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What we treat / Bed bugs

Bites in a line, and you’re not sleeping.

Bed bugs come home in luggage, a used couch, or from a neighbouring unit. They are not a sign of anything except bad luck. They are also one of the few pests where the preparation matters as much as the treatment, so we send you a short checklist before the visit.

From $450 per room, both visits included

Same-day service when you call before noon.

Field-guide drawing of an adult bed bug beside a nymph and an egg, with a mattress seam
Adult bed bug, nymph, and egg to scale. Look along the mattress piping first.

How to tell

Three things that point to bed bugs rather than something else.
  • Itchy welts in a line or a cluster on the arms, neck, or back, that you wake up with.
  • Rusty or dark dots on the fitted sheet and along the mattress seams.
  • Small, flat, brown insects or pale shed skins in the piping of the mattress or the joints of the headboard.

What we do about it

  1. Step 1: Inspect

    Mattress, box spring, headboard, nightstand, and the sofa. We confirm it is bed bugs before anything is treated.

  2. Step 2: Prepare

    You get a one-page checklist: bag the bedding and wash hot, clear the floor, pull the bed from the wall. It takes an hour and it is the difference between one round and three.

  3. Step 3: Treat

    Targeted treatment on frames, seams, and cracks, plus steam on the mattress seams. Two visits, two weeks apart, both in the price.

  4. Step 4: Verify

    A follow-up inspection at 30 days. If we find anything, we treat again at no charge.

“Second visit found nothing. The checklist was clear and the tech explained what she was looking for at every step.”
Andrea, Costa Mesa

When they show up here

Peak months for bed bugs in Orange County.

Year-round, with a rise after summer travel.

Questions people ask