Bed Bug Control & Exterminator in Howard County MD

Bed Bug Treatment in

Howard County MD

Environmental Pest Control is a professional bed bug treatment, bed bug control, and bed bug exterminator company in

Howard County MD

. Our state certified and highly trained technicians use cutting edge bed bug treatments that require less preparation time and less hassle for our customers. Bed bugs are bad for your home and your business, and there has been an increase in bed bug infestations in

Howard County MD

in the past few years. Environmental Pest Control is a professional bed bug exterminator that will provide a spray bed bug treatment to permanently remove bed bugs from your home, hotel or place of business.

How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs in

Howard County MD

Environmental uses a cutting edge fungicidal bed bug spray that eliminates bed bugs in days vs. weeks with traditional chemical treatments, and also prevents bed bugs from coming back for up to 90 days! Additionally, our fungicidal treatments are a fraction of the price of traditional bed bug heat treatments. Our treatment is much easier on our customers as it requires very minimal preparation, the treatment is a one-time application which results in a much less invasive experience for home owners dealing with bed bugs. Plain and simple, bed bugs are bad for your home and your business, and there has been an increase of infestations in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia in the past few years. Our company is a professional bedbug exterminator that will eradicate these pests from your

Howard County MD

home, hotel and place of business. Click here for treatment options & estimated costs.

What do Bed Bugs Look Like?

Adult bed bugs are reddish brown in color, wingless, and are about the size of an apple seed. Immature bed bugs can also be seen with the naked eye but they are smaller than adults, and translucent whitish-yellow in color.

What do Bed Bug Bites Look Like?

Bed bugs bite each person differently, but the most common appearances of bed bug bites include: Raised bumps in a line, zigzag or random pattern. Pimple-like bump with a dark red center and skin tone lighter than normal surrounding it. Round bump on your skin containing a clear fluid (blister).

How to Check For Bed Bugs in

Howard County MD

1) Check for bed bug bites and/or bed bug rash
2) You see a bed bug
3) You see reddish brown marks on your sheets or mattress

Where do Bed Bugs Come From in

Howard County MD

Travel. Whenever you travel for work or vacation, you are traveling in high traffic areas and typically stay the night in hotels. These are very common places where bed bugs can make their way into your suitcase and hitch a ride back to your home.
College. Have children in college? Again, high traffic areas, multiple beds in dormitory living creates the ideal situation for bed bugs to come home with your loved one.
New Furniture. If you have brought home new furniture, we’re focusing mainly on used furniture here, that is another common way to bring bed bugs home.
Guests. Having outside guests staying at your house that have bed bugs on them or their belongings is another culprit.

Bed Bug FAQ's

What areas do you service?

Please Click Here to see our entire MD, VA, and WV coverage areas.

What is the average cost for a bed bug exterminator in the MD, VA, WV area?
What is the cost for a bed bug inspection?

Professional bed bug control and extermination costs vary depending on the market, the service type, the size of the treatment area, and if there is a warranty provided. Average costs for a bed bug exterminator are $500-$5,000. Average price per room is about $800-$1,000. Some companies will perform a free bed bug inspection. We will. CLICK HERE to see a complete list if average pest control prices.

How do you get rid of bedbugs fast? How do you get bed bugs out of a mattress?

We use a new, safe biopesticide developed and proven at Penn State University. Environmental Pest is a licensed pest control operator for natural biopesticide applications. The product is EPA registered and can be applied in a single treatment that kills ALL bed bugs and nymphs in days, instead of weeks. The older methods of Chemical Treatment and Heat Treatment for bed bugs are not recommended nor offered by Environmental Pest Control since there to many dangers and problems CLICK HERE for more info.

How do you know if you have bedbugs?

Bed begs are hard to spot and you want to find then early. But, according to the EPA, early, low-level infestations are also very challenging to find and identify. Up to 50% of people with bedbugs will not know it. However, there early warning signs, some of which are reliable and some of which are not. If you see these signs call us for a free bed bug inspection. Early warning signs of bed bug infestation are: you see live bed bugs (often hard to do and sometimes misidentified). You find bed bug shell casings, yellowish, translucent shells found in mattress seams, upholstered furniture, and crevices in wooden furniture. You find bed bug eggs, which are small but visible to the naked eye. You see bed bug fecal spotting, small, dark spots that look like an ink dot from a pen. You see something that looks like small bloodstains on your sheets, clothes, or pillow. You see small, red, itchy bumps on your arms and legs caused by bites. However, many people exhibit NO signs of bed bug bites. A new musty odor appearing in your bedroom is a sign but typically the least reliable.

What other bugs look like bedbugs?

We have performed many inspections where bed bugs were suspected but were not found. Bed bugs are often misidentified because often you don’t get a great look at them. Other common pests that may masquerade as bedbugs include booklice, carpet beetles, spider beetles, baby cockroaches, bat bugs, fleas, headlice. Don’t guess! Call us for our free bed bug inspection.