Finding bed bugs is stressful. Here is exactly what to do and not do if you discover an infestation in your Long Island, Westchester, or Bronx home.
Bed bugs have made a dramatic comeback in the New York metro area over the past two decades. Long Island, Westchester County, and The Bronx all see high rates of bed bug activity, driven by international travel, high housing density, and the ease with which these tiny insects move between units in apartments and condos.
The single most important thing to know: bed bugs are not a cleanliness problem. They are found in immaculate homes and five-star hotels just as readily as anywhere else. If you have found bed bugs, the only productive next step is effective professional treatment.
Do NOT spray over-the-counter products: Products like Raid are contact killers that kill bugs they directly touch but do nothing to eggs or bugs hiding in inaccessible spaces. Worse, sprays cause bed bugs to scatter deeper into walls and to adjacent rooms.
Do NOT throw out furniture improperly: Dragging an infested mattress through your home and out to the curb leaves a trail of bed bugs and can spread them to neighbors who pick up the discarded item.
Heat Treatment: We raise the temperature of the treated space to 120 to 140 degrees F for several hours. All life stages including eggs, nymphs, and adults are killed in a single treatment. Heat reaches inside mattresses, wall voids, and furniture where chemical treatments may not penetrate.
Chemical Treatment: A targeted protocol using EPA-registered insecticides with 2 to 3 visits spaced 2 weeks apart. We treat all harboring areas and follow up to address any eggs that hatched after initial treatment.
The Bugs Stop Here provides same-day bed bug inspections across Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, The Bronx, and Rockland County. Call immediately — the faster you act, the simpler and more affordable the solution.
Bed bugs hitchhike on used furniture, luggage after travel, clothing from infested environments, or via shared walls in apartments. Having bed bugs is not a reflection of cleanliness — they are found in five-star hotels and spotless homes alike.
Heat treatment raises the entire room to 120 to 140 degrees F killing all life stages in a single visit. Chemical treatment requires 2 to 3 visits but is less disruptive to certain belongings.
Usually not. A professional encasement installed after treatment isolates any remaining bed bugs and prevents re-entry. Disposing of a mattress can actually spread bed bugs to neighbors.
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