane

By Jane McCarthy – KREM 2 News Spokane, WA – October 28, 2010

This news clip features EnviroPro Pest Solution Professionals, a Thermal Remediation® equipment owner, heat-treating an apartment in Spokane, WA. This news story was awarded a 2011 Regional Edward R. Murrow award for hard news reporting.

Controlling Insects with Heat

By Karl Ohm – Milling Journal – Third Quarter 2010

Based on Dr. Raj Hulasare’s presentation given at an International Association of Operative Millers’ (IAOM) meeting, this article explains how insect heat treatments, a safe and nontoxic treatment method, are growing in popularity.

Bed Bugs Expected in More Schools

By Brian Yocono – WCSH6 Portland, ME – October 7, 2010

This video shows how Atlantic Pest Solutions is using Thermal Remediation® equipment to kill bed bugs in 2 classrooms and 2 buses at the Sabattus Elementary School in Sabattus, ME.

5 Cases of Bed Bugs at Missouri State University – Heat Treatment Helps Eradicate the Pests

By Doug Magditch – KSPR News Springfield, MO – September 14, 2010

This video shows how Missouri State University hired Schendel Pest Services to heat treat rooms on campus using Thermal Remediation® equipment.

Eewww! Bed Bugs Spread to the Suburbs

By John Yang – NBC Today Show – September 8, 2010

This video shows how Schendel Pest Services of Topeka, Kansas uses Thermal Remediation® equipment to battle bed bugs. John Yang, of NBC states that 120 degree heat is one sure way to kill the insect.

TEMP-AIR Receives Grant from PERC to Develop Propane System to Treat Bed Bugs

By Thermal Remediation from TEMP-AIR – September 3, 2010

TEMP-AIR has been awarded a grant from the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) to develop and test a new Thermal Remediation® mobile, propane-fueled bed bug heat treatment system.

Chemical-Free Treatments Kill Bed Bugs with Extreme Heat

By Andrea Canning, Suzan Clarke, and Mary Pflum – ABC News Good Morning America – August 31, 2010

This video shows how the Thermal Remediation® process can kill bed bugs, while allowing belongings to be preserved. “GMA” follows Jim Skinner of A & C Pest Management into a home being heat-treated for bed bugs.

Twin Cities Bed Bug Problem Reaches Hotel Rooms

By Bill Hudson – WCCO News – August 30, 2010

WCCO news reporter Bill Hudson steps into the 120 degree heat being applied by Plunkett’s Pest Control to battle a bed bug infestation. The news report states that fighting bed bugs takes a lot of money…and a lot of heat.

Exterminators Turning Up the Heat on Bed Bugs

By Danielle Frizzi – Fox 8 News Cleveland – August 24, 2010

This video shows Steve Kmetz of Certified Pest Control, a Thermal Remediation® service provider, using the chemical-free thermal technique to eliminate bed bugs in a home in Painesville, OH.

The Most Diffucult, Challenging Pest Problem of Our Generation

By Marie McCullough – Philadelphia Inquirer – August 15, 2010

Across America, bed bugs are biting. This article states how although pesticides are still an important part of the arsenal, a few companies, such as Thermal Remediation® service provider, Cooper Pest Solutions, are offering a big new weapon – heat.

New Weapon Aimed at Bed Bugs

By Jim Swift – KXAN Austin, TX – July 22, 2010

This video shows how Pest Management, Inc, uses Thermal Remediation® equipment to kill bed bugs at a University of Texas area housing co-op.

Increase in Bed Bugs Popping up at Tri-State Summer Camps, Dorms & Homes

By Kimberly Holmes – Fox 19 Cincinnati, OH – July 21, 2010

Technicians at Scherzinger Pest Control have done over 1000 bed bug treatments since March of this year. Using Thermal Remediation® equipment, they perform a process they call “heatigation” to kill the pesky insects.

CU-Boulder Deals with the Onset of Bed Bugs

By Brittany Anas – Boulder County Daily Camera – July 20, 2010

To address bed bug infestations, the university purchased Thermal Remediation® equipment. Craig Schuck, manager for maintenance and grounds with CU’s Housing and Dining Services believes the treatment is highly effective.

Thermal Remediation® Releases New Bed Bug Heater

By Thermal Remediation® from TEMP-AIR – June 15, 2010

TEMP-AIR is proud to announce the release of the newly redesigned EBB-460V, a lighter, narrower, and more efficient Thermal Remediation® electric bed bug heater.

Bed Bugs Biting Their Way Back Into Tri-State Homes

WGEM-TV (IL-MO-IA) – May 20, 2010

In this video, Mike Scholes of Reliable Pest Solutions, a Thermal Remediation® equipment owner, explains how they kill bed bugs with 130°F heated air.

Making a Green Killing

By David Twiddy – Kansas City Business Journal – May 7, 2010

Schendel Pest Services uses Thermal Remediation® heaters as an environmentally friendly and effective way to manage bed bugs.

Bed Bug Battle Heats up in Downtown Buildings

By Hannah Pickett – KCCI-TV 8 Des Moines, IA – April 22, 2010

This video shows Preferred Pest Control heat-treating a retirement home using Thermal Remediation® equipment. The building had been unsuccessfully treated with traditional chemicals for over a year.

A New Way to Fight Bed Bugs

By Patrick Book – NewsTalk 650 CKOM Saskatchewan, Canada – April 16, 2010

Shawn Sherwood of Poulin’s Pest Control, a Thermal Remediation® equipment user, describes heat treatment as safer and more effective that chemical treatments.

Company Plans 140 Degree Bed Bug Battle

KCCI 8 Des Moines – March 30, 2010

American Baptist Homes of the Midwest plans to eradicate a bed bug infestation at two Des Moines apartment buildings using the Thermal Remediation® heat treatment process.

No Easy Battle Against Bed Bugs

By Abby Simons – Star Tribune – January 2, 2010

The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority is using Thermal Remediation® bed bug heat treatment equipment to control infestations throughout their properties.

Firm Kills Bed Bugs With Heat

By Peggy O’Farrell – The Cincinnati Enquirer – December 11, 2009

Rose Pest Solutions, a Thermal Remediation® bed bug heat treatment service provider, is featured treating an apartment in Westwood, OH. The latest technique to eliminate a stubborn pest has bed bugs feeling the heat – and dying.

The Heat is On

By Brian Richesson – LP Gas Magazine – July 2007

The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) partners with TEMP-AIR for research on a mobile unit to rid on-farm storage structures of pests.

Thermal Remediation® is Featured on Bed Bug Central TV

By Jeff White – Bed Bug Central TV – July 22, 2009

Bed Bug Central TV is a website dedicated to the exploration and demonstration of bed bug treatment methods run by Entomologists Richard Cooper and Jeff White. In episode #29, White performs a heat treatment for bed bugs and explains how the Thermal Remediation® mobile heating system works.

Key Findings on Bed Bug Behavior at Lethal and Sub-Lethal Temperatures

By Dr. Raj Hulasare – Thermal Remediation® from TEMP-AIR – May 2009

Summary of research performed in collaboration with Dr. Stephen A. Kells of the University of Minnesota, funded by the Propane Education and Research Council.

EPA Tackles Bed Bug Problem

By Tom Costello – NBC Today Show – April 15, 2009

This video shows that the Environmental Protection Agency has called for a Bed Bug Summit to discuss solutions for the growing problem. Connor’s Pest Control is shown using Thermal Remediation® heat treatment equipment in a hotel room.

Bed Bugs a Costly Nuisance Near U

By Alex Ebert – The Minnesota Daily – March, 11, 2009

As bed bug problems grow, a controversy builds around who will pay to rid homes of the pests. This article discusses treatment methods, including the TEMP-AIR bed bug heat treatment equipment, and the costs involved.