One day of controlled heat can clear bed bugs from an entire Delano house. Our technicians set up commercial heaters and fans, tuck wireless sensors into mattresses, couch cushions and wall corners, and keep the heat on until every reading is high enough. Most Delano families sleep at home again that night.
Why Heat Reaches Every Stage
Eggs, nymphs and adults all die from heat, and bed bugs do not build resistance to it. We aim for about 120°F or more at the coolest spot in each room, held long enough to kill eggs, and we flip mattresses and move cushions so no cool pocket is left.
Treatment Day
- SetupYou remove heat sensitive items while we place heaters, fans and sensors.
- Warm upRoom temperatures rise over a few hours.
- HoldReadings are tracked room by room while cushions and mattresses get turned.
- Cool downHeaters go off, the rooms cool and we show you the temperature log.
Why Valley Heat Alone Does Not Work
July afternoons in Delano average about 97°F, and the city has reached 116°F, yet bed bugs ride out those days indoors, deep in mattress seams and couch frames. Controlled heat is different because it is measured inside the furniture. Before we pick heat for an older farmhouse, we check the electrical service, and in attached units we may add a product along the shared wall.
Take These Out First
- Medicines, aerosol cans, cosmetics, plants and pets.
- Electronics, phones, chargers and anything we flag as heat sensitive.
- Candles, crayons, vinyl records and other items that can melt.
- Open drawers and closet doors so warm air can move freely.
Heat Treatment Questions
It is over 100 degrees outside. Is that not hot enough already?
No. Delano summers are hot, but the inside of a house stays far cooler, and bugs hide deep in mattresses and furniture. Our heaters raise the coolest spot in each room to about 120°F or more and keep it there while sensors track every reading.
Can I leave my suitcases in the truck bed to bake?
Do not rely on it. The middle of a packed bag in a parked truck often stays well below the killing temperature, and the bugs can survive. Bring bags inside for the treatment, or ask us about steam for bulky items.
How it works: Bed Bug Control CA is a licensed California bed bug service. A licensed technician comes out to your Delano address to look for signs. We quote in writing, then treat once you say yes.