A single Dayton number
Bed bug calls from across Dayton use one line.
One number handles bed bug calls for Dayton, Ohio, and each is put through to an independent provider that works at that address. Calls are connected 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. to 2 a.m. during daylight saving time). Covered: 45402, 45403, 45410, 45423, 45428 and 45469, plus Dayton addresses in 45404, 45405 and 45406.
Bed bug calls from across Dayton use one line.
Expect an inspection before any cost is set.
Each call goes to a provider working in Dayton.
Look up the applicator on the ODA's Pesticide Applicator Search.
During connected hours, use the number on this page; at other times, the call-back form lets you leave your details. A call to (000) 000-0000 runs through a call-tracking service that may record it, then reaches an independent provider working in Dayton. Calls are connected 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. to 2 a.m. during daylight saving time). Useful to have ready: your address or ZIP code, the number of rooms showing signs, roughly when you first noticed them, and whether you have seen a live bug or only bites. Say whether it is a house, apartment or business; renters should report the problem to the landlord or manager in writing and keep a copy. Anything entered in the form goes to LeadSmart and then to a local provider. The visit time, cost and plan are worked out between you and the provider, and booking is your choice.
Look for a provider that inspects before recommending anything and builds a follow-up visit into the plan. Before work starts, ask for the applicator's Ohio pesticide license number and check it on the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Applicator Search. Also ask how it chooses between heat and chemical work and what preparation you will need to do.
Yes, and it tends to work better when units next to the affected one are checked as well, because bed bugs can move between apartments through walls and outlets. Tell the landlord or manager in writing and keep a copy. Ohio's ORC 5321.04 describes a landlord's duty to keep premises fit and habitable; this is not legal advice.
Usually more than one. Ohio State University Extension says infestations are generally handled by a licensed pest management professional, often with more than one treatment. The provider decides the number after the inspection, based on the method chosen and how established the infestation is.
For heat treatment, usually yes: rooms are heated to levels that kill bed bugs, so people and pets stay out until the provider says it is safe to come back. After chemical work, the provider tells you when you can go back in. Follow the provider's own instructions; Ohio State University Extension fact sheet HYG-2105 has general bed bug guidance.
They can, if a hiding place is missed or new bugs arrive in luggage, bags or secondhand furniture. For that reason many providers leave interceptor cups and schedule a recheck, and mattress encasements help because fresh activity is easier to spot on them. Ask what the provider does if bugs show up again after the plan ends.
Short answers to common questions worth thinking through before calling about bed bugs in Dayton.
Ask the provider you reach