Pest control for homes and businesses across metro Atlanta

Bed Bug Treatment

Max Pest Solutions treats bed bugs across metro Atlanta using targeted heat and residual treatment rather than over-the-counter sprays, which scatter an infestation instead of ending it. Quotes are free and most homes need one treatment plus a follow-up check.

Customized Pest Control Solutions

A wooded acre and a slab-foundation subdivision home need different work. In metro Atlanta we quote after walking the property rather than from a price list, so what gets applied follows what the inspection actually finds.

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Pest Control for Homes and Businesses

The same technicians handle a kitchen ant trail and a restaurant health inspection. Commercial work in metro Atlanta is scheduled around your trading hours and documented for auditors; residential work is scheduled around your family.

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Long-Term Prevention and Follow-Up

Most treatments are one visit plus a check. If anything is still active when we come back to your metro Atlanta property, we treat it again - that return visit is part of the job, not a second call-out.

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What are bed bugs?

Bed bugs are flat, reddish-brown insects about the size of an apple seed. They do not come from poor housekeeping – they travel in luggage, second-hand furniture and moving boxes, which is why immaculate homes get them as often as any other.

They feed at night and hide within a few feet of where people sleep: mattress seams, headboards, bed frames, skirting boards and behind loose wallpaper. A female lays around five eggs a day, so an infestation that starts with a single hitchhiker becomes a serious problem within a couple of months.

How do you know you have bed bugs?

  • Small, itchy bites in a line or cluster, usually on arms, shoulders or legs
  • Rust or dark specks on sheets and mattress seams – digested blood
  • Tiny pale shed skins around the bed frame or headboard
  • A sweet, musty smell in a badly infested room
  • Live insects in mattress seams or behind the headboard, best checked with a torch at night

How does Max Pest Solutions treat bed bugs?

  1. Inspection. We confirm it is bed bugs and map how far they have spread. Misidentification is common – carpet beetles and bat bugs get mistaken for them regularly.
  2. Preparation. We tell you exactly what to launder and bag before we arrive. Getting this wrong is the single biggest cause of a treatment failing.
  3. Treatment. Heat, residual product, or both depending on the room and the level of infestation.
  4. Follow-up. We return to check for survivors and eggs that hatched after the first visit.

How can you prevent bed bugs?

  • Inspect hotel headboards and mattress seams before unpacking
  • Keep luggage off the bed and off the floor when travelling
  • Wash and tumble-dry travel clothes hot on returning home
  • Never bring second-hand mattresses or upholstered furniture indoors uninspected
  • Use a zipped encasement on mattress and box spring

Bed bug treatment in metro Atlanta typically runs $400 to $1,500, and the range is wide for a reason: a single infested bedroom costs a fraction of a whole-house heat treatment. The number of rooms involved matters far more than the size of the property.

We quote after inspecting. Anyone quoting bed bug work over the phone is guessing, and the guess will be wrong in one direction or the other.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About Bed Bug Treatment

How do I know it is bed bugs and not something else?

Carpet beetles and bat bugs are misidentified as bed bugs regularly. The usual signs are small rust-coloured spotting along mattress seams and headboards, shed skins, and bites in clusters or lines on skin exposed during sleep. Keep any insect you find for us to identify.

Why do over-the-counter bed bug sprays make it worse?

Consumer sprays are repellent, so they scatter an infestation out of the bedroom and into adjoining rooms and wall voids rather than ending it. A problem contained to one room becomes a whole-floor problem.

What do I need to do before bed bug treatment?

We give you a written preparation list covering what to launder, bag and move. Getting that preparation wrong is the single biggest cause of a treatment failing, so it is worth following exactly rather than approximately.

Does bed bug treatment need more than one visit?

Yes, by design. Eggs already laid hatch after the first treatment, so a follow-up visit is planned from the start to deal with them. A second visit is not a sign the first one failed.

Do I have to throw out my mattress?

Usually not. Most mattresses can be treated and encased rather than replaced, and discarding furniture often spreads the infestation through the house on the way out. Ask us before you throw anything away.

How did I get bed bugs?

Almost always by transport rather than anything in the home - luggage, second-hand furniture, or an adjoining unit in a shared building. They are not related to cleanliness.