Bed bug treatment in South London
Discreet, unmarked arrival and a proper treatment programme. Bed bugs are the hardest common pest to clear, and the one most often half-treated.
Signs you have bed bugs
Bites alone are not proof. These are the signs that confirm it.
- Small dark spots on the mattress seams, bed frame joints or headboard
- Bites in a line or cluster, usually on arms, shoulders and legs, appearing overnight
- Tiny pale shed skins around the bed frame or in the mattress piping
- Blood spotting on the sheets
- A sweet, musty smell in a heavily affected room
- Live insects in the seams, about the size and colour of an apple pip
Bed bugs are not a hygiene problem. They travel on luggage, second-hand furniture and clothing, and they turn up in spotless homes as often as anywhere else.
How we treat bed bugs
Bed bugs need more than one visit because eggs are not affected by most treatments. Anyone promising a single-visit fix is cutting a corner.
Survey
We confirm it really is bed bugs, find the harbourage and establish how far it has spread beyond the bedroom.
Preparation
We tell you exactly what to launder, bag and clear. This part matters more than anything else and the treatment will fail without it.
Treatment
Targeted application to every harbourage point across the affected rooms, not just the bed.
Second visit
We return to catch anything that has hatched since. Most programmes run two to three visits across a few weeks.
What affects the price
Bed bugs are priced by room rather than by property, so a one-bed flat with two affected rooms is a different job from a four-bed house.
- How many rooms are affected
- Whether the bed, sofa and soft furnishings are all involved
- How much clutter has to be worked around
- Whether chemical treatment or heat treatment is the right approach
- Whether neighbouring flats need checking
Common questions
Do I need to throw out my mattress?
Will my neighbours know?
Is heat treatment better?
I am a tenant. Who pays?
Where we cover
Across South London and Surrey, from Morden and Mitcham out to Epsom, Chertsey and Cobham.
Think you have bed bugs?
Send a photo of what you have found. We will confirm it before anyone commits to anything.