Small red welts that show up in the morning, rusty dots on a pillowcase, a tiny flat bug crawling out of a mattress seam. In a Long Beach apartment or house, those clues point to bed bugs, and they move to the couch and into neighboring units when nobody acts. Call our licensed team in Long Beach directly for a free bed bug control quote.
Quotes reach all 11 residential Long Beach ZIP codes: Downtown and the East Village (90802), Belmont Shore and Naples (90803), Zaferia (90804), North Long Beach (90805), Wrigley (90806), Bixby Knolls and California Heights (90807), Lakewood Village (90808), West Long Beach (90810), Cambodia Town and central Long Beach (90813), Belmont Heights (90814) and Los Altos (90815). We also cover 3 single-site ZIP codes: the VA medical center (90822), the World Trade Center business ZIP downtown (90831) and the Cal State Long Beach campus (90840).
Fast, Local Bed Bug Help Serving Long Beach
Bed Bug Control Services in Long Beach
Most Long Beach jobs start with a licensed inspection, then one method or a pair.
Bed Bug InspectionA licensed technician confirms whether bed bugs are present and how far they have spread.Learn more 
K9 Bed Bug InspectionA trained scent dog finds live bed bugs and eggs tucked inside furniture, trim and wall gaps.Learn more 
Bed Bug Heat TreatmentRooms are heated beyond what bed bugs and eggs can survive, usually in a single day.Learn more 
Chemical Bed Bug TreatmentProfessional products placed where bed bugs hide, with return visits for newly hatched bugs.Learn more 
Bed Bug FumigationThe house is tented and filled with a gas that reaches every wall void and belonging.Learn more 
Bed Bug Steam TreatmentVery hot, dry steam kills bed bugs and eggs on contact in mattresses, sofas and car seats.Learn more Store-Bought Sprays Don't Fix Bed Bugs. They Can Make Them Harder to Kill.
A can from the drugstore knocks down the handful of bugs it hits and leaves the eggs tucked into frames, outlets and carpet edges untouched. Foggers also tend to push survivors into the next room or the unit next door.
Eggs a single female bed bug can lay in her lifetime.
Source: Virginia Tech Cooperative ExtensionFrom egg to a breeding adult at room temperature, so a small problem grows fast.
Source: Virginia Tech Cooperative ExtensionStore-bought foggers tested by Ohio State researchers had little or no effect on bed bugs.
Source: Journal of Economic Entomology, 2012Why Bed Bugs Turn Up in Long Beach
Bed bugs travel with people, in suitcases, backpacks, laundry bags and secondhand furniture. Long Beach is the second-largest city in Los Angeles County, with about 467,000 residents at the 2020 Census on roughly 51 square miles of land, and around 58% of its homes are rented. In central ZIPs such as 90804 and 90813, more than 17,000 people share each square mile, mostly in apartment buildings with common walls and hallways.
Visitors keep arriving too. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the country, the Queen Mary operates as a hotel next to the cruise terminal, Long Beach Airport sits on the north side of town, and the Metro A Line runs trains between downtown Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles. The Grand Prix of Long Beach and the Long Beach Pride festival fill hotels and guest rooms every year.
Long Beach Apartments and the City Rental Inspection Program
Most bed bug calls in Long Beach come from renters. In Census estimates, about 83% of households in 90813 and 76% in 90804 rent, many in 1960s and 1970s apartment buildings. In 2017, CBS Los Angeles reported on an 11-story downtown apartment building where nearly 90 tenants were affected and management said it had spent about $400,000 on extermination that year.
- The city's Proactive Rental Housing Inspection Program checks rentals against building, housing and sanitation codes.
- Tenants are expected to cooperate with pest control operators and follow the prep instructions they are given.
Cruise Passengers, Port Workers and Event Visitors
Long Beach handles a steady stream of travelers: cruise passengers boarding beside the Queen Mary, crews and truck drivers tied to the port, students heading to Cal State Long Beach and Long Beach City College, and crowds for the Grand Prix each April. Any of those trips can put a hitchhiking bug in a bag.
After a cruise, a work trip or a race weekend with houseguests, unpack away from the bedroom, run clothes through a hot dryer and check the guest bed a week later.
How Getting Rid of Bed Bugs in Long Beach Works
4 steps from your first call to a bedroom you can trust again.
- 01Make contact
Call or fill out the form with your Long Beach ZIP code and what you have noticed. Asking is free.
- 02Get inspected
A licensed technician, sometimes with a scent dog, checks beds, couches and nearby rooms or units and maps the spread.
- 03Review the quote
The method, the prep list and the total price arrive in writing before anything is scheduled.
- 04Treat and follow up
The crew treats every hiding spot and returns to confirm no bugs survived or hatched.
6 Signs You May Have Bed Bugs in Your Long Beach Home
Mosquitoes near the marinas and fleas from pets cause bites too. These clues around the bed point to bed bugs instead.
Three or four itchy welts lined up on an arm, shoulder or ankle after a night in bed.
Tiny black or rust colored marks on sheets, mattress seams and the edge of the box spring.
Pale, papery shells left behind in corners of the bed as nymphs molt and grow.
White specks about the size of a pinhead glued into frame joints and headboard cracks.
Reddish brown, oval and flat bugs about the size of an apple seed near where you sleep.
A sweet, stale smell in a closed bedroom can signal a heavy, long-running infestation.
Long Beach Areas We Cover
Pick your ZIP code to see its neighborhoods, housing and what bed bug work usually involves there.
Long Beach Service Area Map
Free quotes reach the whole city, from North Long Beach down to the Downtown waterfront and from the Westside to Los Altos.
Nearby Cities We Cover
Our team also quotes bed bug work across the Gateway Cities and harbor communities of Los Angeles County.
- Signal Hill3 mi
- San Pedro6 mi
- Carson6 mi
- Lakewood7 mi
- Seal Beach7 mi
- Surfside7 mi
- Lomita7 mi
- Los Alamitos8 mi
- Hawaiian Gardens8 mi
- Compton9 mi
- Paramount9 mi
- Bellflower9 mi
Renting in Long Beach? State Bed Bug Law Protects You
California Civil Code 1954.600 to 1954.605 (known as AB 551) covers bed bugs in every rental in the state, from Downtown high-rises and Alamitos Beach courtyard buildings to rented houses in North Long Beach.
- Landlords must give tenants a written bed bug notice.
- A landlord cannot show, rent or lease a unit they know has bed bugs.
- After a licensed pest control operator inspects, the landlord must share the findings with affected tenants within 2 business days.
- Tenants who report bed bugs are protected from retaliation.
Put your report to the owner or manager in writing, add the date and keep a copy for yourself.
What Bed Bug Treatment Costs
Three things set the price: the size of the home, how many rooms or units are involved and the method used. As a national guide, Angi's 2026 figures list a visual inspection at about $65 to $200, a K9 search at $300 to $600, a single room at $200 to $400 and whole-home treatment generally from $1,500 to $6,200. Budget from the written quote you get after a Long Beach inspection.
Long Beach Bed Bug Questions
Which Long Beach ZIP codes can I get a quote in?
All 11 residential ZIP codes with a Long Beach mailing address: 90802 to 90808, 90810 and 90813 to 90815, from Downtown and Naples to North Long Beach and Los Altos. The single-site ZIPs 90822 (VA medical center), 90831 (World Trade Center) and 90840 (Cal State Long Beach) have their own pages too.
Does the city rental inspection program handle bed bugs?
Not as a bed bug service. Long Beach's Proactive Rental Housing Inspection Program checks rentals against general housing and sanitation codes. A bed bug problem still starts with a written report to your landlord or manager, and state law (AB 551) sets out what the owner must do next.
We just got off a cruise ship. What should we do with the bags?
Unpack on a hard floor, in the garage or in the bathtub, not on the bed. Put clothes straight into a dryer on high heat for at least 30 minutes, then vacuum the suitcase seams.
How much does bed bug treatment cost in Long Beach?
It depends on the square footage, how many rooms are affected and which method fits. Angi's national figures put a single room at about $200 to $400 and a full home at roughly $1,500 to $6,200. The written quote you receive after a Long Beach inspection is the number that counts.
I am moving into an apartment near Cal State Long Beach. Any tips?
Look over the mattress seams, bed frame and any furnished couch before you unpack, and pass on curbside furniture during move-out weeks. If you see dark spots or a live bug, photograph it, tell the leasing office in writing and ask for a licensed inspection before you settle in.
When you contact us: Bed Bug Control CA runs its own bed bug inspections and treatments. A licensed technician comes out to your Long Beach address to look for signs. Nothing is treated until you approve the price in writing.