Bed Bug Pest Control in Santa Ana, CA

Neighborly Bed Bug Treatment Options 

Bed bugs are one of the greatest nuisances to humans in the pest industry. They can leave a family feeling violated in that they are being fed on. Neighborly Pest Control offers different forms of treatment for Bed Bugs. Preparation for each treatment is different, and the costs will vary based on the type of treatment. If you have seen evidence of Bed bugs, call us right away, and we will get an inspector out there to confirm that it is bed bugs and what type of treatment is recommended, and the cost.

Bed Bug Fumigation

In rare instances, bed bug infestations can be so severe that a thermal or localized treatment may not be enough. This can be with an entire house showing evidence in multiple rooms or a multi-unit apartment complex where they are present in multiple units. Fumigation can be used, like it is with termites, to rid a structure of bed bugs. The gas dose of a bed bug fumigation is higher than that of termites, so the cost is greater; however, if you are fuming for bed bugs, you will also rid the structure of any dry wood termite infestation that may be present. Again, in order for a bed bug fumigation to be successfu,l it is important that the bed bugs are not reintroduced after fumigation. Neighborly Pest Control will provide you with the information necessary to make sure that this does not happen.

Heat Remediation

The service will begin with a Neighborly technician inspecting your home or office for the problem areas. Once identified, the technician will recommend using a chemical-free heat treatment. Heat treatments are the most effective way to treat bed bugs because the heat penetrates areas that are hard to reach with traditional pesticides. Heat also destroys bed bug eggs, which are also hard to eradicate with pesticides.

Heat treatments are scheduled with the homeowner and do not require being out of the home for more than a couple of hours. This service can easily be done while you are at work. Our technicians bring specialized heat treatment equipment that raises the temperature of your home or office to about 140 degrees. This temperature is hot enough to destroy bed bugs, without damaging your electronics or other belongings.

Localized Treatment Options

These targeted treatments involve the use of chemicals in the infested area, which is typically found close to where you sleep, hiding in your baseboards, bed frame, box spring, cabinets, furniture, headboard, mattress night stands, picture frames and even behind electrical plate covers in wall voids.

Items Commonly Used During Localized Treatment

• Conventional Chemical Treatment – If your bed bug problem was identified early and has not become a widespread problem, local treatment options may work using chemical sprays and dusts. 
• Steam Treatment – A different type of heat treatment using steam can be applied to surfaces and cracks to destroy bugs and their eggs on impact. 
• Encasement – These mattress and furniture covers completely seal in all bedbugs and prevent them from feeding. The recommendation is that these encasements are left on for 18 months to ensure that bed bugs starve. 
• Monitoring Devices – These help to determine the level of bed bug activity by catching bed bugs in areas where they are likely to be found.

Signs Of Bed Bugs

• Bed bug bites – Bed bugs feed on their prey at night, which can result in itchy red welts. These welts occur when an individual’s body has an allergic reaction to the secretion the bed bugs use as an anesthetic to allow them to pierce the skin with their needle-like mouths.
• Blood stains on sheets – If there are signs of small reddish-brown stains where potential bites are occurring, this could be the result of the initial bed bug bites.
• Dark spots/bed bug waste on bedding - Areas that show tiny dark reddish and brown spotting in the corners and edges of the mattress are usually a sign of bed bug excrement.
• Molted skins and eggs – Bed bugs molt 5 times over their life cycle before becoming mature adults, so finding shed skins and eggs is a good indicator of a thriving bed bug problem.
• Musty odor – Bed bugs tend to have a musty, unpleasant odor, which becomes much more noticeable when an infestation gets out of hand.
• Infestations in neighboring apartments – Bed bugs are capable of traversing through wall cavities into new rooms. This means that hotels, motels, and other buildings that are dealing with a bed bug problem could mean that these pests have found their way into your room.

Get started with ant control services today by giving us a call at (949) 990-3851!