We’ll start with the most popular mistake: fogging.

Foggers and “bug bombs” have been around forever, and while they may make you feel like you’re fighting back, they’re one of the worst ways to handle a bed bug infestation.

Why? Because fogging only kills what it touches in open air — maybe a spider on a wall or a centipede on the floor — but bed bugs don’t live in open air.
They hide inside furniture joints, behind baseboards, under fabrics, inside couches, recliners, bed frames, and even inside electronics.

When a fogger goes off, the aerosolized insecticide creates pressure and drives the bed bugs deeper into hiding — spreading them further and making eradication much more difficult.

Result:
You’ve now successfully trained your bed bugs to hide better and resist future treatments.

If you’ve already fogged, don’t panic — but it’s time to bring in professionals who use industrial-grade equipment designed to reach those deep, hidden nesting sites.

👉 Learn more about our Professional Bed Bug Treatments that completely eradicate infestations in just one visit.

Steam is another popular “DIY fix” you’ll see recommended online.
Sure, it kills some bed bugs on contact, but it also creates more moisture — and that’s the exact opposite of what you want.

Remember: everything that lives, including bed bugs, needs moisture to survive.
One of the most effective supplemental treatments we use is a desiccant dust, which absorbs moisture from the bugs’ bodies until they dry out and die.

But if you raise humidity levels or steam furniture, you’re feeding them the very thing they need — water.
You’ll kill a few, warm up the rest, and help the survivors thrive.

As we like to say around here:

“You’ll give them hot behinds but they’ll thank you later for the drink.”

So skip the steam and let the professionals use the proper balance of drying agents, precision insecticides, and controlled applications.

Check our Bed Bug Preparation Guide to learn what does help before your treatment.

There’s no shortage of aerosol cans and dusts claiming to “kill bed bugs on contact.”
But here’s the truth — they may kill a few on contact, but the rest of the colony will remain untouched.

Bed bugs nest in areas that are impossible for homeowners to reach, like:

• Inside box spring seams
• Under mattress ropes
• Deep in recliners and couch joints
• Behind wall plates and baseboards

Household dusts and sprays lack penetration power and residual effect, meaning they don’t reach eggs, nymphs, or hidden adults.

Even worse, bed bugs quickly develop resistance to common store-bought formulations.
Once that happens, your next treatment — even a professional one — becomes more challenging.

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DIY treatments don’t fail because homeowners don’t try — they fail because bed bugs are survivors.

They’ve evolved thicker exoskeletons, developed pesticide resistance, and found creative new ways to hide.
That’s why industrial-grade equipment, proper formulations, and experienced application techniques are essential.

At Hi-Tech Pest Control, we’ve spent over 40 years mastering bed bug eradication.
Our technicians use:

• Specialized injectors and nozzles for deep crevice penetration
• Precision equipment that targets harborages, not open air
• EPA-registered products with long residual protection

And unlike others who rely on repeat visits, we eliminate bed bugs in one treatment — guaranteed.

The entire world is struggling with bed bug reinfestations because of ineffective, repeat treatments that never fully solve the problem.
When infestations linger, populations rebuild — and customers lose trust.

Hi-Tech Pest Control’s mission is to change that — one successful, furniture-saving, one-treatment job at a time.

Our team is proud to say:

“We don’t leave until the bed bugs do.”

If you’re tired of wasting money on sprays, foggers, and miracle promises —
📞 Contact Hi-Tech Pest Control today and let Michigan’s #1 Bed Bug Exterminator solves it right the first time.

A: Yes. Our proven methods and precision application eliminate bed bugs completely in a single treatment — guaranteed.