Not every itchy bite comes from bed bugs, and plenty of bed bug problems start with no bites at all. A detection visit gives you a clear yes or no. We book a crew who comes to your Brisbane home, checks the rooms where people sleep and tells you what is going on before you spend money on removal. It is also useful when you are buying second-hand furniture, moving into a rental or have had guests stay who later found bites.
The crew works slowly around each bed with a bright torch, lifting mattress piping, checking the corners of the base and looking into screw holes and joints in the frame. They check the headboard from behind, the bedside drawers, the skirting boards, the edges of carpet and the backs of picture frames. They look for live bugs, eggs, pale shed skins and the small dark spots bed bugs leave behind. On sofas, they check the seams, under the cushions and the fabric underneath.
If signs are faint, the crew may set interceptor traps under the bed legs and come back to read them a week or two later. You then get a plain answer about which rooms are affected and what removal would involve, along with a price, so you can decide what to do next. A detection visit usually takes around an hour for a small home, and longer where there are many bedrooms or a lot of stored belongings. If you have a photo of a bug or a mark on the sheets, have it ready to show the crew.
- Torch check of mattresses, bases and frames
- Headboards, drawers, skirting and picture frames checked
- Sofas and armchairs included
- Interceptor traps where signs are faint
- A clear answer and a price for next steps
Call 07 3543 7770 to book bed bug detection in Brisbane.
