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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.
Service area · HIGHLAND, MD · HOWARD COUNTY
Combination treatment — a residual spray plus Heat Assault thermal heat — kills bed bugs and eggs in a single visit. Homes and businesses across Highland, 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.
What we do is we have a piece of commercial equipment. It is made in Canada specifically built to do heat treatments for bedbugs. So it's an over $100,000 piece of equipment and it's a trailer that we tow behind our truck. And then we basically will just kind of back it into your driveway and then we put our heaters and fans. It's all enclosed. So we'll put our heaters and fans inside the house.
Answered by Chase on a call,
Let me check the calendar because I believe we did put him in 10 a.m. and it should be approximately 9.30 there now. Let's take a look here.
Answered by Mike on a call,
They can be unless it's a newer infestation and to be honest the over-the-counter pesticides actually push them into uncommon places making them harder to eradicate they'll push them into the walls and outlets which you want to try to avoid. You can wash your linens and then spray yourself with deep spray before you go to bed to help deter them from biting but like even pesticides alone they don't kill the eggs or larvae of bed bugs.
Answered on a call,
There is. If it is a sleep number bed, there is a bladder in it, which they also call an air cushion.
Answered by Dori on a call,
You asked the door for what? I'm sorry, I was trying to understand what you were saying.
Answered on a call,
Anything that happens in your estate can get out of those limits.
Answered on a call,
This is our own crew, on recorded calls about jobs in Highland and nearby. Word for word. Each one says who was talking and when.
Any of your clothes, any of your bedding, just use that high heat dryer as much as you can, and then take a look around before you vacuum. Take a look around your bed, your pillow.
What he will do with the heat assault system, he runs hoses from the trailer into the home, he attaches heat assault fans on the ends of the hoses and places them strategically throughout the whole home and then very quickly raises the temperature to 140 degrees and holds it there for a few hours. So normally we start like at 8 a.m. in the morning if we have a technician in your area if there's no drive time.
If he was staying in the trailer a couple of nights, two, three, four nights or whatever in between going in and out of town. he would have gotten bit. They would have said, we are starving. We're going to find you. We're going to bite you.
If you have space to put them, if not, what you could do is once, you know, once we're getting closer to treatment, the items that are on your dining room table, your clothes, can go back in your dresser so some of those linens can go on the dining room table. And that way you know everything's getting a really good thorough heat treatment.
More steam, no more sprays, no powders, just vacuum like it's your new cardio program can vacuum slowly, vacuum thoroughly, and then immediately throw your vacuum dirt out into an outdoor trash can. Okay. And then, you know, use your dryer, excess clothing, anything that you do not need.
You don't need to throw the bedding away. It would help if someone would take the bedding off the beds, but what you'd want to do is take the bedding and any other anything else that can be washed and just put it through the wash and dry it on high heat.
Of course, because they will nest in baseboards, wall outlets, they'll nest in bed frames, they'll nest in and around box springs. And even though you have those encasements on the mattresses, they could still nest on top or on the side of the encasement.
There are certain items like aerosol cans, any kind of combustible items definitely need to be taken out of the trailer. Okay. Aerosol cans, fire extinguishers, oxygen tanks, lighters, vapes, propane tanks, anything like that, and can just be set right outside. You know, I mean, our technician does not leave all day long. They can't stay in the trailer doing the treatment.
Many people feel that way and are saying that and are dealing with bedbugs right now because any place can be the wrong place at the wrong time. So you can go anywhere. You don't have to travel.
Because what happens is. When we come out and treat, a lot of the times what happens is, is, you know, after the guarantee, like six months later, they're being they're being brought back in somehow. So somehow, some way the bedbugs are being brought back in on some clothing. She's either bringing them back in from someone else or.
Going to share with you I just sent you some information on us so you have us at your fingertips and I'm sharing a bed bug picture with you so you can see the life cycle of the male bed bug in the top row from egg to adult and the life cycle of the female bed bug from egg to adult the adults
With that being said, instead of moving everything onto your back porch or into your shed or whatever, if they are small items, your oven and your dishwasher are heat resistant. So with small items through the home that you're worried about, you can store them in your oven or your dishwasher. Just please don't forget you put stuff in there, okay, before you go turning it on.
It did feed on you. Okay. So this is the first one you've seen. Did you have a reaction to the bite? Have you gotten any bites that you know of?
We make sure that your air conditioning is off. Now, what you do if you do come home. home that evening, it's going to still be hot.
Adults are about the size of an apple seed. Okay, the eggs and the babies when they come out of those eggs are about the size of a head of a straight pin.
Oftentimes when a bed bug will bite you, it will leave a... like a specific pattern of bites. It's not a hard and fast rule, but generally speaking, though, when they bite you, the pattern of bites will be like in threes, and they'll either look like a triangle or a zigzag. Do any of the bites resemble that, a triangle or a zigzag?
They're just so easy to get anymore. I mean, you can go to the doctor's office, you can go to the movie theater, the restaurant, you can take public transit, and it's just being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
I'm making up a bit hope you determine whether you're dealing with bedbugs or another type of insect. And so are you getting bitten? Are you kind of going off a bite alone? Are you seeing signs in the home?
If they're so the washer dryer is not in the unit, it's like they're in the park somewhere.
That way you may be having to go to work, but you'll still be in the area. Your dog could stay in the kennel.
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 Highland 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.
Driving distance from Highland. Routed by proximity — cities closer to another BBE office are served from there.
Outside these zips? Our Highland routes reach well past the city line — call anyway.
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Yes. Highland is inside our service area, worked out of our Bethesda office, about a 37-minute drive away. We treat homes and businesses there, and the treatment is the same combination of Heat Assault thermal heat and a residual spray we run everywhere else.
Same-week appointments are usual. Because Highland sits roughly 37 minutes from our Bethesda office, a crew can normally be with you within a few days of the call, and the whole job is one visit rather than a course of return trips.
Treatment starts at an $1,800 minimum and is priced by the size of the home, with most homes landing between about $1,800 and $2,800. There are no per-room upcharges. We give you the exact number over the phone before anything is booked.
Almost never. Furniture is treated where it stands: heat reaches inside mattresses, frames and upholstery where a spray cannot, so it does not need to be discarded or replaced. We will tell you plainly if a piece is genuinely beyond saving.
Clearly, you are dealing with an infestation of bed bugs in Highland. 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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