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Inspection · heat treatment · follow-up visits

Bed bug exterminator near you

Bites in a line down your arm, rust-colored specks on the sheet. Bed bugs hide where sprays don’t reach, which is why store products so rarely finish them. Call and we put you through to a local company that treats the whole room and comes back to check.

  • Real person answers, day or night
  • Same-day visits in most areas
  • Price agreed before work begins
  • No obligation

Is this what you have?

The signs

  • Itchy bites in lines or clusters, often on the arms, neck or legs
  • Small rust or red stains on the sheets and pillowcase
  • Black pepper-like specks along the mattress seam and box spring
  • Flat brown bugs about the size of an apple seed in seams and headboard joints
  • Pale shed skins near the bed frame
  • A sweet, musty smell in a badly affected room

Heads up. Don’t move the mattress or sleep in another room, and don’t set off a fogger. Both scatter bed bugs deeper into the walls and into rooms that were clear.

On the day

What the technician does

  1. Inspection

    Mattress, box spring, frame, headboard, nightstands, baseboards and outlets, to map how far it has spread.

  2. Heat or targeted treatment

    Heat brings the room to a temperature that reaches every life stage including eggs. Where heat isn’t practical, targeted residual products are used in the harborages.

  3. Encasements and laundering

    Mattress and box-spring encasements plus a simple laundry routine stop anything that survived from re-establishing.

  4. A follow-up visit

    A return visit confirms it is finished. Ask what the company’s re-service terms cover before you book.

Technician checking a mattress seam with a flashlight
Technician checking a mattress seam with a flashlight. Method and products vary by company and by state — ask on the call.

Practical

Getting ready, and what it runs

Preparation

Bag the bedding and clothes and run them hot, then a hot dryer. Don’t throw the furniture out — that spreads it and usually isn’t needed. You’ll be given a preparation list.

One visit or ongoing

Treated as a short project: first treatment plus one or two follow-ups. In an apartment building the neighboring units often need checking too.

What moves the price

  • How many rooms are affected
  • Heat treatment or conventional treatment
  • How heavy the infestation is and how much clutter there is
  • Whether follow-up visits are inside the quoted price

Questions

Bed bugs — questions we get a lot

Who do I call for bed bugs?

Call (833) 784-1375 and we connect you with a local bed bug company. Ask specifically whether they offer heat treatment and what the follow-up includes.

Can I deal with bed bugs myself?

Store sprays kill what they touch and miss the eggs and the ones inside the frame and wall void. Most attempts end with a wider problem than the one they started with.

How did I get them?

Luggage, second-hand furniture, a visitor, a neighboring unit. It has nothing to do with how clean the house is.

When can I use the room again?

After heat, usually the same day once it has cooled. After a conventional treatment, typically a few hours — the technician will tell you and it’s on the product label.

Bed bugs — let’s get it handled

Open 24 hours. Describe what you’re seeing and we’ll put you through to a local company.

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