Heat treatments
are effective in controlling pests that live in a narrow temperature
range. Heat treatments require raising the temperature of a structure to
120 degrees F or more. Special equipment composed of a heating unit,
blowers and ducts carries the heat to the locations in the structure where
the pests are causing damage. Heat treatment field tests have killed
insects inside wood without damaging the building or furnishings, although
certain sensitive appliances should be removed as a precaution. This
method of pest control has been effective in controlling carpenter ants,
cockroaches , dry wood termites, fleas and wood-boring beetles. This
technology is called Thermal Pest EradicationTM and is marketed by
Isothermics, Inc.