HI Thor, is the bed used as a bed? How do they know there are bedbugs?
Heat treatment is commonly used for residences, because bedbugs will scatter and find other places in the room to hide. You really only have to go to 130 degrees Fahrenheit (if I remember correctly). I think 4 hours should be enough! You CAN use VIkane (if the pesticide label says it will kill bedbugs…). The problem is that it is toxic. The REAL problem is that the entire room should be treated - heat treatment would be most efficient - if not the entire house! Lisa > On Dec 4, 2025, at 6:23 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Aloha from the Islands, > > I have a client who has discovered bed bugs in a highly carved 19th C. four > poster koa wood bed here in Honolulu. It is located in a bedroom in a house > that is presently vacant. > > Was wondering if “heat treatment” (55* C - for how long?). I know that > Vikane is often used but sealing off the room would be difficult. > > Any recommendations? I don’t think diatomaceous earth would be practical for > this. Thank you. > > Sincerely, > > Thor Minnick > > > ___________________ > D. Thor Minnick > 913 Waimanu Street > Honolulu, HI 96814-3317 > 808 597 8142 > http://www.minnickassociates.com <http://www.minnickassociates.com/> > > -- > This PestList and the MuseumPests.com web site are made possible due to the > talent, intelligence, devotion and donations of hundreds of volunteers. Your > donation to help this resource continue would be greatly appreciated. > > Please consider a donation donating at https://givebutter.com/MuseumPests > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/94DA3C2F-B82D-4B20-97BE-BD6AE41713D8%40hawaii.rr.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/94DA3C2F-B82D-4B20-97BE-BD6AE41713D8%40hawaii.rr.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- This PestList and the MuseumPests.com web site are made possible due to the talent, intelligence, devotion and donations of hundreds of volunteers. Your donation to help this resource continue would be greatly appreciated. Please consider a donation donating at https://givebutter.com/MuseumPests To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/D9A1450C-058A-4B42-A31A-415BA30FF8DE%40lgpreservation.com.
