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Bed bugs don't live in the air of a room, so spraying the air won't reach them. They hide in mattress seams, cracks in the bed frame and behind picture frames, and they come out at night. So we start with an inspection, and we spray where the bugs actually are.
In short
Bed bug treatment starts with an inspection of the mattress, bed and sofa to find where they hide. We then spray the cracks and seams that show activity, after some simple preparation of sheets and clothes. Bed bug eggs hatch in about a week, so most homes need a follow-up visit, which we schedule after the inspection.
Signs
Bites alone don't prove you have bed bugs, since many people get no mark at all. Look for at least two of the signs below, starting with the underside of the mattress seam and the corners of the bed. Photograph what you find and send it to us, and we'll tell you if it's bed bugs or another insect.
The bites show up in the morning on the arms, neck or legs, often close together in a line or a small group. Many people get an itchy red bump a day after the bite. Others get no mark at all.
Tiny black dots, about the size of a ballpoint pen tip, collect on the mattress seams, the edges of the sheet and the cracks in the bed. These are dried bed bug droppings. When you find a lot of them in one place, the bugs are hiding close by.
Small red or brown spots appear on the sheet or pillowcase. They happen when a bed bug that has just fed gets crushed as you turn over in your sleep.
Bed bugs shed their skin each time they grow, so you'll find pale, see-through skins in the cracks. The eggs are white and as small as a pinhead (about 1 mm), stuck inside seams and gaps.
A flat, reddish-brown insect about the size of an apple seed (5 to 7 mm). After it feeds, it swells and turns redder. You're most likely to see one at night, or when you lift the mattress and shine a flashlight along the seam.
Found one of these signs? Take a photo and send it to us, and we will tell you whether it is bed bugs or something else before any visit.
Send the photoBed bugs don’t come from dirt, and how clean your home is has nothing to do with it. They travel with people and their belongings: a suitcase back from a trip or a hotel stay, a used sofa or mattress, clothes from shared housing, or a guest who sat on your bed. One fertilized female is enough to start a full infestation within weeks.
So our first question is always the same: what changed at home before the bites started? A trip, new or secondhand furniture, someone who stayed over. The answer tells us where to begin the inspection.
Bed bugs like to stay close to where people sleep, usually within about 2.5 meters of the bed. These are the places we check first:
If you find signs in any of these places, don’t move the item to another room before treatment. Moving a mattress or a sofa can carry the bed bugs along with it.
A female bed bug lays hundreds of eggs over her life. At normal home temperatures the eggs hatch in about a week. Each nymph goes through 5 stages and needs a blood meal before each one, and it can reach adulthood in about a month. In other words, a small infestation today can reach several rooms within two months if nobody treats it.
Adult bed bugs can also go months without food. If you lock the room and sleep somewhere else, the bugs don’t die. They wait, and sometimes they follow you to the new room. Our guide to getting rid of bed bugs at home goes through this in more detail.
You’ve washed the sheets and vacuumed the seams, and two weeks later the bites keep coming. Or you’ve found signs in more than one room, or the bugs are in a sofa or a bed that’s hard to take apart. Any of these means it’s time for professional treatment. Every week you wait means more eggs and more places to treat. Call or WhatsApp us on +201007892200, any time of day.
Why it comes back
A spray kills the bed bugs it touches, but the eggs stay in the cracks and hatch in about a week. The bites return, and it feels like they came in from outside. Random spraying can also push them farther away. The fix is to find them first, treat them there, and come back after the eggs hatch.
That is a rough upper limit over one female's lifetime in the right conditions. The eggs hatch later, so checking hiding spots and planning a follow-up are both key to treating bed bugs.
Source: Univ. of KentuckyBed bug eggs are glued inside seams and cracks, where most sprays don't reach. They hatch in about a week, and the young nymphs start feeding right away.
Spraying the air or setting off a smoke bomb doesn't reach the cracks where bed bugs hide. It can push them into the next room or into the sofa, so the problem grows instead of shrinking.
Bed bugs can resist some common insecticides, so we choose the product, and the way we apply it, for each case. Using more of the same spray won't fix it.
Treatment
The work follows 5 steps, and the first one happens before the technician arrives. The questions and the preparation save time during the visit, the inspection shows exactly where to spray, and the follow-up visit deals with the eggs that hatch later. We explain every step before we start it, and you can ask questions at any time.
We ask how many rooms have bites, how long it has been going on, what the signs look like, and whether there are children, a pregnancy or pets in the home. If you can send a photo of the dots or of a bug, we can judge the size of the job from the start.
Wash the sheets, pillowcases and the clothes near the bed at the highest temperature they can take, then seal them in bags. Empty the nightstand drawers and pull the bed a little away from the wall, so the technician can reach every corner.
The technician checks the mattress seams on top and underneath, the bed frame and its joints, sofas and fabric chairs, the backs of picture frames and the power outlets near the bed, and marks the spots that show real activity.
We spray the cracks, seams and spots found during the inspection, with a product chosen for your case. We don't spray the air of the room. Before leaving, the technician tells you when you can go back into the room and how to air it out.
The eggs that were hidden hatch in about a week, so we come back and treat the nymphs before they grow up and lay eggs of their own. We set the follow-up date on the first visit, based on how heavy the infestation is.
Ready for the first step? Tell us what you saw.
Safety
Safety depends on the product and how it is applied, not on a word printed on the can. That's why we ask about children, pregnancy, allergies and pets before the visit. Then we tell you how long to stay out of the room and how to air it before you go back, based on the product used in your case.
Tell us on the first call. When you can go back into the room depends on the product and how it is sprayed. Make up the child's bed with clean sheets only after the treatment has fully dried.
We spray the seams, cracks and active spots, not the whole sleeping surface. Once it dries, we tell you when you can make the bed and sleep in it again.
Take cats and dogs out of the room while we spray. Cover any fish tank nearby and switch off its pump, because some products harm fish even in small amounts.
You have the right to know the name of the product and its details before we spray. If you have allergies or asthma, tell us, and we'll choose a method that suits you.
Who it is for
Bed bugs have nothing to do with how clean a place is. They arrive in a suitcase, a used sofa or with a visiting guest, which is why they turn up in apartments, hotels and student housing alike. What changes from place to place is the size of the inspection and the follow-up schedule.
Homes and apartments
In an apartment, bed bugs usually start in one bedroom. If you catch them early, we treat one or two rooms instead of the whole apartment. Send us a photo of the signs and tell us how many rooms have bites, and we'll tell you the next step.
Send details of your homeBusinesses and offices
Hotels, shared housing and student residences get bed bugs through luggage. Here the plan covers the rooms next to the affected one as well, with a follow-up schedule and guidance that helps housekeeping staff spot the signs early, before a guest complains.
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No single price fits every case. An apartment with one infested room is not the same as a whole apartment, and a home is not the same as a business. The cost depends on these four factors, and we explain it in detail before you confirm the booking, with no surprise charges after the visit.
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Coverage
We cover all 27 governorates of Egypt with same-day visits. Send your area and the problem on WhatsApp or call us, and we will set a visit time for your home or business. The groups below show the main cities and districts in each region we reach.
Questions
These are the questions people in Egypt ask most about bed bugs, with answers from our daily work. If yours is not here, type it in the box below. It lands in our WhatsApp, and one of the team replies about your exact situation.
You may see bed bugs in the first few days after treatment. That's expected, because the eggs hatch after about a week, and it's why the follow-up visit is part of the treatment. If the bites continue after that visit, tell us and we'll recheck the places that may have been missed.
Adult bed bugs can live for months without a meal, depending on the temperature. So locking the room and leaving it empty doesn't solve anything. The bugs simply wait until someone sleeps there again.
An aerosol spray kills the bed bug it hits, but it doesn't reach the eggs stuck in cracks, and some bed bugs resist the common products. Random spraying can also move them to other spots. Use it if you see a bug in front of you, but don't count on it as a treatment.
No smell has been shown to get rid of bed bugs. Essential oils and incense may keep them away from one spot for a while, but they come back, sometimes in a place that's harder to treat. The answer is to find where they are and treat them there.
Bed bugs are not known to spread disease to people. The bites do cause itching and lost sleep, though, and a lot of scratching can break the skin. If a bite swells badly or looks infected, see a doctor.
Wash them at the highest temperature they can take, and keep clean clothes in sealed bags until the treatment is finished. Anything that can't be washed goes into sealed bags, kept away from the room until the follow-up visit.
Most cases need a follow-up visit after the eggs hatch. A heavy infestation, or one that has spread to more than one room, may need more. We decide after the inspection and tell you before you confirm the booking.
