Short answer
Between October 2025 and September 2026, nearly half of the bed bug treatments carried out by JG Pest Control and its group brands were heat treatments: more than 1,800 out of about 3,800. Heat has made up close to half of the group’s bed bug treatments in every six-month period since April 2024. In London and in every English region with enough jobs to measure, heat made up between about four and five in every ten of the group’s bed bug treatments.
Key findings
Nearly half
of the bed bug treatments by JG Pest Control and its group brands were heat treatments, more than 1,800 out of about 3,800 (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026)
Close to half
of the group’s bed bug treatments were heat in every six-month period since April 2024
About 4 to 5 in 10
of the group’s bed bug treatments were heat in London and in every English region with enough jobs to measure
3 to 4 rooms
covered on average by the group’s heat treatments booked since December 2025, where rooms were recorded
- Between October 2025 and September 2026, nearly half of the bed bug treatments carried out by JG Pest Control and its group brands were heat treatments: more than 1,800 out of about 3,800.
- Heat has made up close to half of the group’s bed bug treatments in every six-month period since April 2024.
- More than 900 of the group’s heat treatments were in London, and about as many again across the rest of the UK.
Heat is not just a London choice
In London and in every English region with enough jobs to measure, heat made up between about four and five in every ten of the group’s bed bug treatments.
In Scotland and Northern Ireland, where the group has no dedicated heat team, most bed bug treatments were sprays.
Where the group’s heat treatments happen
More than 900 of the group’s heat treatments were in London, and about as many again across the rest of the UK.
The postcode districts with the most heat treatments in homes were:
- CR0 (Croydon)
- E14 (Poplar, Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf)
- N1 (Islington)
- SW17 (Tooting)
- N17 (Tottenham)
- CB4 (north Cambridge)
Each had between 15 and 19 heat treatments over the year. For all bed bug call-outs by district, see our London bed bug hotspot map.
Most of the group’s heat treatment specialists work from its London team, and they also carry out most of its heat treatments in the rest of southern England.
How big a heat treatment is
Across JG Pest Control and its group brands, where the number of rooms was recorded, heat treatments booked since December 2025 covered between three and four rooms on average. A heat treatment raises the temperature of the treated area to a level bed bugs and their eggs cannot survive.
Heat or spray: which is right for you?
Heat and a spray programme are the two main options, both work when done properly, and a survey decides which suits the property: your surveyor will recommend the one that fits your home. Read more about bed bug heat treatment and our bed bug removal service. Every treatment is guaranteed, and JG Pest Control has more five-star Trustpilot reviews than any other UK pest control specialist, rated 4.7 out of 5 from more than 28,000 reviews.
How these figures are counted
JG Pest Control and its group brands. Based on jobs recorded in the group’s central job system, October 2025 to September 2026. The Pest Control Co is included from March 2026; Nightshift’s contract work is recorded separately and is not included. Totals are minimums. Each paid order is counted once. “Treatments” means heat, spray and steam treatments; surveys and tests are not a treatment choice and are left out. Regions are grouped by the postcode area of the property treated. Scotland and Northern Ireland are reported in words only. District counts are for homes. Every figure was checked by a second, independent rebuild of the data.
Frequently asked questions
Between October 2025 and September 2026, nearly half of the bed bug treatments carried out by JG Pest Control and its group brands were heat treatments: more than 1,800 out of about 3,800.
Heat has made up close to half of the group’s bed bug treatments in every six-month period since April 2024.
Yes. In London and in every English region with enough jobs to measure, heat made up between about four and five in every ten of the group’s bed bug treatments.
More than 900 of the group’s heat treatments were in London, and about as many again across the rest of the UK. The postcode districts with the most heat treatments in homes were CR0, E14, N1, SW17 and N17 in London and CB4 in Cambridge, with between 15 and 19 each over the year.