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Service area · GAITHERSBURG, MD · MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Combination treatment — a residual spray plus Heat Assault thermal heat — kills bed bugs and eggs in a single visit. Homes and businesses across Gaithersburg, quoted over the phone before anything is booked.
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The page also includes 6 questions answered on recorded calls and 20 crew call excerpts.
Reaches into mattress seams, bed frames and wall voids a spray cannot. Kills every stage, eggs included.
Keeps working for weeks after we leave, so anything that survives or arrives later does not restart the problem.
Bed bugs die at 118°F held about 90 minutes; 122°F kills almost instantly. We hold lethal temperature throughout the home.
You get the prep list and an arrival window. Anything you are unsure about, we answer on the phone first.
Quoted over the phone before anything is booked, so there is no site visit and no surprise on the day.
A full heat cycle takes the whole home to lethal temperature, then a residual product goes down per its label.
Eight to eleven hours on site, depending on the size of the property and how much is in it.
We walk you through what we found and what to watch for, and the home is yours again the same day.
If bed bugs come back inside sixty days we return and treat again at no cost.
Every question below was asked by a real caller on a recorded call, and every answer is what one of our crew said back on the phone, word for word. We give the caller's first name, or their postcode where we do not have one, and never their surname, address or phone number.
The more you find out, the more firm I can go on the prep part because like I said, you could get lucky and it would be zero. Now then, okay, we've talked about the clutter and the clothes. That's one half of it. The other part of it is the stuff that they own.
Answered by Julie on a call,
He will be there all day long with your home. But once he texts you, he's getting on the road and heading back home or to the next job, wherever that may be.
Answered by Dori on a call,
We have a team. I think the closest team to you is going to be in Orlando, but that's still within our driving radius. Yes. We just might start a little bit later in the day, like around 10 instead of 8.
Answered by Mike on a call,
Got a duplicate email address. Let me, I got to go to your, I'm going to go to your account.
Answered by Mike on a call,
We only provide bed bug extermination. That's the only service we do.
Answered by Julie on a call,
Absolutely. Okay, I'm just glad we could accommodate you.
Answered on a call,
This is our own crew, on recorded calls about jobs in Gaithersburg and nearby. Word for word. Each one says who was talking and when.
Absolutely. It's the clothing, it's the excess clothing and the excess items in your linen closet that you're just trying to disperse and you've already heat treated them, okay, in the dryer. So there is that. This is just for extra protection.
We do use some long hoses, but our heat treatment is our trailer. So what we do is we back up our trailer as close as possible to your condo and then run hoses up and into it. That's why I'm asking about, you know, door access, things like that.
Weird because being treated on April 2nd and then you had the re-spray on the 21st tomorrow, hopefully that will take care of it. But after we re-spray, please keep a close eye on it, okay? You might have a couple that are dying from the spray, but over that seven days after we spray, for those seven days.
We're familiar with them and their services. But again, the heat treatment that we use is going to be our commercial heat assault technology. And this is, this was specifically designed to get rid of bed bugs. Okay. It's not for any other pest. It's not for fleas.
Because those have actually already been heat treated as well. And when Chase went there, there was no evidence of live bed bugs. He did find some dead ones, but no live ones. And he did do a thorough inspection to just to, you know, make sure and then he sprayed as an extra precaution.
You could. I don't hear about that a lot because somebody is sitting there for a while and there are bags. I hear about movie theaters occasionally, dentist office, dialysis, but mostly it's from travel or people that have home health care or have somebody come to their house. and take care of them. We get a lot of that.
Now, you're right. They are going to hitchhike from your bedroom into other areas of your home because that's how they get into your house. They hitchhike. You do not need to travel out of state or out of the country. You can go to the doctor's office. You can go to a restaurant. You can go anywhere at the wrong time.
Even the companies that use electric heaters or propane heat, I mean, they're okay. Propane heat's known for floor damage, so I would avoid them. But we use the heat assault system. It is a system that it was specifically created to eliminate bed bugs and eggs. It's the only one of its kind. And it is the latest state-of-the-art technology, and it raises the temperature up quickly, which heaters do not do. So that gives the bed bugs chance.
A lot of people are worried about that, you know. So when we get there, our technician answers any questions that you and your family members have about your treatment that I already haven't answered for you, you know. and then they send you on your way for the day, and they will come in with our proprietary blend of pesticide spray and growth inhibitor, and they will spray the perimeter of each and every single room, each and every single closet.
I don't know what this is. Let me try carpet beetle, because carpet beetle, they do not bite people, but their larva has tiny white hairs all over it, and they will cause reactions that look like bites or small cluster rashes. So carpet beetle.
It won't it wouldn't save you we wouldn't heat one room because we guarantee our work but even if we did it's the same cost we still have to be there all day so we just heat up the whole house at one time that way we can guarantee we're going to kill them all they can't outrun it they can't run to the other room the eggs aren't going to hatch later because we're going to kill the eggs so
We'll just get my guy to do that the piles of laundry while he's there at the job. He's going to be there all day. We could just upcharge you a little bit for him to do the laundry and then we know dead bug free.
He did. When I say bed, that's what I when I say mattress, I mean everything. OK, he did not see any evidence of bedbugs. He actually.
Hi, this is Mike with Bed Bug Exterminator, and I was just giving you a call back. I think we missed your call yesterday or earlier today.
For us to do your square footage is under 1,500 square foot, so it is our base price. It's $1,800 to do the whole home. $1,800 to do the whole home.
Absolutely, yes. You just text us to the number that I'm going to send you information on and that I sent you the text to, and then we will, you know, confirm whether it's bed bug or not, and then we'll go from there.
An infestation goes okay we believe in that one day and done but we know with problem houses like that um heavy heavy infestations Now, getting as much cleaned out as possible will definitely help. And if it's totally cleaned out, we could still even have to come back because those bedbugs are probably so heavily infested in all the walls.
There's truly no way to prove who brought the men first. And unless the infestations are so bad they're going from one unit to another, it would have to be y'all are visiting each other, okay, or going to the same place that is having a bed bug issue, like in your condo, if you have a common area where everybody hangs out.
Just let everybody know, you know, whatever you're going to bring with you tomorrow, let's open it up, let's check it, put it on a table, countertop that you know is totally bed bug free and that way people can just pick it right up from there. You know it's already checked and you leave.
That would be the, I'm pretty sure that's the earliest that we could have someone out there to do your inspection.
Why choose us
We kill bed bugs. Only bed bugs. One method, done right, in a single visit — heat and a residual product together, on every job we run.
Unmarked vehicles and personnel
No logos, and no mention of bed bugs on trucks, equipment or uniforms. Neighbours see a van; they do not see why it is there.
Total peace of mind
Sixty days of cover on every job. Should bed bugs survive the treatment, which is rare, we come back out and eliminate the problem for good at no cost.
No other pests, ever
One method, done right, in a single visit. It is the only approach we sell, which is the reason we are good at it.
Quoted as bed bug experts
Reporters do not find us in a directory; they come looking for someone who does this all day. CNN introduces Allan as the operations expert at Bed Bug Exterminator, and he has been quoted by name in thirty articles across fifteen national outlets.
Community-focused service
Seven offices across Florida and Maryland, each with its own locally staffed crew. The office that quotes your job is the one that turns up to it.
Affordable, high-quality heat solution
Priced by the size of the home rather than by the room, and quoted over the phone before anything is booked. No site visit, and no per-room upcharges.
Experienced, dedicated team
As Allan puts it: once we take on your project, your bed bug problem becomes my bed bug problem. If it turns out not to be bed bugs, we say so and cancel the contract. That has happened.
The single best solution — Heat Assault
Heat Assault reaches kill-zone temperature throughout the house and keeps climbing, which is what takes out the eggs as well as the adults. Paired with a residual spray on every job.
Call 727-591-4417 Quoted over the phone before anything is booked.
“My experience with BBE (Bed Bug Exterminator) was very smooth. Dori explained everything clearly on the phone and booked me quickly. The technician Chase came and did a full spray and heat treatment in one day, from morning to evening. The process was well organized and I felt relief after.”
“If you want your bed bugs gone CALL THEM!! Their team is top notch and truly care about what they do. Huge shout out to Dori and Victor, they took such great care of my home and killed every last bloodsucker! Thee best company for bed bug treatment hands down! Thanks”
“Kendall is extremely knowledgeable, professional and patient. She walked me through the process on the phone assessing for bed bugs as well as treatment options. She was interested in me FIRST and my needs, not just making a buck! The tech arrived on time and treated our entire home, 100% bed bug free for 3 months.”
“My experience with Bed Bug Exterminator was very positive. Chase handled the inspection professionally and didn’t miss any areas. Before that, Kendall had helped me book the appointment smoothly and answered all my questions. Everything felt organized and well-managed from start to finish.”
Over the years, we have developed a clear process and plan that works no matter the scale of infestation. As time has passed and our team has worked together more, we have focused on delivering treatment and solutions for bed bugs that are proven to work. To do this, we follow a strict five-step process that helps us to prepare any property in Gaithersburg and beyond for the removal of bed bugs:
This five-step process means that we can, more often than not, eradicate all bed bugs present in your building in one visit. Instead of a course of return trips, you get a solution that is covered for a minimum of sixty days. Plan on the crew being with you for most of a working day: a full heat cycle plus the spray usually runs somewhere between eight and eleven hours, depending on the size of the property and how much is in it.
Heat only works if the whole structure gets past lethal temperature and stays there. That is a question of output, and output is a number.
| Heat only | Chemical | Combination | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kills eggs | Yes | Often misses | Yes |
| Residual protection | None | A few weeks | Weeks |
| Reaches hidden voids | Bugs flee deeper | Limited | Yes |
| Visits needed | 1 (with gaps) | 2–4 | Usually 1 |
| Guaranteed | — | — | Yes |
Bed bugs die at 118°F held around 90 minutes, and 122°F kills almost instantly. We hold lethal temperature throughout the home.
Older housing stock means more cracks and crevices for bed bugs to harbour in. Rentals turn over faster than owner-occupied homes, and turnover is how an infestation arrives.
Driving distance from Gaithersburg. Routed by proximity — cities closer to another BBE office are served from there.
Outside these zips? Our Gaithersburg routes reach well past the city line — call anyway.
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Bed bug heat treatment in Gaithersburg starts at an $1,800 minimum and is priced by the size of your home, so most homes run somewhere between about $1,800 and $2,800. There are no per-room upcharges and no surprises, and we confirm your exact price over the phone before any work begins. Our bed bug treatment cost page has the full breakdown.
The reliable way to kill bed bugs at every life stage, including the eggs that store-bought sprays tend to miss, is our combination treatment. We pair Heat Assault thermal heat, which kills the bugs on contact, with a residual spray that keeps working for weeks afterward to catch anything that survives. You can see the temperatures that kill bed bugs in full.
While heat treatment will kill off bed bugs of all shapes and sizes, they are hardy creatures that can shrug off the heat of an ordinary hot day. Therefore, do not rely upon the warmth of a closed-up room: you need something that takes the heating level right up, which is what our professional Heat Assault equipment does.
Not at all. Even spotless, five-star hotels and brand-new homes can suffer from bed bugs. If they are brought in from another location, bed bugs will find a place to live in almost any Gaithersburg property, clean or not.
Bed bugs are not a sign that a home is dirty. Most of the time they arrive by hitching a ride, whether on luggage, on secondhand furniture, or in a guest's bag, or they slip in through cracks and gaps from one unit to the next. Even spotless homes and brand-new builds around Montgomery County can end up with them. There is more in our comprehensive guide.
They will not. The bed bug is an elusive creature that can easily move from one part of your home to the next and never stay in one place, and it can wait months between meals. Left alone, it simply has the time to spread to other rooms and, in an apartment, to the units next door.
In most cases the whole job is finished in a single day. You and any pets do need to be out of the home while the heat runs, and for roughly two hours afterward while it cools, but there are no repeat visits to schedule the way chemical-only plans usually require.
Clearly, you are dealing with an infestation of bed bugs in Gaithersburg. Some of the most common signs that we recommend you look out for when dealing with bed bugs include, but are not limited to:
Unfortunately, these signs prompt that you are dealing with a bed bug problem. With that being the case, taking action as soon as possible would be wise. If you spot even one of these signs, it is probably a clear indication that you have bed bugs loitering around your home or business.
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