Bed bug calls are stressful for customers and unprofitable for firms that quote a flat price without counting the second visit. A bed bug treatment cost built from rooms, furniture and follow-ups protects your margin and sets the right expectation. Figures below are illustrative, not market rates. Use only registered products, as per their label.
Bed bug treatment cost: what drives the price
- Rooms and furniture: bedrooms, beds, mattresses, sofas, wardrobes
- Infestation level: found at inspection, not guessed on the phone
- Method: spray, steam, or both
- Product and equipment: quantity per room
- Labour: time on site, including the careful work around seams and frames
- Follow-up visit: usually about two weeks later
- Warranty: length and conditions
Worked example (illustrative, not a market rate)
A 2BHK flat, two bedrooms and a sofa, two visits:
- Product: Rs 600
- Labour: 2 people x 2 hours x Rs 250 = Rs 1,000
- Travel: Rs 150
- Follow-up visit: Rs 700
- Overhead share: Rs 300
- Cost Rs 2,750; with a 40% margin, about Rs 3,850
Customer preparation list
- Strip beds and wash bedding on a hot wash
- Empty drawers and pull furniture away from walls
- Keep children and pets out until the time on the label
Track the second visit
The second visit is where bed bug jobs are won or lost. In ServicePilot the first treatment is recorded on the customer, the follow-up is booked as a job and reminders go out. See cockroach treatment price, termite treatment cost and the pest control template.
