Bed bugs are small, oval, reddish brown insects that hide close to where people sleep and come out at night to feed. In Milton, with its student share houses, short stay units and visitors in town for games at the stadium, they often arrive in luggage, backpacks or second hand furniture. Look for tiny dark spots along mattress seams, small blood marks on sheets and itchy bites that appear in a row.
Bed bug control takes more time than most pest treatments. The crew checks every seam of the mattress, the joints of the bed frame and bedhead, bedside tables, the edges of the carpet and nearby power points and picture frames. They treat each spot where bugs or eggs are found, along with couches and any other place people sleep. Because some eggs survive the first round, a second visit around two weeks later is part of the plan, and we give you the price for both before booking.
- Close checks of mattresses, bed frames and bedheads
- Treatment of furniture, skirting boards and cracks near beds
- Checks of couches and other sleeping areas in the home
- A second visit to reach bugs that hatch after the first
- A checklist to get each room ready before the crew arrives
To get ready, wash all bedding and clothes from the affected rooms on a hot cycle and tumble dry on high. Seal clean items in bags. Vacuum mattresses, bed frames and floors, then empty the vacuum into a bin outside. Try not to move furniture or start sleeping in other rooms, as that can spread bed bugs further through the home.
Crews cover Milton and the nearby suburbs. Call 07 3543 7770 to book bed bug control and hear the price for both visits upfront.
