Bed Bug Treatment and Inspection in Round Rock
Bed bug treatment: $300 to $3,500
Bed bug treatment in Round Rock runs $300 to $3,500. Where you land depends on how many rooms are involved and whether it is heat or chemical.
About 22 percent of Williamson County's 252,000 housing units are in multifamily buildings, and bed bugs travel between units and come home in luggage and used furniture. The EPA says getting rid of them can take weeks to months and often more than one round.
Signs
- Bites in a line or cluster on arms, neck or legs, found in the morning
- Rust or black spots on the mattress seam, the box spring and the headboard
- Shed skins and tiny pale eggs in seams and screw holes
- A live bug: flat, brown, about the size of an apple seed
The inspection
Beds, headboards, nightstands, couches and recliners, baseboards, outlet covers and the edges of carpet. The inspection decides which rooms get treated and which method makes sense. A single bedroom caught early is a different job from a house where they have moved into the living room.
Treatment options
Heat. The room is heated with equipment and fans until every hiding spot reaches a temperature that kills bugs and eggs, and held there. It usually ends the problem in one visit. It costs more up front, and some items that cannot take heat get bagged and handled separately.
Chemical. Labeled products in seams, cracks, furniture joints and wall voids, usually two or three visits about two weeks apart because eggs hatch after the first round.
Most jobs also get mattress and box spring encasements and interceptor cups under the bed legs, which show whether anything is still moving.
Follow-up
Expect a follow-up inspection after treatment. Bites from before the treatment can itch for a week or two. New bites after that are the reason to call back.
Do not move to the couch, and do not haul furniture out. Call (737) 302-5432 for an inspection in Round Rock or anywhere in Williamson County.