Paying for treatment makes sense only after someone confirms the culprit is bed bugs and tallies every room they have reached. A professional inspection answers both. In a Lafayette rental, it also gives you the written findings a landlord must pass on to tenants.
When to Book One
- You keep waking up with new bites.
- There are small dark spots on sheets or along the mattress piping.
- You found a flat reddish bug or pale shells near a bed or sofa.
- Someone came home from a trip or a dorm and now has bites.
- You recently bought a used bed, sofa or antique dresser.
What Gets Checked
The technician starts where people sleep and sit and works outward: mattress seams and tags, box springs, bed frames, headboards, nightstands, sofas, baseboards, outlet plates and drapery folds. In larger Lafayette homes that often means extra bedrooms, a family room and any guest cottage or in-law unit on the lot.
How the Visit Goes
- BackgroundWhen bites started, who sleeps where and any recent trips or furniture purchases.
- SearchBedrooms first, then living areas and any separate guest space.
- EvidenceWhatever is found is shown to you, often with photos.
- ReportA written summary of affected rooms and the treatment options.
For Lafayette Renters and Landlords
About 1 in 4 homes in 94549 is rented, from apartments near downtown to cottages behind larger houses. AB 551 requires a landlord to give affected tenants a licensed operator's findings within 2 business days, so a clear written report helps both sides. If a cottage and the main house share guests or laundry, inspect both.
Getting Ready
- Leave beds made so the evidence stays in place.
- Skip sprays and foggers before the visit.
- Pull stored items away from beds and sofas so the technician can see.
Questions About Inspections
Could the bites be from mosquitoes near the reservoir or the creek?
Possibly. Bites from different insects look alike, which is why the technician looks for the bugs, their eggs, shed skins and droppings before calling it bed bugs.
Nothing was found, but I still get bites. Now what?
Request a dog search, or have the technician come back in 2 weeks for another look. Very young infestations in a big Lafayette bedroom can hide from even a careful visual search.
How your call is handled: Bed Bug Control CA is a free referral service. When you call or send the form, you are connected with an independent, licensed pest control company that serves Lafayette. That company inspects, quotes and does the work.