An inspection answers 2 things before you spend money on treatment: is the pest really a bed bug, and how far has it gone? In a Harder-Tennyson apartment that shares walls with 3 neighbors, or a 4-bedroom house in Mount Eden, that second answer decides how big the job is.
Good Reasons to Book
- You keep waking with fresh bites in your own bed.
- Small black dots line a mattress seam or mark a pillowcase.
- You trapped a flat, rusty-brown insect or found an empty pale shell.
- Someone moved in, came back from a trip or brought home a used dresser or bed.
What Our Technician Checks
We begin where people sleep or sit for hours: mattress seams and labels, the underside of the box spring, bed frame joints, headboards, nightstands, recliners and couch cushions. Then come baseboards, outlet covers and curtains. In Hayward homes from the 1940s and 1950s, we also look at door casings, window trim and the seam where the floor meets the wall.
How the Visit Goes
- Quick historyWhen the bites started, who sleeps in which room and any recent travel or move.
- Sleeping areasWe check each bedroom before the living room and other spaces.
- ProofWe point out what we find and usually take photos.
- Your resultsYou hear which rooms are involved and which methods fit.
Records That Help Hayward Renters
About 47% of Hayward households rent, and under AB 551 a landlord has to share a licensed inspector's findings with affected tenants within 2 business days. Our written report gives tenant and owner one shared record of where the bugs are.
Before We Arrive
- Leave the bed made and in place, since the spotting and shells we look for are on it.
- Put away any bug spray or powder for the few days before we come.
Inspection Questions
Only my husband gets bitten. Could it really be bed bugs if I have no marks?
Yes. Many people never react to the bites, so one person can itch for weeks while the other sees nothing. We look for eggs, shells and spotting rather than going by who has marks.
Nothing turned up, but the bites have not stopped. What now?
We usually suggest a K9 search or a follow-up visual check about 2 to 3 weeks later. A new case can be a handful of bugs tucked into a bed frame joint or behind an outlet cover.
How it works: Bed Bug Control CA inspects and treats homes for bed bugs in California. We schedule a licensed technician to check your Hayward home. You get a written quote before any treatment.