An inspection settles 2 questions before any money goes into treatment: is the insect actually a bed bug, and how many rooms has it reached? In a Bakersfield fourplex that shares walls, or a 5-bedroom house in Seven Oaks, that second answer decides the size and price of the job.
Signs It Is Time to Book
- New bites appear after nights in your own bed.
- Tiny black dots line the mattress piping or stain a pillowcase.
- You found a flat brown bug or a pale shell close to the bed.
- Someone in the house just traveled, moved or carried in a used bed or couch.
Where Our Technician Looks
We start where people sleep or sit for long stretches: mattress seams and tags, the bottom of the box spring, bed frame joints and bolt holes, headboards, nightstands, recliners, couch cushions, baseboards, outlet plates and the folds of curtains. In 1940s homes across 93304 and 93305 we also follow the window casings, door trim and the seam where the floor meets the wall.
How the Visit Runs
- A few questionsWhen the bites began, who sleeps in which room and any recent travel or moves.
- Bedrooms firstEvery sleeping area is checked before we move on to living spaces.
- EvidenceWe show you what we find and usually take photos.
- FindingsYou learn which rooms are involved and which methods make sense.
A Report Your Landlord Can Use
About 4 in 10 Bakersfield homes are rented, and AB 551 requires a landlord to share a licensed inspector's findings with affected tenants within 2 business days. Our written report gives tenants, owners of a single rental house and managers of big southwest complexes the same picture of where the bugs are and whether the units next door need a look.
Before Your Appointment
- Leave the bed as it is so the evidence stays where we can see it.
- Hold off on sprays, powders and foggers for a few days before we arrive.
Inspection Questions
Only my child is getting bites. Could the rest of the house still have bed bugs?
Yes. Plenty of people never react to bites, so one family member may show welts while others show none. We decide by physical evidence such as eggs, shed skins and spotting in the bed, not by who has marks.
The inspection found nothing, yet new bites keep showing up. What is next?
Usually a K9 search, or a second visual check about 2 to 3 weeks later. An early infestation may be just a few bugs inside a headboard joint, under a loose baseboard or behind a switch plate.
How it works: Bed Bug Control CA inspects and treats homes for bed bugs in California. We schedule a licensed technician to check your Bakersfield home. Nothing is treated until you approve the price in writing.