Chemical Treatment Pros Chemical treatment can be highly effective: A chemical treatment is only usually effective when catch an infestation in early stages. Especially if you catch the infestation in its early stages, chemicals can eradicate bed bugs quickly and reliably. Moreover, the combination of quick-acting pesticides with dusts and residual chemicals means you can effectively hit bed bugs over time, and throughout every stage of their life-cycle.
It can help prevent future infestations: Residual chemicals act as a barrier against future bed bug infestations. While the continued presence of chemicals in the home is not an ideal solution for everyone, it undeniably offers long-term protection.
It’s cost effective: Chemical treatment is often slightly less expensive than the bed bug heat treatment option.
Chemical Treatment Cons
Chemical treatment requires a lot of preparation: The chemicals have to reach the bed bugs. This means you’ll have to thoroughly prepare infested areas, removing as many barriers as possible to ensure the chemicals reach where the bed bugs are hiding. A chemical treatment requires time, preparation and careful planning.
It exposes your home to residual chemicals: While these chemicals are safe for residential use, if you have pets in your home or people with chemical sensitivities, the chemical treatment route may not be for you.
Chemicals don’t kill the bed bug egg: Unfortunately, chemical treatments don’t kill the bed bug egg. Remember a female bed bug is laying around 5 bed bug eggs per day.
You’re most likely looking at multiple treatments & it’s not guaranteed to get you bed bug free: Chemical treatments require us to carefully find and target areas where the bed bugs are most concentrated