Guard More Pest Control Inc. announces the expansion of its bed bug extermination program to include commercial-grade steam heat treatment
Toronto, Canada (PRUnderground) August 13th, 2026
Guard More Pest Control Inc., a Toronto based MECP-licensed pest control company, announces the expansion of its bed bug extermination program to include commercial-grade steam heat treatment. The service is now available to residential and commercial clients across the Greater Toronto Area, including Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke, Mississauga, and Brampton.
Toronto has ranked as Canada's most bed-bug-infested city for seven consecutive years, according to Canada's annual bed bug rankings. The city's high-density condo housing, large rental market, and international travel volume through Pearson Airport create near-ideal conditions for bed bug introduction and spread. A compounding challenge is the rise of pyrethroid-resistant bed bug strains -- populations that have developed resistance to the insecticide class used in most consumer sprays and some lower-grade professional formulations.
Guard More Pest Control's steam heat treatment addresses this directly. Commercial-grade industrial steamers deliver sustained high-temperature steam at between 51°C (123.8°F) and 100°C (212°F) directly into the harbourage sites where bed bugs and their eggs are concentrated. At these temperatures, bed bugs at every life stage -- eggs, nymphs, and adults -- are killed on contact, regardless of their resistance profile.
"Bed bugs are one of the most difficult pest problems any homeowner or property manager faces. Chemical treatment alone is highly effective when applied correctly, but steam heat has no resistance limitation. No bed bug can survive sustained exposure to temperatures above 51 degrees Celsius. That is not a product variable. It is biology."
-- Jason Chan, Guard More Pest Control Inc.
Steam heat is applied as a targeted spot treatment integrated into Guard More's multi-step bed bug extermination program but not as a standalone service. The combined approach addresses different elements of the infestation simultaneously: steam delivers instant contact kill at primary harbourage sites including mattress seams, box spring corners, bed frames, upholstered furniture, and baseboards; residual Health Canada Pesticides Regulatory Directorate (PRD)-registered and approved chemical treatment continues to eliminate bed bugs emerging from deep harbourage sites over the following days and weeks; and a mandatory 14-day follow-up visit addresses any eggs that hatched after initial treatment, closing the biological gap that incomplete treatments leave open.
The service is particularly suited to households with children or pets where minimizing chemical residue on sleeping surfaces is a priority, properties with confirmed pyrethroid-resistant populations, hotel and short-term rental properties, and multi-unit residential buildings where coordinated building-wide treatment is required for RentSafeTO compliance under Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act.
Steam heat treatment is available as an add-on to Guard More's standard bed bug chemical treatment program. The combined program carries an additional cost due to the time required to perform the steam application correctly -- a factor disclosed transparently on the company's service page. Guard More provides free, no-obligation inspections and written quotes before any treatment begins. All bed bug treatments are backed by a 60-day re-treatment guarantee.
