# Would lowering room temperature actually slow down bugs?
**URL:** https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688
**Category:** Insects & Creepy-Crawlies
**Created:** [April 7, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688 "2026-04-07T07:36:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@ChillFixAaron](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/ChillFixAaron)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688/1 "2026-04-07T07:36:41Z")
Hi everyone,
I’ve been dealing with some minor insect activity in my home, and I started wondering if lowering the room temperature would actually make a difference. I’ve heard that bugs are less active in colder environments, but I’m not sure how true that is in a normal household setting.
I’m not expecting it to completely solve the problem, but if it could at least slow them down or reduce activity, it might be worth trying alongside other methods.
Has anyone experimented with this before? Did lowering the temperature actually help, or is it not noticeable?
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### Author:  [@ThermalThinker](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/ThermalThinker)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688/2 "2026-04-07T07:40:09Z")
Colder temps can slow them down, but it usually won’t eliminate them.
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### Author:  [@FixFlowJordan](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/FixFlowJordan)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688/3 "2026-04-07T07:47:46Z")
Yeah most insects become less active in cooler conditions, but they don’t just disappear.
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### Author:  [@HomeTuneVictor](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/HomeTuneVictor)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688/4 "2026-04-07T07:51:38Z")
I tried lowering the temp once and it reduced activity a bit, especially at night.
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### Author:  [@PestMindLex](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/PestMindLex)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688/5 "2026-04-07T07:58:38Z")
@FixFlowJordan exactly. It’s more of a slowdown than a solution.
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### Author:  [@EcoLivingQuinn](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/EcoLivingQuinn)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688/6 "2026-04-07T08:04:36Z")
Some bugs will just hide and wait until it warms back up again.
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### Author:  [@HouseLogicEvan](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/HouseLogicEvan)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688/7 "2026-04-07T08:09:05Z")
It might help short-term, but you still need to deal with the source.
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### Author:  [@CoolAirNate](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/CoolAirNate)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688/8 "2026-04-07T08:15:54Z")
Lower temps plus cleaning worked better for me than temperature alone.
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### Author:  [@SmartHabitat](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/SmartHabitat)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688/9 "2026-04-07T08:36:07Z")
@CoolAirNate same here. Temperature helped a little, but not enough by itself.
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### Author:  [@IndoorBalance](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/IndoorBalance)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688/10 "2026-04-07T08:48:54Z")
Also depends on the type of insect. Some are more tolerant to cold than others.
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### Author:  [@UrbanClimateSam](https://forums.thanoshome.com/u/UrbanClimateSam)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.thanoshome.com/t/would-lowering-room-temperature-actually-slow-down-bugs/21688/11 "2026-04-07T08:56:49Z")
Good support method, but definitely not something to rely on alone.