We tend to think of girls as being made from sugar and spice and all things nice, so The Ladykillers: Pest Detectives might have come as a bit of a shock. The programme followed a group of women who make their living exterminating pests such as bed bugs, rats, moths and cockroaches.
If you missed it, it is worth a watch, and with three more episodes still to come there is plenty of time to catch up.
One point the Ladykillers made stuck with us. They argued that the only reliable way to wipe out the modern bed bug is heat treatment, because bed bugs are becoming increasingly resistant to the chemicals on the market. In their view, heat was the best option for getting rid of them for good.
Why we agree with the Ladykillers on heat treatment
We could not agree more. Heat treatment is chemical free and works extremely well at clearing bed bugs and their eggs from homes, hotels, public transport and all the other places these pests like to hide.
Before heat treatment came along, bed bugs were a notoriously difficult pest to shift. Heat reaches the bugs and their eggs in one go, which means an infestation can be dealt with as a whole rather than piecemeal. It is effective, quick and safe.
It also cuts down on pesticides that can be potentially harmful. Bed bugs often lay their tiny eggs in spots you simply cannot reach by any other means, and heat gets to them. That is a big part of why heat treatment has become such a popular service with our team.
If you would like to talk through heat treatment for your home or business, get in touch with our team. We are open every day except Christmas Day, from early until late.