Bed Bug Treatment in Polk County: The Quick Facts

How we do it: We use a combination treatment — a proprietary residual spray plus our Heat Assault thermal heat. The heat kills bed bugs and their eggs on contact at every life stage, and the spray keeps working for weeks to stop survivors and re-infestation. It's the two-pronged method Purdue and University of Florida research found most effective, and it's guaranteed.

The temperatures that matter: Bed bugs die at 118°F held for about 90 minutes, and 122°F kills them almost instantly. Eggs are the toughest stage, so we hold lethal temperatures throughout the home and back the heat with residual spray.

What it costs in Polk County: Treatment starts at $1,800 and is priced by home size — most homes run $1,800–$2,800. That's the affordable end of the national $1,500–$5,000 range. Estimate your price.

Signs you have bed bugs: adults are reddish-brown and about the size of an apple seed. Look for rusty blood stains and tiny black fecal spots (they smear reddish-brown on a damp tissue) on mattress seams, pinhead-sized pale eggs and shed skins, and a sweet musty odor. Around 85% of bed bugs are found in or near the bed.