Waking up with itchy bites, finding tiny blood spots on your sheets or spotting small brown insects in the seams of your mattress can be distressing. Bed bugs are one of the hardest pests to get rid of without professional help, and having them has nothing to do with how clean your home is. Gloucester Pest Controllers provides discreet, thorough bed bug treatment for homes, rental properties, hotels and guest houses across Gloucestershire.
Bed bugs are small, flat, wingless insects that feed on human blood, usually at night while we sleep. Adults are about the size and shape of an apple seed and reddish brown. During the day they hide in tiny cracks close to where people sleep or sit, and because they’re so flat they can squeeze into gaps the thickness of a credit card.
Bed bugs don’t come from dirt. They’re carried in on luggage after a hotel stay or holiday, on second-hand beds and sofas, or on bags and clothing after visiting an affected property. In flats and shared houses, they can also travel between rooms through walls and pipework. The most common signs are:
Not everyone reacts to bites, so one person in a household may be covered while another has none. If you’re unsure, send us a clear photo of any insect or marks you find and we’ll confirm whether they’re bed bugs.
Shop-bought sprays and foggers usually scatter bed bugs into new hiding places and spread the problem to other rooms. Many bed bugs are also resistant to household insecticides, and their eggs are protected by a tough shell. That’s why professional treatment uses the right products and a carefully timed programme of visits.
Your technician begins with a survey of bedrooms and nearby rooms, checking mattresses, bed frames, headboards, bedside cabinets, skirting boards, sockets, curtains and sofas. Before treatment, we’ll give you a preparation checklist, which usually includes washing bedding and clothes at 60°C or tumble drying on high heat, vacuuming and reducing clutter.
We then treat every likely hiding place with professional residual insecticides and, where suitable, steam that kills bugs and eggs on contact. A second visit around two weeks later targets any bugs that have hatched since, and larger infestations may need a third. We finish with a final inspection to confirm the problem has gone.
We know bed bugs are stressful, so we keep the process clear, discreet and thorough.
Bed bugs can spread quickly between rooms and flats, so fast action protects your tenants, guests and reputation. We work discreetly with landlords, letting agents, hotels, B&Bs and holiday lets across Gloucestershire, providing written reports after every visit and coordinating treatment of neighbouring rooms where needed.
Bed bugs need patience and attention to detail, and that’s exactly how we approach every job. Our technicians treat the whole affected area, not just the mattress, and we schedule follow-up visits at the right intervals to catch newly hatched bugs. We’ll explain each step, give you a price before we start and answer your questions honestly, including what you can keep and what may need replacing. Visits are discreet, with unmarked vans available on request, so neighbours, guests or tenants need not know why we’re there.
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