Before you pay for treatment, an inspection settles 2 questions: are these really bed bugs, and how far have they spread? In a Novato ranch house with a guest room, a family room sofa and an in-law unit, the answer to the second question shapes both the plan and the price.
When to Book an Inspection
- Fresh bites keep turning up after nights in your own bed.
- You spot specks on the mattress tag or along a sheet hem.
- You trapped a small flat bug or found a see-through shell by the bed.
- You just got back from a trip, hosted guests or bought a used dresser or bed.
What Our Technician Checks
We start with sleeping and resting spots: mattress cording and tags, box spring fabric, bed rails and joints, headboards, nightstands, recliners, sofa seams, baseboards, outlet plates and drapery hems. In 1960s and 1970s Novato homes we lift the edges of older wall-to-wall carpet and look along trim. In an in-law unit or guest cottage we check that bed too, even if nobody has complained.
Your Novato Inspection, Step by Step
- Quick questionsWhen bites began, who sleeps in which room, and any recent travel, visitors or furniture.
- Beds and seating firstEvery bed, sofa and recliner gets checked before the rest of the house.
- Evidence shownOur technician points out and photographs anything found.
- Report in writingYou receive the affected rooms and the treatment choices that fit.
Why Novato Renters Want It on Paper
Roughly 3 in 10 occupied homes in each Novato ZIP are rented. Under AB 551 a landlord has to share a licensed inspector's findings with affected tenants within 2 business days, so a written report keeps the tenant and the owner working from the same facts.
Before We Arrive
- Leave the beds made and where they are so evidence stays in place.
- Hold off on sprays, foggers and powders until we have inspected.
Inspection Questions
My partner has bites and I have none. Can it still be bed bugs?
Yes. A large share of people show no reaction to bed bug bites, so two people in the same bed can have very different skin. We rely on eggs, shells and spotting, not on who itches.
Nothing turned up, but the bites keep coming. What is next?
Usually a K9 search, or a repeat visit 2 to 3 weeks later once hidden eggs have hatched. A brand new case may be only a handful of bugs tucked behind a picture frame or inside a bed rail.
What happens when you reach out: Bed Bug Control CA inspects and treats homes for bed bugs in California. Our team sets a visit time with you in Novato. We quote in writing, then treat once you say yes.