Why do bed bugs come back after spraying?
Most people who call us have already tried something: a can from the supermarket, or someone who sprayed the whole flat in an hour and left. A week later the bites are back, and it starts to feel as if bed bugs simply can’t be killed. They can. The product just has to reach the place where they live.
A bed bug is small and flat. During the day it hides in any gap thinner than a bank card: mattress seams, the joints of a wooden bed frame, under sofa fabric, behind sockets and picture frames, even around the door frame. It comes out at night to feed, then goes back. A general surface spray never touches it, and strong-smelling sprays tend to push it into the next room instead of killing it.
The second reason matters even more, and it’s the eggs. A female lays eggs almost every day and glues them into cracks where they’re protected. If the treatment is a single visit with no follow-up, the eggs hatch a few days later and the cycle starts again. This is why so many people end up believing bed bugs have no solution.
How we deal with bed bugs in your home
We start with an inspection. The technician doesn’t start treating the moment he walks in. He turns the mattress, opens the seams, looks under the bed frame and checks sofas and fabric chairs, then moves on to the rooms next to the bedroom. The point is to find out how far the infestation has spread, because treating one bedroom while bugs are also living in the living room means they will come back.
After the inspection you get a price, and we agree on it before we start. You also get some simple preparation instructions: what to wash, which wardrobe to empty, and to leave the furniture where it is. Moving a sofa into another room before treatment is one of the most common ways bed bugs end up all over a flat.
The treatment goes into the hidden spots: seams, joints, cracks in wood, carpet edges and around sockets. We use Ministry of Health approved products with a residual effect, which means they stay active on surfaces for several days and kill any bed bug that crosses them. Most are low-odour, so you don’t need to move out.
About two weeks later we come back for the follow-up visit and treat the bugs that have hatched before they grow up and start breeding. This step is what separates a bed bug treatment that ends the problem from one that only delays it.
Bed bugs in flats, hotels and shared housing
Bed bugs have nothing to do with how clean your home is. They arrive in a suitcase, on a second-hand sofa, or from a neighbour’s flat through cracks and pipe gaps. We find them in very clean flats in the Fifth Settlement and Maadi, in student housing in Nasr City, and in hotels and furnished rentals.
If you manage shared housing or furnished flats, it is best to treat neighbouring units at the same time. Treating one flat and leaving the one next door lets the bugs cross back over. For commercial properties we can book visits after working hours or on a day off.
When to call us straight away
If you notice even one of the signs above, don’t wait. Bed bugs breed quickly, and an infestation in one bed today can reach every room within a few weeks. The earlier you start, the easier and cheaper the treatment.
Call us or send a photo of the bug or the black dots on WhatsApp. The technician will tell you whether it’s bed bugs or something else before you pay anything.
After the treatment: what to do
- Wash sheets and covers on a hot cycle and dry them well, or keep them in a sealed bag until you can wash them.
- Don't wipe the treated areas with water and cleaner for a few days, so the product keeps working.
- Seeing a few bed bugs in the first days after treatment is normal. They are leaving their hiding places and won't survive.
- If you bring home second-hand furniture or come back from a trip, check the bags and seams before they go into the bedroom.
The price is set after the inspection
The price of bed bug treatment depends on how many rooms are affected, how much furniture needs treating (beds, sofas, wardrobes) and whether the home needs one follow-up visit or more. We give you the price after the inspection, before any work starts. We confirm the exact price before we start, and the inspection comes with no obligation.
After treatment you receive a guarantee certificate stating the period and the service, and if the problem returns within that period we come back at no extra cost.
