Complete bed bug elimination with a re-treat guarantee — EPA-registered treatments.
CritterGetters provides professional bed bug elimination service across Raleigh and the Triangle. Marcus Webb founded CritterGetters in Raleigh in 2009 after 20+ years as an NCDA&CS-certified structural pest control inspector (NC License #NC-PCO-7712). The same certified technician handles your account on every visit, backed by our elimination guarantee.
Complete bed bug elimination with a re-treat guarantee — EPA-registered treatments.
Why Bed Bug Elimination Matters in the Triangle
The Triangle sits in USDA Hardiness Zone 7a, with 46–48 inches of annual rainfall and just 35–42 freeze days per year depending on your city. That climate profile means pest pressure is not a seasonal problem — it’s a year-round one. The Triangle’s network of creek corridors, greenways, and wetlands provides continuous habitat for most pest species.
Why Choose CritterGetters
Same NCDA&CS-licensed technician on every visit — no rotation of strangers
EPA-registered treatments, family-safe and pet-safe once dry (typically 45 minutes)
Elimination guarantee — if it comes back, we re-treat at no charge
No annual contracts — cancel any time
Founded in Raleigh in 2009 — not a franchise
Licensed by the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services #NC-PCO-7712
Frequently Asked Questions About Bed Bug Elimination
The most reliable signs are small rust-colored blood stains on your mattress or bedding, tiny dark fecal spots along mattress seams and bed frame crevices, shed bed bug skins, and a sweet musty odor in a heavily infested room. Bed bugs themselves are 1–7mm, flat, and reddish-brown — roughly the size of an apple seed when unfed.
A standard chemical treatment for a typical bedroom takes 2–4 hours. You’ll need to stay out of treated areas for 4–6 hours after treatment. A follow-up visit 2–3 weeks later checks for any survivors that hatched from eggs after the initial treatment.
Over-the-counter sprays are largely ineffective against established bed bug infestations. Bed bugs are highly cryptic — they live in mattress seams, box spring frames, baseboards, electrical outlets, and wall voids, not just on top of mattresses. Professional treatment using EPA-registered residual products reaches the harborage sites where bed bugs actually live.
Usually not. A properly treated mattress — sprayed in all seams and surfaces — can typically be saved. A mattress encasement is recommended after treatment to contain any survivors and simplify future inspections. If a mattress is heavily soiled with blood stains and fecal matter, replacement may make sense.
Professional bed bug treatment in the Raleigh area typically runs $300–$600 per room for a chemical treatment program, or $1,500–$3,000 for whole-home heat treatment. We quote by infestation level after inspection — most single-bedroom situations are on the lower end of that range.
CritterGetters Bed Bug Elimination in Your City
We serve all 12 Triangle cities with the same certified technician on every visit.
