Bed bugs in Valley homes
Bed bugs don't care how clean your house is, they travel in luggage, secondhand furniture and clothing and settle into mattress seams, headboards and outlets once they arrive. A single trip or a used piece of furniture is usually all it takes. They're most active at night and feed on sleeping people, which is why bites show up in a cluster.
Bed bugsHow to tell it's this one
- Adult bed bugs are reddish brown and about the size of an apple seed, flat until they feed
- Small rust colored spots on sheets and mattress seams, that's digested blood, not dirt
- A row or cluster of bite marks that weren't there when you went to sleep
- Tiny pale, almost clear shed skins along the mattress seam and box spring
- A faint, sweet musty smell in a heavily infested room
Where it hides in Valley homes
- Mattress seams and box spring edges
- Behind headboards and picture frames
- Behind outlet covers and baseboards near the bed
- Inside luggage and furniture seams
When it shows up
From our own route records, month by month.
What to do right now
- 1Don't move mattresses or furniture to another room, that spreads them
- 2Bag any laundry from the affected room separately until treatment
- 3Keep luggage off the bed and floor after travel
- 4Avoid buying secondhand mattresses or furniture without checking the seams first
How Facility handles bed bugs
We inspect the full room, not just the mattress, seams, box spring, headboard, baseboards and outlets, since bed bugs spread into every tight crack nearby. Treatment follows the label for the level of infestation found, and we schedule a follow up visit to confirm activity has actually stopped rather than calling it done after one pass. We'll also walk you through prep so the treatment has the best chance of working the first time.
Bed bugs questions
What do bed bug bites look like?
Bed bug bites usually show up as small, raised, red marks, often in a line or cluster of three or four, since they tend to feed more than once in the same area. Not everyone reacts visibly, though, so a lack of bite marks doesn't rule out an infestation on its own.
How do bed bugs get into a house that's clean?
Bed bugs travel by hitching a ride, in luggage after a trip, on used furniture, or in a bag or coat brought over from an infested space. They have nothing to do with how clean a home is, a spotless house can pick them up from a single trip or a secondhand chair.
Can I get rid of bed bugs myself with a spray from the store?
Store bought sprays rarely clear an established infestation because bed bugs hide deep in mattress seams, box springs, headboards and even outlets, and missing even a few lets the population rebuild. A full inspection and treatment of the whole room, not just the mattress, gets far more reliable results.
Do bed bugs come from used furniture?
They can. Secondhand mattresses, box springs and upholstered furniture are a common way bed bugs enter a home, especially if the piece sat somewhere they could hitch a ride in first. Checking seams and folds carefully before bringing any used furniture inside is worth the extra few minutes.
How many treatments does it take to clear bed bugs?
Most bed bug jobs need at least two visits, an initial treatment and a follow up a couple weeks later to catch anything that hatched after the first pass. The exact number depends on how established the infestation is when we start and how well the prep steps are followed.
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