Itchy welts on your arms after a night's sleep, dark specks along a mattress seam or a small flat bug crawling out of a headboard are the usual first clues. Our licensed technicians inspect and treat bed bugs in Highland houses, apartments, townhomes and rented rooms, and you see the method and the price in writing before we start. Call us, or fill in the short form below, for a free bed bug control quote.
Highland has a single ZIP code, 92346, so one area page covers the whole city. It runs from West Highland near the San Bernardino line, across the Palm Avenue historic district and Base Line, to East Highland and the hillside streets of East Highlands Ranch. Because the ZIP is larger than the city itself, it also reaches land outside city limits along the foothills and around the San Manuel reservation.
Bed Bug Help from West Highland to the Foothills
Bed Bug Control Services in Highland
We start every Highland job with an inspection. A 1970s stucco tract house off Base Line, an apartment near Highland Avenue and a 1990s two story home in East Highlands Ranch each hide bugs differently, and what our technician finds sets the plan.
Bed Bug InspectionOur licensed technician confirms whether bed bugs are present and notes every room and piece of furniture involved.Learn more 
K9 Bed Bug InspectionA trained scent dog locates 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 their eggs can survive, usually in a single day.Learn more 
Chemical Bed Bug TreatmentProfessional products placed in the cracks where bed bugs hide, with return visits timed for eggs that hatch later.Learn more 
Bed Bug FumigationThe house is sealed under a tent and filled with a gas that reaches every wall void and stored item.Learn more 
Bed Bug Steam TreatmentVery hot, dry steam kills bed bugs and eggs on contact in mattresses, cushions and upholstery.Learn more Why Bug Bombs Let Highland Families Down
Foggers settle on open surfaces, while bed bugs sit tucked inside mattress piping, behind headboards and under carpet edges. The spray rarely touches them, and the strong smell can push them into a second bedroom.
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 Highland
Bed bugs do not come from dirt or clutter. They ride in on suitcases, coats, secondhand beds and work bags, then hide close to where people sleep and feed at night.
Highland became a city on November 24, 1987, and the 2020 Census counted 56,999 residents on about 18.7 square miles in the east San Bernardino Valley. Households here are large, with an average of 3.4 people, and about 37% of homes in the city are rented. The town grew up around navel orange groves and packing houses in the 1880s, and the old townsite on Palm Avenue is now the Highland Historic District.
Most homes in ZIP 92346 are newer than that. The 1970s is the leading build decade, followed by the 1960s and the 1980s, and very little has been built since 2000. That mix of 40 to 60 year old tract houses, foothill homes and apartment complexes, plus a major resort right at the edge of town, is where our 2 Highland angles come from.
Resort Stays, Concerts and Hotel Shifts Near Yaamava'
Yaamava' Resort and Casino sits on the San Manuel reservation at the north edge of Highland. Its 17 story hotel opened in December 2021 with 432 rooms, and the Yaamava' Theater seats 3,000. The resort belongs to the tribe now called the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation. We are not saying the resort has bed bugs. Any place where thousands of people sleep, sit and change clothes simply gives a hitchhiking bug more chances.
- After a hotel night: keep the suitcase on the luggage rack, not the bed, and unpack at home on a hard floor or in the garage.
- Concert and show coats: a jacket draped over a theater seat or booth can pick up a stray bug. Run it through a hot dryer when you get home.
- Housekeeping and laundry staff: change out of work clothes before getting in the car, and bag them until they go in the dryer.
1970s West Side Rentals and East Highlands Ranch Homes
Highland has 2 very different housing stories. West Highland and the streets around Base Line and Highland Avenue are full of single story 1960s and 1970s tract houses, small apartment complexes and duplexes, and many of them are rented. Farther east, East Highlands Ranch climbs toward the foothills with larger homes and a community association, and most of those houses are owner occupied.
- Older rentals: worn carpet edges, gaps at baseboards and cracked window trim give bugs extra hiding spots, so we inspect past the bed in these houses.
- Move-in season: a rented house that sat empty between tenants can still hold bugs for months. A new tenant should check the bedrooms the first week.
- Bigger foothill homes: more bedrooms, guest suites and upstairs lofts mean more places to check, and heat may need extra sensors on the second floor.
- Association rules: in East Highlands Ranch, ask your association about notice rules before a tent goes up or a heat trailer parks on the street.
How Bed Bug Removal Works in Highland
4 steps take your home from the first call to clean, quiet nights.
- 01You call
Tell us you are in 92346, the type of home and what you have noticed so far. The quote is free.
- 02We inspect
Our licensed technician checks beds, couches, trim and closets, then marks each room with activity.
- 03Written quote
You get the method, the prep steps and the total in writing before anything is booked.
- 04We treat and recheck
We treat every room where bugs were confirmed and come back to make sure no new hatchlings appear.
6 Signs of Bed Bugs in a Highland Home
Start with the mattress and box spring, then check the couch and any chair someone dozes in.
Itchy red bumps in a line or small group on arms, neck or legs.
Tiny black or rust colored marks on sheets, piping and mattress tags.
Light brown, hollow shells shed by young bugs as they grow.
White, oval eggs about 1 millimeter long in seams and cracks.
Reddish brown, wingless and oval, about the size of an apple seed.
A sweet, damp odor in a bedroom with many bugs.
Highland Areas We Cover
Our 92346 page explains the parts of Highland, the homes in each and what we see on bed bug visits across the ZIP.
Highland Service Area Map
We work everywhere in Highland, from West Highland and the Palm Avenue historic district to the homes along Base Line, Fifth Street and Greenspot Road, up to East Highlands Ranch and the foothill streets near SR-330 and the San Manuel reservation.
Nearby Cities We Cover
Our technicians also treat homes in the east end of the Inland Empire, including San Bernardino, Redlands, Mentone, Loma Linda and Yucaipa.
- Patton5 mi
- San Bernardino5 mi
- Redlands5 mi
- Loma Linda6 mi
- Colton7 mi
- Mentone7 mi
- Running Springs8 mi
- Blue Jay9 mi
- Cedar Glen9 mi
- Rimforest9 mi
- Skyforest9 mi
- Twin Peaks9 mi
Renting in Highland? California Law Is on Your Side
More than a third of Highland households rent, from apartments near Highland Avenue to whole houses in West Highland. AB 551, written into California Civil Code 1954.600 to 1954.605, gives every one of them the same statewide bed bug rights.
- 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 in writing, date it and save a copy along with photos of what you found.
What Bed Bug Treatment Costs in Highland
Highland homes are fairly large, with many 3 and 4 bedroom houses, so whole home plans are common once bugs have spread past one room. As a guide, Angi's 2026 US averages show $65 to $200 for a visual inspection, $300 to $600 for a K9 search and $200 to $400 per treated room, with full home treatment from about $1,500 to $6,200. The number that counts is the written quote we give you after the inspection.
Highland Bed Bug Questions
Is all of Highland in ZIP 92346?
Yes. Highland has 1 ZIP code, 92346, and it serves West Highland, the Palm Avenue historic core, East Highland and East Highlands Ranch. The ZIP is bigger than the city, about 27 square miles against roughly 18.7, so its edges also take in land outside city limits, including the San Manuel reservation area. We cover the whole ZIP.
I just got back from a night at the Yaamava' hotel and found a bite. Should I worry?
One bite is not proof of bed bugs, since mosquitoes and fleas bite too. Unpack in the garage or on a hard floor, run your clothes through a hot dryer for 30 minutes and look over the suitcase seams with a flashlight. If new bites keep showing up over the next 2 weeks, or you spot rusty dots on your sheets, call us for an inspection.
I clean hotel rooms for a living. How do I avoid carrying bed bugs home?
Keep a change of clothes in a sealed bag in your car, change before you drive home, and put your work clothes straight into the dryer on high heat. Leave your work bag and shoes by the door, never on a bed or couch. Report any signs you find at work to your supervisor so the room can be handled there.
Our 1970s house in West Highland is a rental. Who pays for bed bug treatment?
In most cases the landlord arranges and pays for it, unless the lease or the facts show the tenant caused the problem. Report it to the owner in writing and save a dated copy. AB 551 also requires the landlord to pass the results of a licensed inspection on to affected tenants within 2 business days.
What does bed bug treatment cost in Highland?
It depends on how many rooms are involved, the size of the house and the method we use. Angi's 2026 US averages list $65 to $200 for a visual inspection, $200 to $400 for each treated room and about $1,500 to $6,200 for a whole home. Your own price comes in writing after we inspect, and the quote is free.
How it works: Bed Bug Control CA handles bed bug work from the first inspection to the final check. Our team sets up your Highland inspection after the first call. Nothing is treated until you approve the price in writing.