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Nothing Safer. Nothing More Effective.

End the Bed Bug
Nightmare.

VA88 · Mechanical-Kill Bed Bug Spray

Advanced plant-powered bed bug protection engineered through science. Kill the infestation, protect the room for 12 months.

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VA88 bed bug elimination — mechanical-kill protocol active
Mission Overview

Hotel: Kill active bed bug problem and protect room from reinfestation for 1 year.

VA88: Copy that.

EPA Status25(b) Exempt
Re-Entry TimeZero
Residual Protection12 Months
Trusted ByHotels Nationwide
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Homeowners

“I found bed bugs in my home.”

Answer four questions and get a personalized, science-backed treatment plan — the right product, the right amount, and a step-by-step protocol.

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Commercial Properties

“I need to protect my rooms and guests.”

Hotels, vacation rentals, and multifamily. Zero room downtime, 12-month protection, and a date-stamped Certificate of Application for every treated room.

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VA88 - Bed Bug Killer For Hotels, Bedrooms, Vacation Rentals

VA88

from $80

Residual Bed Bug Elimination System

Dissolves the bed bug's waxy armor on contact — death by dehydration in minutes, protection for 12 months. No neurotoxins, no re-entry wait, no resistance. Ever.

Starter Treatment32 oz · $80Treats 1 room / 500 sq ftBest ValueProfessional Treatment1 Gallon · $299Treats ~5 rooms / 1,500 sq ft
EPA 25(b) Exempt
Zero Neurotoxins
12-Month Residual
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The Mechanical Kill Pathway

Bed bugs evolved past poison.
They can't evolve past physics.

Every conventional spray attacks the nervous system — a chemical conversation bed bugs learned to ignore decades ago. VA88 attacks a physical structure instead. Here's the kill, in four stages.

01

Contact

VA88's bioactive lipid matrix coats the bed bug on contact — no waiting for the bug to feed or groom.

Field Results

Operators who switched don't switch back.

Found bed bugs tonight? Don't panic — and don't fog.

Get the free Emergency Action Plan: 7 immediate, science-backed steps.

Who It's For

Pick your environment.

VA88 deploys differently in a hotel than in a food-service facility. Tap your sector for the right protocol, product fit, and compliance notes.

PMP
Sector

Pest Management Professionals

The most forward-thinking PMPs in the country are switching to Applied Science Labs. Our deployment-grade formulations give licensed operators a competitive edge: superior efficacy, zero resistance risk, and the confidence of selling a system backed by peer-reviewed science.

Dilution ControlVariable
Compliance25(b)
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HSP
Sector

Hospitality

Leading hotel groups trust Applied Science Labs to protect guest environments without disruption. Our low-VOC, odor-neutral compounds eliminate threats during rapid turnover cycles — keeping rooms bookable and reputations intact where legacy chemicals fail.

Guest SafetyVerified
DowntimeMinimal
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Municipalities

Applied Science Labs is pioneering municipal-scale pest defense without the public health tradeoffs. Our community-safe formulations meet the strictest procurement and environmental standards — giving city leaders a solution they can deploy without political or ecological risk.

ScaleDistrict-Level
Public SafetyConfirmed
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Food Service

No other pest control company has engineered compounds specifically for the food-adjacent environment. Applied Science Labs delivers sanitation-compatible systems with a minimum risk profile — formulated with GRAS-listed ingredients for surfaces, equipment, and prep-zone proximity where chemical alternatives are unacceptable.

Food ProximitySafe
SanitationCompatible
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Multifamily

Applied Science Labs has redefined multifamily pest management with coordinated, building-wide deployment protocols that prevent the cross-unit vector migration legacy treatments can never solve. From single units to entire complexes, our systems eliminate the reinfestation cycle.

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Resident SafeConfirmed
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Private Label & Custom Formulation

DTC and e-commerce brands are the fastest-growing channel for 25(b) pest control. Formulate under your brand — mechanical kill, essential oils, botanical repellents.

MOQFlexible
Compliance25(b) Native
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Prevention Program

Stay protected for a year with STAR POINT.

Scheduled re-applications, documented treatment records, and per-room certificates — so property managers stay covered, not surprised.

The Science

Built on a mechanical kill pathway — not 40-year-old neurotoxins.

Want to see exactly how VA88 dehydrates bed bugs on contact and stays effective for a year? Dive in.

How It Works

Cuticle disruption, step by step.

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The Compound Library

Five systems, full specs and whitepapers.

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Research

Backed by peer-reviewed science.

Every efficacy claim is published — mechanism of action, field data, and EPA-funded references.

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Featured Paper · ASL-2026-GUIDE-001

The Ultimate Guide to Removing Bed Bugs From Your Hotel Room

A complete step-by-step protocol for hotel operators and housekeeping staff — covering room preparation, sprayer setup, application technique, and treatment sequence using VA88. Includes a printable treatment-day checklist, FAQ, and STAR POINT certification guidance.

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Distribute, white-label, or formulate with us.

Wholesale, custom formulations, contract manufacturing, and logistics — for operators and brands at scale.

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Join the companies leaving legacy chemistry behind.

Access the most advanced compound library in pest control. Explore custom formulations, wholesale partnerships, or contract manufacturing — and discover why the industry's most forward-thinking operators are switching to Applied Science Labs.

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The leader in bio-engineered, mechanical-kill pest control compounds. Building the future of environmental defense.

ClassificationEPA 25(b) Minimum Risk
Kill PathwayMechanical / Physical
Products
  • VA88 Bed Bug System
  • MB-12 Indoor Barrier
  • OP-7 Outdoor Perimeter
  • CX-40 Commercial Grade
  • RX-90 Residual Protection
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  • Hospitality
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02

Armor dissolved

Soybean-oil surfactants strip the waxy cuticle — the barrier that holds the bug's water in.

03

Airways sealed

Botanical oils occlude the spiracles — the breathing pores along the bug's body.

04

Fatal dehydration

Water loss outpaces survival. Death in minutes — and the residual film keeps killing for 12 months.

Why resistance is impossible

There's no nerve target — so there's no resistance pathway. Every bed bug on earth, including pyrethroid-resistant strains, dies the same way to VA88. Today, and twenty years from now.

Why it's this safe

Because it's physics, not poison, the byproducts are soap and oil — earning EPA 25(b) Minimum Risk classification. Zero re-entry interval. Safe around kids and pets once dry.

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Rated 5/5 by operators

“We added VA88 to the turnover checklist on every unit in our portfolio. Six months in, zero bed bug reports, zero refund requests, and we haven't paid for an emergency pest visit since.”

M.R.

Verified operator

STR operator · 23-unit portfolio · Phoenix, AZ

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Why mechanical kill beats 70 years of chemistry.

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“I run two Airbnbs in a high-bug-traffic neighborhood and was getting a scare every couple of months. Switched to VA88 last spring. Clean inspections every turn since. My cleaner spends an extra ten minutes — that's it.”

J.K.

Verified operator

Host · 2 short-term rentals · Nashville, TN

“The Certificate of Application alone is worth it. Had a guest claim bed bugs after a stay, sent Airbnb our STAR POINT cert, and the refund request was reversed in 48 hours.”

D.L.

Verified operator

Property manager · Multifamily + STR · Reading, PA