SAN ANTONIO AREA SERVICE

Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are obligate hematophagous (blood-feeding) parasites that infest mattresses, box springs, baseboards, and any cracks within ~5 feet of where humans sleep. They've made a major comeback in Texas in the last decade and are now one of the harder pests to evict.

Scientific name: Cimex lectularius  Service area: San Antonio + within ~15 miles (Helotes, Stone Oak, Leon Springs, Fair Oaks Ranch).

At a glance

Size	4–7 mm adult (~apple seed size)
Color	Reddish-brown; engorged adults swell darker red after feeding
Active period	Nocturnal; peak activity 1–5 a.m.
Habitat in homes	Mattress seams, box-spring corners, headboards, baseboards within ~5 ft of beds
Famous trait	Hide-and-emerge cycle: a single fertilized female can produce a population in 8 weeks

Identification

Look for live bugs around mattress seams; small dark fecal spots on sheets/mattress; tiny pale shed skins; clusters of itchy bite welts in a line or zigzag pattern (often called "breakfast / lunch / dinner").

Risk profile

Bites itch but rarely cause serious medical issues. The real damage is psychological + financial: people throw out mattresses, lose sleep, and have to launder everything. Spreads quickly to neighbors in apartments.

How we treat it

We use heat treatment and targeted residual insecticide. Heat treatment lethal-temps the entire room (~120°F for 90+ min) and kills all life stages including eggs. Residuals catch any survivors. We do follow-up inspection at 2 weeks. DIY sprays don't work — bed bugs are resistant to most over-the-counter pyrethroids.

Towns where we treat this

This is a San Antonio area service. We cover the close-to-office radius (within ~15 miles).