Bed Bug Answers

Interactive tools

The tools. Do the thing, not just read about it.

Everything on this site that actually does something — generate a notice, check a license, look up a product, work out what you can do — in one place. The interactive tools run in your browser; nothing you type is sent to or stored on our servers.

Figure out your situation

By state

Bed bug law selector

Pick your state and see who pays, the landlord’s deadline, and whether disclosure was required — each checked against the statute.

Open the selector →

Six questions

What can I actually do?

Answers the carve-outs a state page can’t — building type, rent status, how long you’ve lived there — and what removes a remedy.

Find your options →

Type the ingredient

Will this kill bed bugs?

Look up the active ingredient on a product and find its chemical class, how it kills, and whether resistance has already beaten it.

Check a product →

Before they treat

Verify an exterminator

Find the official state database that confirms a pest company is licensed for bed bug work — and the license class to look for.

Check a license →

Build your paper trail

The words

Notice letter generator

Fill in six fields and it assembles a written notice with your state’s deadline and the sentences the statute expects. Nothing stored.

Generate a letter →

Out of pocket

Evidence & expense log

Log every cost and contact with your landlord, then print it as the dated schedule you attach to a claim. Saves to your device only.

Keep a record →

Heat & cold

What temperature kills them

The thermal death times by item — dryer, freezer, steam — drawn from the published research.

Heat & cold →

Is it over?

Confirm treatment worked

A quiet week isn’t proof — eggs keep hatching. The standard for calling an infestation truly cleared.

Did it work? →

Not a tool, but worth a look