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Service area · MERRITT ISLAND, FL · BREVARD COUNTY
Combination treatment — a residual spray plus Heat Assault thermal heat — kills bed bugs and eggs in a single visit. Homes and businesses across Merritt Island, quoted over the phone before anything is booked.
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The page also includes 5 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.
It really depends on what's in them. If they're hard goods, we suggest you take those items out. Just do a cursory check. Make sure no bed bugs. And bugs or eggs have gotten in there, especially dealing with bed bugs for the last year. They will end up in the weirdest places. So if those boxes are packed, then our heat has to penetrate those boxes and penetrate everything in those boxes to get to the center at the temperature that we need. Bed bugs and eggs die off at 122 degrees.
Answered by Dori on a call,
That's a very common occurrence. They're called what's called hitchhikers, so they can't really, they can't go from house to house. They get a ride with a human. So they'll ride in a pocketbook, they'll ride on a human's clothing, they'll ride in suitcases, and that's how they spread.
Answered on a call,
What they do is they will actually do a walkthrough before getting started. And if they see any like combustibles or anything like that that need to be removed, they just put those in the oven or refrigerator and they'll update Donald and let him know. And he's yeah, he's working on the laundry and things like that and a little bit of clutter. But he did say he's, you know, getting closer to the end. So they do that actually on the day of treatment and they do a walkthrough.
Answered on a call,
You can pay with a personal check, and I'll make a note of that.
Answered by Mike on a call,
That makes perfect sense. Makes perfect sense. I'm going to try to get you a quote here.
Answered by Charles on a call,
This is our own crew, on recorded calls about jobs in Merritt Island and nearby. Word for word. Each one says who was talking and when.
The main prep to make sure this treatment works is to eliminate major clutter. Now, you're not there, so you can't tell me, but does she have what we'd be looking to avoid is no piles of clothes.
We have a proprietary blend of pesticide spray, bed bug specific, with growth inhibitor. So for those wayward bedbugs that were so deep into the wall that only got affected by maybe some of the heat treatment, when they come back out, they cross that growth inhibitor and they get that on their feet and the growth inhibitor automatically starts shutting them down to where they cannot feed. So that means they're not biting anyone. And if they can't feed, they can't breed and make more of them.
Only if you're going to be gone overnight. We've never had an issue with those and we won't have any pesticides sprayed near them and they'll be just fine in a heat treatment.
Wonderful that's wonderful because they should and i don't know what they do on cruise ships we've done everything but a cruise ship i think I don't know if they would actually take the chance to, you know, while the ship is in port, do a heat treatment or if they just spray. They probably just spray, thinking it will take care of the issue. And that is not the case.
Only day we have well we have Friday the 24th available Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th as it stands they may go quickly we have had an extremely busy day so give us a call at your convenience and we will talk about treatment and about prep and put you on the calendar thank you so much you have a good day
We do the $200 deposit. So on the day of treatment, it was $1,900. Let me read the notes once again, because let me see.
Boca. Okay. So for us to do our one day and done treatment and we do start, well, if I have a technician already down there, we start at 8 a.m. They usually come from the winter garden area to do that area, but I try and group those so I just get them a hotel, you know, for the night so they're down there when we have two or three jobs because we do all over Florida. We've got our technicians going every which way. So.
Management decided to change things up on me and they're saying now we could do a complete um treatment like a heat treatment of the property like another whole round of heat treatment because uh we think that the spray is just not going to work that well so um we're
If you're in there once every couple of days running to the store what have you they're like okay this isn't reliable and they'll try and make their way out of the vehicle or if it starts getting too hot they're going to try and make their way out of the vehicle if they don't die from the heat so yeah yeah I mean, we spray vehicles, but it's not a guarantee because our spray, just like when you have someone come out and spray your home for bedbugs, it's going to kill the ones that are on the surface. That spray doesn't get into all the little nooks and crannies where they hide.
The property owners who are and say, hey, we do have someone in route that's going to be there, you know, in less than 30 minutes, he's going to be doing a bed bug inspection. Since she's the one who reported bed bugs, it shouldn't be a surprise to her that we're going to be that someone will be there doing a bed bug inspection.
Ground floor apartment. Okay, perfect. And then I can give you, you know, a quote for our services if the services are needed. So I'm just getting that in your ground floor.
That's going to be difficult for her then because most of the companies that do heat treatments, they aren't going to.
Let me see okay I can reach out to them quickly and find out now I know they were talking about clutter and you did send pictures okay perfect And
A couple other people on phones today, but I'm writing down what we talked about. And you would have to have the tenants out for the day. They'd have to do some minor prep, and then they'd have to be out for the day. And they can come back. We'll text you when they can come back two hours after we leave. Let it cool down probably by around five or six. They'll be able to come back in something like eight to six. They'd have to be out.
They're crawling up the walls infested, but that would be dealing with it for a while. So yeah, as you leave the house and get into the car, they hitchhike along with you.
Good for you. So yeah, so they're just looking for everybody to, you know what, if you can get to the owner of that Airbnb, I would warn them, probably.
Home health care workers, they bring clothes with them and they strip out of their cars and then put everything in a bag and get dressed again and then bring it home and run it right through the dryers as soon as they get home, you know, bang shoes out, things like that. You know, it's tough to deal with and who ever thought, right?
Sometimes bosses, you know, depending on where you work will help out because they don't want, you know, their employees bringing in bed bugs. So try and think outside the box. If you're having a really hard time and you know somebody that's really good at social media, ask them to start a GoFundMe page for you.
That is why we're also bringing the heat torpedoes because those will be brought right into your apartment. So, you know, there's there's that, too, if the other seems too logistically ridiculous. list to try, you know, and they're not scaling the walls or anything, then we have the heat torpedoes that will be with them as well. So don't worry, they will get you taken care of.
What we do, I don't know how much you have learned about bed bug killing and how to deal with them.
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 Merritt Island 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.
Driving distance from Merritt Island. Routed by proximity — cities closer to another BBE office are served from there.
Outside these zips? Our Merritt Island routes reach well past the city line — call anyway.
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Yes. Merritt Island is inside our service area, worked out of our Winter Garden office, about a 93-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 Merritt Island sits roughly 93 minutes from our Winter Garden 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 Merritt Island. 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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