Adna from Saint Louis writes
According to the manufacturer's product manual for the ZappBug Heater, once the remote sensor reaches a temperature of 120°F or above, run the heating unit for 60 minutes. Bed bugs die at temperatures of 120°F or above in less than two minutes. The higher the temperature, the less time it takes to kill them. The standard practice for heat treating is to measure the temperature at one, representative location. When the temperature at this location reaches 120°F and is held at 120°F (or above) for one hour, you can be confident that any bed bugs in your belongings are dead. That being said, most clothes typically are just washed and dried at the highest setting allowed.
Answer last updated on: 08/02/2021
