Yes. Any aerosol cans or combustible items must be removed before we begin. This includes:

Important: Always inspect any item carefully for bed bugs before removing it from the home. The last thing you want to do is carry a bed bug out on an item and spread the infestation somewhere else.

  • Medicines and prescription bottles
  • Small compressed items: Soda cans, carbonated beverages, and anything similarly pressurized should be placed in the refrigerator, garage, or outside the home before These items can burst if left out in the open during heating.
  • Aerosol cans, medicines, candles, and CO2 items: Inspect these carefully before removing them. Take them out before the treatment, and once the treatment is complete they can be brought back into the home. They’re removed for safety during the heat — not because of bed bugs.
  • Heat-sensitive items — guitars, LPs, VHS tapes, and similar: These cannot be heated at all without being destroyed, so they must be removed before However, unlike aerosol cans, these cannot simply come back in right after treatment. Seal them in a bag and store them in the garage or basement for nine months. These items can’t be heat treated, so if a bed bug is on them, it needs to die of starvation over time. Nine months without a food source will do it.
  • Firearms: Guns may remain in the home but must be Ammunition does not need to leave the home — it just needs to be out of the gun. No loaded firearms during treatment.
  • Loose photos: Photos are heat sensitive and need to be inspected carefully and removed from the home before treatment.
  • Lighters, candles, and similar items

Our prep sheet lists everything specifically. When in doubt, take it out.