Bed bugs are the pest people are most embarrassed about and least able to solve on their own. They have nothing to do with cleanliness, they hitchhike in on luggage, furniture, and clothing, and they have become resistant to most consumer sprays. Heat is what works, and it is what our family of companies has specialized in since 2018.
Signs of Bed Bugs
- Small, itchy bites in lines or clusters, often on skin exposed while sleeping. Not everyone reacts, so bites alone are not proof either way.
- Rust-colored or black spots on sheets, mattress seams, and box springs: crushed bugs and fecal stains
- Live bugs the size and color of an apple seed in mattress seams, bed frame joints, headboards, and behind baseboards
- Tiny white eggs and pale shed skins in the same places
- A sweet, musty odor in a heavily infested room
Why Sprays and Bombs Do Not Work
Bed bugs hide deep in cracks, inside furniture joints, behind outlet covers, and under carpet edges where sprays never reach. Foggers drive them deeper into walls and neighboring rooms. Most populations in Indiana are resistant to pyrethroid sprays, which is the active ingredient in nearly every product sold to consumers. Eggs are unaffected by almost everything except heat.
One day. Guaranteed.
Instant Bed Bug Assassins raises the temperature of the entire treated space past the lethal point for bed bugs and holds it there. Adults, nymphs, and eggs are eliminated in a single treatment, with no chemical residue and no throwing out your furniture. Every treatment is backed by a guarantee.
How Bed Bug Treatment Works
- Free inspection. A technician confirms bed bugs and the extent of the problem. Certified K9 detection is available for hard-to-confirm cases and for hotels, apartments, and other properties that need regular screening.
- Simple prep. You get a short checklist of what to do before treatment day. It is far less than the bagging-everything routine chemical treatments require.
- Heat treatment. Specialized equipment heats the space to a temperature that kills all life stages, monitored throughout so every area reaches lethal temperature. The treatment takes most of one day.
- Come home that evening. No chemical odor, no waiting period, no repeat visits over weeks. Discreet, unmarked service is available.
Preventing Bed Bugs
- Inspect hotel rooms before unpacking: mattress seams, headboard, and the luggage rack.
- Keep luggage off the bed and floor when traveling, and run clothes through a hot dryer when you get home.
- Be careful with used furniture and mattresses. Inspect every seam and joint before it comes inside.
- Property managers: regular K9 inspections catch introductions early, before they spread between units.
Bed Bugs Questions
Instant Bed Bug Assassins, our sister company under the same ownership and the original business the Assassin family grew from. Same office, same phone number, dedicated heat treatment crews and equipment.
Yes. Heat reaches every place a bed bug can hide, including inside furniture and wall voids, and it kills eggs, which no spray does. The treated space is monitored with sensors so every area reaches and holds lethal temperature.
The system is designed to treat a home without damaging it. A few heat-sensitive items are removed or protected before treatment, and your prep checklist covers them.
No. Heat treats the mattress, the box spring, and the frame in place. Throwing furniture out is a chemical-treatment habit, and it usually just spreads bugs down the hallway on the way to the curb.
Yes. Instant Bed Bug Assassins offers free inspections across the same service area, with K9 detection available when a visual inspection is not conclusive.