Bed Bug Control in San Francisco, CA

A line of itchy welts after a night in your flat, dark specks along the mattress piping, a flat brown bug crawling out from behind the headboard. Those are the classic marks of bed bugs, and in a city of shared walls they rarely stay in one room. One call connects you with a licensed pest control company that serves San Francisco for a free bed bug control quote.

Quotes are available in all 27 residential San Francisco ZIP codes. That covers the Tenderloin (94102), SoMa (94103), Chinatown (94108), Nob Hill (94109), the Mission (94110), the Richmond (94118, 94121), the Sunset (94116, 94122), the Marina (94123), North Beach (94133), the Bayview (94124), the Excelsior (94112) and every other neighborhood, out to Treasure Island and the Presidio.

Fast, Local Bed Bug Help Serving San Francisco

Free QuotesNo charge to ask and no contract to sign

Licensed ProsCompanies licensed by the state pest board

Every MethodInspection, dogs, heat, chemical, steam, tenting

All 27 ZIP CodesFrom 94102 to 94158, plus Treasure Island

Clear PricingThe price is on paper before anyone starts

Bed Bug Control Services in San Francisco

In San Francisco, most jobs start with a licensed inspection and then move to one method or a mix of two. These 6 services cover nearly every case.

Bed Bug InspectionA licensed technician confirms whether bed bugs are present and which rooms or units they have reached.Learn more

Beagle sniffing, the breed often trained for bed bug detection

K9 Bed Bug InspectionA trained scent dog finds live bed bugs and eggs hidden in furniture, trim and wall gaps.Learn more

Bed Bug Heat TreatmentRooms are heated past the point bed bugs and eggs can survive, usually in a single day.Learn more

Pest control technician spraying inside a home

Chemical Bed Bug TreatmentProfessional products applied where bed bugs hide, with return visits to catch new hatchlings.Learn more

Technician in full protective gear treating a room

Bed Bug FumigationThe structure is tented and filled with a gas that reaches every wall void and belonging.Learn more

Technician in protective gear treating a mattress

Bed Bug Steam TreatmentVery hot, dry steam kills bed bugs and eggs on contact in mattresses and upholstery.Learn more

Store-Bought Sprays Don't Fix Bed Bugs. They Can Make Them Harder to Kill.

A can from the corner store only reaches the bugs you can see. Most of the colony sits inside bed frame joints, sofa springs and cracks in old plaster, and many city populations shrug off the pyrethroids in retail products.

140

Eggs a single female bed bug can lay in her lifetime.

Source: Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension

37 days

From egg to a breeding adult at room temperature, so a small problem grows fast.

Source: Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension

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Store-bought foggers tested by Ohio State researchers had little or no effect on bed bugs.

Source: Journal of Economic Entomology, 2012

Why Bed Bugs Turn Up in San Francisco

Bed bugs travel with people and feed on blood. A spotless apartment gets them as easily as a messy one.

San Francisco is a consolidated city and county of about 874,000 residents (2020 Census) packed into roughly 47 square miles of land, one of the densest big cities in the country. More than half of residents live in rented housing, and leases change hands all year. Around 20 million domestic visitors and 1.7 million international visitors came in 2022, filling hotels near Union Square, SoMa and Fisherman's Wharf. Muni and BART carry huge numbers of bags and backpacks every day.

San Francisco's Bed Bug Rules for Apartments and SRO Hotels

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has its own bed bug rules, adopted in 2012 under Article 11 of the city Health Code. Its Healthy Housing program routinely inspects SRO hotels, family SROs, tourist hotels, shelters and apartment buildings with 3 or more rental units. Here is what the rules say in plain terms:

Within 2 working days of a tenant's bed bug complaint, the owner or operator must respond and bring in a licensed pest control operator to verify it.
The operator also checks the units above, below, beside and across from the one that reported.
A prospective tenant can ask for a written record of the unit's bed bug history for the past 2 years.
If the owner does not respond within 2 working days, tenants can report to the department through 311.

Victorian Flats, Shared Walls and Visitors

Much of the city's housing is older Victorian and Edwardian buildings split into flats, with stacked bedrooms, shared light wells and plaster walls full of small gaps. In a building like that, bugs can walk from one unit to the next along pipes and wiring, so treating a single flat often is not enough. Ask for the units that touch yours to be checked on the same visit.

How it works

How Getting Rid of Bed Bugs in San Francisco Works

4 simple steps take you from the first call to a bed you trust again.

01Make contact
Call or send the form with your San Francisco ZIP code and what you have noticed. Asking is free.
02Confirm the problem
A licensed technician, sometimes with a scent dog, inspects each room and notes where the bugs have spread.
03Review the plan
The method, the prep list and the price arrive in writing before any date is set.
04Treat and follow up
The crew treats every hiding spot and returns later to make sure nothing is still alive.

Warning signs

6 Signs You May Have Bed Bugs in Your San Francisco Home

Plenty of things make skin itch. These clues around the bed point more clearly to bed bugs.

01Bites in rows

Red welts lined up or bunched together on arms, shoulders or ankles after sleeping.

02Dark spotting

Pepper-like dots on sheets, along mattress tags or on the slats of the bed frame.

03Cast skins

Empty, see-through shells left behind as young bugs grow through 5 molts.

04Tiny eggs

Pearly white specks about 1 mm long wedged in seams, joints and fabric folds.

05The bugs

Oval, flat and reddish brown, about the size of an apple seed, hiding close to the bed.

06Musty scent

A sweet, stale odor in a closed bedroom can point to a heavy infestation.

San Francisco Areas We Cover

Pick your ZIP code to see its neighborhoods and typical bed bug calls.

94102Tenderloin and Civic CenterThe Tenderloin, Civic Center, Hayes Valley and the western edge of Union Square.View area 94103SoMa and Mid-MarketSouth of Market west of 4th Street, Mid-Market, the Sixth Street corridor and the Yerba Buena area.View area 94104Financial DistrictThe core of the Financial District around Montgomery Street and Kearny Street.View area 94105Rincon Hill and TransbayRincon Hill, the Transbay area around the Salesforce Transit Center and the south Embarcadero.View area 94107Potrero Hill and DogpatchPotrero Hill, Dogpatch, South Beach and the blocks around Oracle Park.View area 94108Chinatown and Union SquareChinatown, Union Square and the lower slopes of Nob Hill.View area 94109Nob Hill, Russian Hill and Polk GulchNob Hill, Russian Hill, Polk Gulch and the Van Ness Avenue corridor.View area 94110Mission and Bernal HeightsThe Mission District and Bernal Heights, including the 16th Street and 24th Street BART areas.View area 94111Embarcadero and Jackson SquareJackson Square, Embarcadero Center, the Golden Gateway area and the blocks near the Ferry Building.View area 94112Excelsior and InglesideThe Excelsior, Ingleside, Outer Mission, Mission Terrace and Oceanview near Balboa Park BART.View area 94114Castro and Noe ValleyThe Castro, Noe Valley, Duboce Triangle and Corona Heights.View area 94115Western Addition and JapantownThe Western Addition, Japantown, the Fillmore and Lower Pacific Heights.View area 94116Parkside and South SunsetParkside, the southern Sunset and the neighborhood around Stern Grove.View area 94117Haight-Ashbury and Cole ValleyHaight-Ashbury, Cole Valley, the Lower Haight and the Buena Vista Park area.View area 94118Inner Richmond and Laurel HeightsThe Inner Richmond, Laurel Heights, Presidio Heights and Lone Mountain.View area 94121Outer Richmond and Sea CliffThe Outer Richmond, Sea Cliff and the Lands End area near Ocean Beach.View area 94122Inner and Central SunsetThe Inner Sunset, the Central Sunset and Golden Gate Heights, south of Golden Gate Park.View area 94123Marina and Cow HollowThe Marina, Cow Hollow and the Fort Mason area along the northern waterfront.View area 94124Bayview and Hunters PointBayview, Hunters Point, Silver Terrace and India Basin in southeast San Francisco.View area 94127West Portal and St. Francis WoodWest Portal, St. Francis Wood, Forest Hill, Westwood Park and Miraloma Park.View area 94129PresidioThe Presidio of San Francisco, the former Army post that is now part of a national park.View area 94130Treasure IslandTreasure Island and Yerba Buena Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay.View area 94131Glen Park and Diamond HeightsGlen Park, Diamond Heights, Twin Peaks and the southern edge of Noe Valley.View area 94132Lake Merced and StonestownLake Merced, Parkmerced, Stonestown and the neighborhood around San Francisco State University.View area 94133North Beach and Telegraph HillNorth Beach, Telegraph Hill, Fisherman's Wharf and the eastern slopes of Russian Hill.View area 94134Visitacion Valley and PortolaVisitacion Valley, the Portola and Little Hollywood in the southeast of the city.View area 94158Mission BayMission Bay south of the channel, the UCSF Mission Bay campus and the Chase Center area.View area

San Francisco Service Area Map

Free quotes reach the whole city, from the Tenderloin and SoMa to the Richmond, the Sunset and the Bayview.

Nearby Cities We Cover

Bed bug inspection and treatment quotes are also available in these San Francisco Bay Area communities.

Brisbane6 mi
Daly City7 mi
Sausalito7 mi
Belvedere Tiburon8 mi
Emeryville8 mi
Alameda8 mi
South San Francisco9 mi
Strawberry9 mi
Albany10 mi
Berkeley10 mi
San Bruno11 mi
Oakland11 mi

Renting in San Francisco? California Law Is on Your Side

California Civil Code 1954.600 to 1954.605 (known as AB 551) covers bed bugs in rental housing across the state, which includes San Francisco flats, SRO rooms, in-law units, condos and rented houses. It works alongside the city health rules above.

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.

Keep dated copies of your reports. Tenants in rent-controlled units can also ask the Rent Board, at 25 Van Ness Avenue, whether a petition for decreased housing services fits their situation.

What Bed Bug Treatment Costs

Prices shift with the size of the space, how many rooms are affected and the method you pick. As a benchmark, Angi's 2026 US averages run $65 to $200 for a visual inspection, $300 to $600 for a dog search and $200 to $400 per treated room, and whole-home jobs often fall between $1,500 and $6,200. Your written San Francisco quote is the figure to plan around.

San Francisco Bed Bug Questions

Which San Francisco ZIP codes can I get a quote in?

All 27 residential ZIP codes in the city, from 94102 in the Tenderloin and Civic Center to 94134 in Visitacion Valley, plus Treasure Island (94130) and the Presidio (94129).

My landlord has not answered my bed bug complaint. What can I do?

San Francisco Department of Public Health rules give owners 2 working days to respond to a tenant's bed bug report and bring in a licensed pest control operator. If that does not happen, the same rules tell tenants to report it to the department through 311. The city says its goal is to inspect bed bug reports within 2 business days.

I live in an SRO hotel. Is my building covered?

Yes. The health department's Healthy Housing program routinely inspects SRO hotels, family SROs, tourist hotels, shelters and apartment buildings with 3 or more rental units. Report to the manager in writing first.

What does bed bug treatment cost in San Francisco?

It depends on the size of the unit, how many rooms are involved and the method chosen. As a rough US guide, Angi lists about $200 to $400 per room and $1,500 to $6,200 for a whole home. The written quote after your San Francisco inspection is the number that counts.

Should I throw out my mattress right away?

Usually not. Most mattresses can be treated and sealed in an encasement. City rules also say infested items headed for disposal should be treated, bagged and labeled first, so they never end up back on the sidewalk for someone else to take home.

How your call is handled: Bed Bug Control CA is a free referral service. When you call or send the form, you are connected with an independent, licensed pest control company that serves San Francisco. That company inspects, quotes and does the work.