New apartment near the US-27 corridor, and already bites on the arm? Heat clears it in a day.
Haines City’s fast-growing rental market along US-27 turns residents over quickly, and bed bugs move in with move-ins — through luggage, through secondhand furniture, through the boxes themselves. Whole-room heat treatment kills the entire population, including eggs, in a single visit. One call gets you matched with a licensed operator who runs it.
Talk to a licensed exterminator now
Call and we’ll connect you with a licensed, local exterminator who covers your address. It takes about two minutes, and a real person answers.
Free to call. Free to get matched. The licensed operator gives the quote.
Before you call: have your address ready, plus what pest you’re seeing and where. Staying on the line about two minutes helps your local operator confirm details and get you scheduled.
A real person answers · Availability of same-day and emergency service depends on the provider.
How heat treatment actually works
A licensed operator raises air temperature in a treated room or unit to roughly 120°F–135°F with electric heaters and fans, holding it long enough for heat to reach mattresses, upholstered furniture, and wall voids. Sustained exposure above about 118°F kills bed bugs and their eggs, so the treatment fills the space with lethal heat instead of relying on a chemical reaching every seam.
Remote sensors in the coldest predicted spots — inside a mattress, behind a headboard — confirm the lethal temperature was actually reached. Most single-unit treatments finish in six to eight hours.
Why heat fits Haines City’s fast move-in cycle
New apartments and rental homes along the US-27 growth corridor turn over quickly, and bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) hitchhike in on moving boxes, secondhand furniture, and luggage just as easily into a brand-new unit as an old one. A chemical-only program can stretch across several visits over weeks — not ideal when a new resident wants the problem solved before it’s even fully unpacked.
Heat clears the entire population, adults and eggs, in one day, and sidesteps the chemical resistance that’s increasingly common in bed bug populations. For someone who can vacate a room for a single day, that’s usually the faster path to a clean start.
Move-in season is peak introduction season — heat clears what’s already arrived.
What to expect on treatment day
Pre-treatment prep
Heat-sensitive items are set aside — electronics, aerosol cans, candles. Most furniture and boxes stay in the room.
Setup and monitoring
Heaters and fans are positioned, and sensors track temperature in the coldest predicted spots.
The heat cycle
The room holds at lethal temperature for several hours while airflow reaches furniture interiors and voids.
Verification and cool-down
Sensor logs confirm lethal temperature was held everywhere before the room cools and reopens.
Interceptor follow-up: how you know it worked
Interceptor cups under bed and furniture legs catch any commuting bug, and a recheck two to four weeks out confirms zero activity. In a multi-unit apartment building — common along the growth corridor — an adjacent-unit check matters, since bed bugs travel wall voids between attached units.
What heat treatment doesn’t fix by itself
Heat clears what’s present at treatment time. It won’t stop a bug riding in on the next moving box or a piece of unquarantined secondhand furniture. The matched operator can walk through simple habits that keep a freshly treated new-construction unit from becoming a repeat call.
Ready when you are.
One call gets you matched with a licensed local operator.
Talk to a licensed exterminator now
Call and we’ll connect you with a licensed, local exterminator who covers your address. It takes about two minutes, and a real person answers.
Free to call. Free to get matched. The licensed operator gives the quote.
Before you call: have your address ready, plus what pest you’re seeing and where. Staying on the line about two minutes helps your local operator confirm details and get you scheduled.
Availability of same-day and emergency service depends on the provider.
Questions, answered straight
Can a brand-new apartment really get bed bugs?
Yes. Bed bugs travel in on moving boxes, secondhand furniture, and luggage — new construction and new units offer no built-in protection.
Does heat treatment kill bed bug eggs?
Yes — sustained exposure above roughly 118°F kills bed bugs at every life stage, including eggs.
How long does treatment take?
Most single rooms or units finish in six to eight hours, including setup, the heat cycle, and verification.
Will heat damage moving boxes or new furniture?
A licensed operator removes heat-sensitive items first. Cardboard, most furniture, and mattresses tolerate the treatment range without damage.
Is heat better than chemical-only treatment for a new move-in?
Many operators prefer heat for a fresh move-in specifically because it clears the whole population in one visit rather than a multi-week chemical sequence.
What does it cost to get matched with an operator?
Nothing. Free to call and free to get matched. The licensed operator assesses the unit and quotes the job.
One call. A real person. Straight answers.
Get matched with an FDACS-licensed operator who covers your address.
Talk to a licensed exterminator now
Call and we’ll connect you with a licensed, local exterminator who covers your address. It takes about two minutes, and a real person answers.
Free to call. Free to get matched. The licensed operator gives the quote.
Before you call: have your address ready, plus what pest you’re seeing and where. Staying on the line about two minutes helps your local operator confirm details and get you scheduled.
Availability of same-day and emergency service depends on the provider.
Disclosure
Lakeland Exterminators is a dispatch and matching service. We connect Polk County callers with FDACS-licensed pest control operators. We are not a licensed pest control operator. We do not perform treatment, set prices, issue warranties, hold bonds, or carry pest control trade insurance. All pricing, scheduling, treatment plans, warranties and service terms are determined by the FDACS-licensed operator dispatched to your address under Chapter 482, Florida Statutes.
Same-day and 24/7 emergency services are subject to provider participation, location, technician availability, and demand. Availability is not guaranteed and may vary by market and appointment capacity.
License status of any operator you connect with is publicly verifiable at the FDACS license search.