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For Vacation Rental Operators

Stop bed bugs before your next guest finds them.

VA88 is a mechanical-kill bed bug spray engineered for short-term rentals. Apply during a normal turnover — protect the room for 12 months. No re-entry interval. No neurotoxins. No evacuation. No apologies.

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EPA 25(b) Exempt · Zero re-entry · 12-month residual · Ships 1–2 days · 30-day guarantee

VA88 - Bed Bug Killer For Hotels, Bedrooms, Vacation Rentals
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The problem you're protecting against

When bed bugs show up in a vacation rental, you lose three times.

01

The guest's stay is ruined.

Bites, panic, anger. They check out early, demand a refund, and tell their friends — long before any review is written.

02

The unit is out of service.

Conventional treatments require 4–8 hour re-entry intervals or full evacuation cycles — blocking 7–14 nights of revenue per incident.

03

The review goes live, indexed forever.

One 'bed bugs' review at the top of a listing tanks the booking rate and ranks on Google for years. Mattresses can be replaced. Reviews can't.

This is what guests are writing right now — real, public reviews from short-term rentals across the country:

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Airbnb

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Easy Walk Reading Terminal (2BR) Apt 4B

The solution

VA88: bed bug spray built for vacation rentals.

VA88 is the only bed bug treatment engineered around the turnover cycle. Your cleaner sprays during a normal turn. The unit re-books that afternoon. The next guest walks across an active barrier — and any bed bug that arrives with them, dies within minutes. The room stays protected for 12 months on one application.

No fumes. No evacuation. No re-entry interval. No neurotoxins. No documentation gaps when a platform asks for proof.

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What it is

EPA 25(b) bioactive spray

Kill mechanism

Mechanical (cuticle desiccation)

Residual protection

Up to 12 months

Re-entry interval

Why it works

Four reasons VA88 beats the bottle in your closet.

Mechanical kill, not chemical kill.

VA88's soybean-oil surfactants dissolve the bed bug's wax cuticle and seal its breathing pores. The bug dies of dehydration — not poison. There is no biological pathway for resistance to develop.

Cuticle desiccation

12-month residual protection.

The oil-phase formulation bonds to porous surfaces — mattress seams, fabric, wood grain, baseboards — and stays active. Every bug that crosses a treated surface for the next year hits the same kill mechanism.

Up to 365 days per application

How operators use it

10 minutes per bedroom. Once a year.

VA88 fits inside the turnover you already run. Here's the protocol your cleaner follows on the first treatment, and every annual refresh after.

01

Stock the cleaning cart.

VA88 ships in 1–2 days. It's lightweight, non-hazmat, non-pressurized — it lives on the cleaning caddy next to the disinfectant.

02

Spray during the turn.

On the first turnover after VA88 arrives, the cleaner sprays mattress seams, headboard joints, box-spring rails, and baseboards. ~10 minutes per bedroom.

03

Operators using VA88

What hosts and property managers say.

VA88 vs conventional bed bug spray

Side by side.

Conventional spray
VA88
Kill mechanism
ConventionalNeurotoxin (chemical)
VA88Cuticle disruption (physical)
Bed bug resistance
ConventionalDocumented since 2008
VA88Biologically impossible

Documented protection

Every treated room gets a Certificate of Application.

VA88's STAR POINT Prevention Program generates a date-stamped record of every treatment, per room. If a guest reports bed bugs after a treated stay, you submit the Certificate to Airbnb, Vrbo, or your insurer. It's the cleanest evidence trail available in short-term rentals — and it protects your refund position, your listing status, and your insurance claim simultaneously.

  • Per-room, date-stamped record
  • Platform-submissible PDF format
  • Updates annually with re-application
  • Covers refund disputes and insurance claims
Certificate of Application

Frequently asked

Common questions from operators.

Is VA88 safe around guests, pets, and kids?

Yes. The EPA classifies the active ingredients as 25(b) Minimum Risk — meaning they pose negligible risk to people, pets, and the environment. The room is safe to occupy the moment the spray dries.

Will guests notice anything? Smell, residue, sheen?

No. VA88 dries clear, leaves no fabric residue, and has a faint citrus-mint note that dissipates inside an hour. Listing photos look identical before and after.

Can I keep my pest control contractor?

Yes — and you should. Use your contractor for monitoring and complex infestations. Use VA88 between guests as your preventive layer. They're different tools doing different jobs.

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Protect every bedroom you operate. Starting on the next turnover.

One property? Order VA88 below — it ships in 1–2 days. Multiple properties? We'll scope a portfolio plan and deliver to every door.

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Great location, comfy bed, BUT DONT STAY HERE THERE WERE GENUINE BED BUGS (+ bugs in the shower and dead bed bugs in the very dirty mattress). Do yourself a …

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Airbnb

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1BR Apt | 9 min to Integris | Monthly 15% Off #C2

BED BUGS. We got in late at night so naturally we went straight to bed only to find when we woke up that this place was infested with bed bugs. I messaged …

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Airbnb

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Rose Music House — Entire home in Nashville, Tennessee

The host denied that there were bed bugs in the house disregarded our newly captured friend. We were able to get a full refund. I can't say that I would …

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Airbnb

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Casa Linda — Entire 3-bedroom home with free parking

… beds had bed bugs. Plus we also found bed bugs in the hallway by the bedrooms. Ana said they …

Zero (when dry)

Application time

~10 min per bedroom

Documentation

Per-room Certificate

EPA 25(b) Minimum Risk.

The active ingredients sit on the EPA's Minimum Risk list — safe enough that registration as a pesticide isn't required. Safe around guests, kids, and pets the moment the spray is dry.

FIFRA §25(b)

Zero re-entry interval.

No neurotoxins means no evacuation window. Surfaces dry in 15–30 minutes on hard finishes, 1–2 hours on porous. Apply during a normal turn and re-book the same afternoon.

Re-book same day

Dry while the turn finishes.

Surfaces dry while housekeeping completes the rest of the unit. No residue marks, no odor, no chemical sheen on listing photos.

04

Re-apply once a year.

Schedule an annual re-spray during a deep clean. STAR POINT updates your Certificate of Application for the new year — date-stamped, per room.

Rated 5/5 by vacation rental 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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Re-entry interval
Conventional4–8 hours minimum
VA88Zero (when dry)
Residual duration
Conventional30–90 days, declining
VA88Up to 12 months
EPA classification
ConventionalRegistered pesticide
VA8825(b) Minimum Risk exempt
Listing-photo safe
ConventionalResidue / odor risk
VA88Dries clear, no odor
Per-room cost
ConventionalPest contractor visit
VA88On the cleaning cart
PropertyCasa Linda — Bedroom 02
Treatment Date2026-05-17
ProductVA88 · EPA 25(b)
CoverageMattress · Frame · Baseboards
Valid Through2027-05-17
Certificate IDSPP-26-05-17-B02

Sample · Applied Science Labs · STAR POINT Prevention

What if a guest still reports bed bugs?

You submit the STAR POINT Certificate of Application for that room to the platform. Date-stamped, per-room. It is the cleanest evidence trail available in short-term rentals and protects your refund position.

How long does one bottle last?

One gallon treats roughly 5 rooms or 1,500 sq ft — for most 1–3 bedroom rentals, a single gallon covers the unit for a full year of protection plus an annual re-spray. The 32 oz Starter covers one room (500 sq ft).

What if it doesn't work for my property?

30-day money-back guarantee. Use the bottle. If you're not satisfied, we refund the order in full and you keep whatever you have left.

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    Use it for 30 days. If you're not satisfied, full refund. Keep whatever's left.

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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