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Barefoot Mosquito & Pest Control is a top-rated bed bug control company in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. We offer practical, affordable bed bug treatments for your home or business. Our bed bug reduction program focuses on decreasing pest numbers with every application. Plus, we offer a 60-day bed bug guarantee. 

Bed bugs usually die within a few hours or days after treatment. Most professional pesticides kill bed bugs on contact or within a few minutes. However, bed bug eggs may be resistant, and follow-up treatments may be needed. Many customers see adult bed bugs and nymphs dead within 48 hours. Monitoring for bed bugs for two to four weeks after the last treatment is recommended to ensure they are gone. 

Declutter the area to be treated, and wash all bedding, linens, and clothing from the affected rooms. Vacuum the area thoroughly, including mattresses, box springs, carpeting, furniture, and baseboards. Strip the beds and leave the mattresses exposed for your pest control professional to treat. 

Bed bug heat treatments are generally safe and effective. They involve increasing the temperature in the treatment area to approximately 130 degrees F for several hours, which usually kills bed bugs and eggs. Our professional team may use heaters and fans to control the heat and monitor the home during treatment. Our pest control technicians are trained in effective heat treatment for bed bugs, so you should not be concerned. 

You may see some bed bugs after heat treatment. Heat usually kills bed bugs and their eggs, but the treatment might not reach pests burrowed in furniture, walls, and cluttered areas. You may also see dying bed bugs crawling from their hiding spots before they die. If you have a severe infestation, you may need follow-up heat treatments to kill the rest. 

Fumigation can kill many bed bugs, but effectiveness hinges on several factors, especially the technician’s skill. Fumigation is effective when performed by a highly trained pest control company like Barefoot Mosquito & Pest Control. We know how to ensure that the gaseous pesticide penetrates all infested areas, including crevices, cracks, mattresses, and furniture where bed bugs burrow. 

Yes. However, whether this is the ideal approach to bed bug treatment depends on the case. Fumigation usually means sealing the treatment area and using gaseous pesticides to kill the pests. It’s effective when done by pest control professionals because it penetrates cracks, fabrics, and crevices where bugs hide. However, fumigation is usually done for an entire floor or home, not just furniture. 

Our pest control team might recommend heat treatment for a sofa. A couch can be steamed to about 130 degrees F to kill bed bugs. Contact us for a free price quote and inspection, and we’ll tell you the best way to handle a bug-infested couch.

The number of treatments you need depends on the severity of the infestation, the size of your property, and the treatment used. Your pest control team may use heat, chemicals, cold, vacuuming, fumigation, and other methods to eliminate your pest control problem. Our team can inspect your home quickly and estimate the number of treatments needed for bed bug removal. 

It is challenging to remove bed bugs entirely without professional treatment. However, you can thoroughly vacuum the affected areas and furniture. Then, wash all bedding, curtains, linens, and clothing in hot water for at least 30 minutes. Use a steam cleaner to focus on seams, folds, and mattress crevices. 

Essential oils are helpful for minor bed bug problems. To repel the pests, you can try lavender, tea tree, and peppermint. Mix a few drops in a spray bottle and apply to the affected area.

Consumer-grade pest control products can reduce a bed bug population. But you usually need professional pest control services to eliminate your bed bug problem. Our experienced exterminators may use heat treatments, insecticides, and steaming to eliminate bed bugs from your home. 

Our pest control professionals will provide guidance based on the bed bug treatments used. If needed, you can be in the home within a few hours after treatment and open windows to air out the property. You should avoid the urge to clean treated areas for a few days. Any sprays used must stay in place to kill bed bugs and eggs. 

Barefoot Mosquito & Pest Control may treat your property with various industrial-strength chemicals, such as Permethrin, Deltamethrin, Bifenthrin, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Imidacloprid, or Dinotefuran. Talk to your pest control technicians about the chemicals they plan to use in your home.