An inspection tells you 2 things before you pay for treatment: whether you truly have bed bugs, and how many rooms they have reached. In a Mountain View apartment with neighbors on 3 sides, or a house where children switch bedrooms, that second answer sets the size and the price of the job.
When to Book One
- You keep waking up with new itchy marks after a night in your own bed.
- Dark specks appear on pillowcases, sheets or the mattress border.
- You spotted a small flat bug or an empty tan shell near where you sleep.
- Someone just returned from a trip, a guest stayed over or a used item came home.
Where Our Technician Looks
We start where people rest for hours: mattress seams and labels, the box spring underside, bed frame joints, fabric headboards, nightstand drawers, sofas and recliners. After that come the baseboards, wall plates, framed art and the folds of drapes. Many Mountain View residents work from home part of the week, so we also check the desk chair and any futon in the home office.
The Visit, Step by Step
- QuestionsWhen the bites began, who sleeps where and any recent trips, guests or moves.
- Sleeping areasWe examine every bedroom before the living spaces.
- EvidenceAnything we find is shown to you and usually photographed.
- ReportWe list the rooms with activity in your Mountain View home and the methods we recommend for each.
A Written Record for Mountain View Renters
AB 551 gives a landlord 2 business days to share a licensed inspector's findings with the tenants affected. In the city's many older apartment buildings, our dated report shows exactly which rooms and furniture had activity, which helps the manager decide which neighboring units to check.
Before We Arrive
- Leave the bed as it is so the evidence stays where it is.
- Hold off on sprays, powders and foggers before the visit.
Inspection FAQ
How can I tell bed bug bites from mosquito or flea bites?
You often cannot by the bite alone. Bed bug bites tend to show up after time in bed, frequently in a short row on exposed skin, while flea bites cluster around the ankles. An inspection settles it by finding spotting, cast skins, eggs or live bugs.
Nothing turned up, but the bites continue. What now?
We usually suggest a dog search or a second visual check in 2 to 3 weeks. A young infestation may be only a few bugs hiding in a picture frame, a headboard bolt or behind a loose outlet cover.
What happens when you reach out: Bed Bug Control CA is a licensed California bed bug service. We book an inspection at your Mountain View home at a time that suits you. The written quote comes first, and treatment follows on your go-ahead.