Visible activity
Watch for dark spotting on seams or frames. This clue is most useful when considered with location, timing, and other evidence.
Insect Control
Bed Bugs
Control.
Bed bug inspections and treatment plans focused on every life stage and hidden harborage.
Quick answer
What should you know about bed bugs?
Bed bugs move between properties in luggage, furniture, clothing, and small belongings. They hide close to resting areas, and their presence is not a reflection of cleanliness. Bowers begins with identification and inspection, then matches control, removal, or exclusion to the species, structure, season, and conditions found.
Understanding the problem
A careful look comes first.
Bed bugs move between properties in luggage, furniture, clothing, and small belongings. They hide close to resting areas, and their presence is not a reflection of cleanliness.
Bed bugs are drawn to hosts rather than dirt, and they settle in seams, joints, trim, outlets, and furniture near sleeping areas.
IdentifyConfirm the source
ResolveUse the right method
PreventReduce repeat activity
What to watch for
Common signs of
bed bugs.
One sign may not confirm the problem. An inspection combines evidence, location, timing, and property conditions.
Tracks or evidence
Watch for shed skins and tiny eggs. This clue is most useful when considered with location, timing, and other evidence.
Structural clues
Watch for live insects in narrow cracks. This clue is most useful when considered with location, timing, and other evidence.
Repeated patterns
Watch for unexplained bites after resting. This clue is most useful when considered with location, timing, and other evidence.
The Bowers approach
From evidence
to a clear plan.
The exact method depends on the species, activity, structure, season, and conditions found during inspection.
- 01
Identify
Confirm the insect and distinguish bed bugs from similar species before choosing treatment zones.
- 02
Target
We confirm activity, map affected rooms and furnishings, explain preparation, target harborages, and plan follow-up evaluation.
- 03
Prevent
Address entry points, moisture, food, nesting conditions, and seasonal pressure that can support renewed activity.
Prevention priorities
Make the property
less inviting.
Prevention recommendations should reflect the actual access points and conditions at your property.
Limit access
Inspect secondhand furniture. Apply this step only after confirming it will not trap animals or interfere with needed ventilation.
Reduce attractants
Check luggage after travel. Apply this step only after confirming it will not trap animals or interfere with needed ventilation.
Maintain the property
Reduce clutter near beds. Apply this step only after confirming it will not trap animals or interfere with needed ventilation.
Respond early
Respond before moving belongings. Apply this step only after confirming it will not trap animals or interfere with needed ventilation.
Straight answers
Bed Bugs
FAQs.
Common questions about identification, control, removal, and prevention.
What are common signs of bed bugs?
Common evidence includes dark spotting on seams or frames, shed skins and tiny eggs, live insects in narrow cracks, unexplained bites after resting. An inspection helps connect those signs to the actual source.
Why are bed bugs around my property?
Bed bugs are drawn to hosts rather than dirt, and they settle in seams, joints, trim, outlets, and furniture near sleeping areas.
How does Bowers handle bed bugs?
We confirm activity, map affected rooms and furnishings, explain preparation, target harborages, and plan follow-up evaluation.
Can I prevent bed bugs from returning?
Prevention may include inspect secondhand furniture, check luggage after travel, reduce clutter near beds, respond before moving belongings. The best priorities depend on the property and active source.
When should I call about bed bugs?
Call when activity is repeated, inside occupied areas, causing damage, creating a sting or exposure concern, or involving an opening you should not seal without confirming it is clear.
Need help with bed bugs?
Tell us what you are seeing and we will help determine the right next step.