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For hundreds of years people have been using chemical treatments to control bed bugs and other insects.  These treatments have not only been proved to be ineffective, they are also dangerous to the environment.  There have been over 80 poisonings reported from traditional chemical pest control efforts.  Convectex heat treatments offer a safer and more effective solution to solve your bed bug problem.  The Dangers Chemicals Pose to You and Your Family Pesticides pose have a wide range of dangers to you and your family.  Here are some of the most commonly seen and studied dangers from pesticides and insecticides. Skin, eye and nerve irritation Headaches and dizziness Nausea Fatigue Poisoning Cancer, including leukemia, lymphoma, brain, breast, and other types. It is also known that children that live in households where pesticides are regularly used are twice as likely to develop brain cancer vs. children that aren’t exposed to pesticides. Infertility Birth defects including impaired brain development, behavioral disorders and more. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Dangers Chemicals Pose to the Environment Pesticides are toxic to our environment and can cause serious effects to the world we live in.  Here are some of the mot known dangers that pesticides pose to...

Business owners are realizing the importance proactive bed bug elimination.  Bed bug control is important in every business, especially hotels/motels and multi-housing property management.  Your customers are also becoming more aware of bed bugs and the possibility of finding them on vacations or daily outings.  Don’t let bed bugs steal your profits this year!  By setting up an effective bed bug elimination method, business owners can avoid the costly aftermath of a bed bug problem. According to the National Pest Management Associations (NPMA) bed bugs were the most search pest online in 2015. Some of the top searches include pictures of bed bugs, facts about bed bugs and biological information.[1] This not only proves that bed bugs are on the minds of many Americans, it also shows that people are looking for ways to detect and rid themselves of these pests.  People are realizing that they could come home with bed bugs after a simple trip to the movies, or from taking public transportation.  They are also taking action against the bugs and the negligent business owners that allow for bed bugs to occupy their establishment.  In fact, bed bug related lawsuits are so prevalent that law offices are opening...

Most people are unaware of the bed bug risk that is all around them.  Most people know that bed bug are commonly found in hotels/motels, but they don’t know that they could just as easily “pick -up” these blood suckers on their way to work, in their leisure time or in the classroom.  This year for bed bug awareness week we want to shed some light on the places you may find bed bugs in your everyday life.  We also have compiled a few easy steps to identify and protect yourself from these tiny pests.   Here are some lesser known places that bed bugs like to hide: School: As students are coming home from colleges and universities around the country, they should consider themselves lucky if they didn’t have a run in with bed bugs during the year.  Bed bugs are living in dorm rooms, class rooms, locker rooms and office settings in almost every college campus.  The McMaster University recently published a student article about the rise in bed bug issues at the school.  They state that it is typical to see bed bugs throughout the school year, but there has been a rise in sightings in the past...

Convectex has everything you need! If you are thinking about adding bed bug treatments to your pest control business, Convectex can help.  We provide the equipment and services to help you set up every aspect of your new business venture.  From our bed bug eliminating heaters to our advanced training program we give you all the tools to become a bed bug guru. Here are some of the services and products we offer at Convectex. State-of-the art bed bug heaters With Convectex’s cutting edge bed bug killing equipment you can provide quick and effective bed bug solutions to personal residents, hotels/motels, apartment complexes and more.  Our heaters are safe, light and easy to set up and operate, so any trained technician can perform the treatment.  By using our advanced heat treatments, you can kill bed bugs hiding anywhere in a structure, even the furniture, walls, and flooring.  Convectex heaters also kill bed bugs in all stages of the life cycle, meaning re-occurring infestations are a thing of the past! Our Professional Training Programs Convectex offers a variety of training options and methods to fit your needs.  We offer written instructions and graphs, instructional videos, on-site personal training, and remote in-person...

Whether you are a business owner or pest control professional,  HEAT is one of the most valuable tools you can have against bed bugs.  If you are new to killing bed bugs with heat it may seem like a daunting task.  HOWEVER, Convectex is here to show you just how easy it can be to kill bed bugs with our professional heating equipment.  Many "newbies" to heat treatments have questions regarding the safety, speed and accuracy of heat treatments vs. the traditional chemical treatments.  Convectex and countless advanced pest professionals around the country know that heat is the BEST way to kill bed bugs. How does it work? There is one simple fact that makes heat treatments the most effective way to kill bed bugs.  Bed bugs HATE heat, in fact it is one of the few elements that kill them with the first application.  Bed bugs are masters at avoiding chemical treatments, often just relocating to another room and continuing to thrive.  The other problem with DIY and chemical treatments is that they hardly ever are able to kill the eggs before they hatch, leaving a brand new infestation waiting as soon as the chemical treatment is over.  With...