Khopat, Thane West · Since 2001 · 7:00 AM – 10:30 PM · Open all 7 days
A Sai Pest Control has treated bed bugs across Thane, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai since 2001, using 100°C thermal steam plus a CIB-approved low-odour spray. Inspection is free. 1 BHK ₹3,500, 2 BHK ₹4,500, 3 BHK ₹5,400 — with a follow-up visit at 15 days included in the price.
| Business | A Sai Pest Control, operating since 2001 |
|---|---|
| Base | Khopat, Thane West 400601 |
| Service area | Thane, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Mira Road, Bhayandar, Kalyan, Dombivli |
| Speciality | Bed bugs only (khatmal / dhekun) |
| Method | 100°C thermal steam + CIB-approved low-odour residual spray |
| Thermal steam in use since | 2007 |
| Inspection | Free, before any charge is quoted |
| Treatment time | 1.5 to 2.5 hours for a standard flat |
| Follow-up visit | Day 15, included in the price, never charged separately |
| Residential charges | 1 BHK ₹3,500 · 2 BHK ₹4,500 · 3 BHK ₹5,400 |
| Commercial | Quoted after on-site inspection only |
| Hours | 7:00 AM to 10:30 PM, all seven days |
| Licence | Insecticide Licence, Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra |
| Phone | +91 98191 04077 |
Almost every person who calls us has already tried something — a shop-bought spray, a general pest control visit, or both. Three weeks later the bites start again, and the conclusion is that nothing works on bed bugs.
The reason is the egg. A bed bug egg is about a millimetre long, glued deep into a mattress seam, a cot joint or a plywood gap, and it has a hard outer shell that ordinary residual sprays do not get through. A spray-only visit kills the adults you can see. The eggs sit through it untouched, hatch over the next one to two weeks, and the room is back where it started.
That is the whole problem in one sentence: adults die easily, eggs do not. Any treatment that does not deal with the eggs is buying you three weeks.
We work in two stages, on two visits, planned that way from the start.
Stage one — 100°C thermal steam. Sustained contact with steam at 100°C is applied slowly along mattress piping, cot joints, headboards, sofa folds and curtain hems. Heat travels into the fabric where a nozzle of spray cannot, and it acts on eggs and live bugs together. This stage uses heat alone; no product is applied during steaming.
Stage two — CIB-approved residual spray. Steam only works where the nozzle reaches. It cannot travel into a wall crack, behind a skirting board or inside an electrical conduit, and those are exactly the places bed bugs retreat to. A low-odour, CIB-approved formulation is applied at the correct dosage into cracks, joints and skirting — targeted placement, not open-surface fogging.
The 15-day visit. Any egg that survived the first round will have hatched by day 15, and the young bugs are then at their most exposed. The second visit is what breaks the breeding cycle. It is part of the price on this page, not an upsell.
A technician checks mattress seams, cot and headboard joints, sofa folds, curtains, wardrobe corners, skirting and switchboards, and maps where the bugs are actually living. There is no charge for this and no obligation to book. Bite marks alone are not enough to go on — skin reactions differ from person to person.
Before the visit you get a written list: what to declutter, what to bag, what to wash hot and what to vacuum. Preparation changes the result more than most people expect, because it opens up the hiding places the technician needs to reach.
Thermal steam first on infested surfaces, then targeted CIB-approved spray in cracks, joints and skirting. A standard flat takes one and a half to two and a half hours depending on furniture and infestation level.
The same team returns, re-inspects and re-treats the areas that need it. Included in the quoted price. If you are still seeing activity after this visit, call us and we will come back and reassess.
These are the standard residential charges for the full steam-and-spray visit, including the day-15 follow-up. Inspection is free and happens before any figure is confirmed.
| Property | Charges | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| 1 BHK | ₹3,500 | Free inspection · 100°C thermal steam · CIB-approved residual spray · day-15 follow-up · written aftercare |
| 2 BHK | ₹4,500 | Beds, sofas, joints, cracks and curtains across two bedrooms · day-15 follow-up |
| 3 BHK | ₹5,400 | Full flat coverage — beds, sofas, wardrobes, skirting and curtains · day-15 follow-up |
| Hotels, PGs, hostels, offices | On inspection | Site audit · room-by-room plan · staff guidance · treatment documentation |
We do not publish a per-room commercial rate. Floor area, room count and infestation level vary far too much between properties for a fixed figure to be an honest one, so commercial premises are quoted only after we have walked the site.
For residential jobs the final figure can move with the actual infestation level, the number of rooms needing treatment and the amount of furniture involved. That is settled during the free inspection, before work starts — nothing is added afterwards.
Full breakdown, including hotel and PG pricing: bed bug treatment cost guide.
Bed bugs get confused with cockroach nymphs, carpet beetles, booklice and ticks, and the treatment for each is completely different. Photograph the insect, or the dark spots on your mattress seam, and send it to us on WhatsApp. We will tell you what it is at no cost, with no obligation to book anything.
You do not need us to do this. Ten minutes with a torch will usually settle the question.
Found something and not sure what it is? Photograph it and send it on WhatsApp — that identification is free.
A longer walkthrough with what each sign looks like is on our bed bug identification page and our bed bug and khatmal treatment guide.
An honest comparison of what each approach actually reaches. No numbers are claimed here, because nobody can measure them on your flat without inspecting it.
| Approach | What it reaches | What happens to the eggs | What people usually report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shop-bought aerosol | Bugs visible on open surfaces | Untouched inside seams and joints | Relief for a few days, then bites return as eggs hatch |
| General pest visit, spray only | Surfaces plus some cracks, depending on dosage and care taken | Largely untouched — sprays are not designed to penetrate the egg shell | Improvement for two to three weeks, then a rebound |
| Steam plus targeted spray, with a day-15 return | Steam into fabric, seams and joints; spray into cracks, skirting and conduits | Acted on directly by heat during steaming; survivors are caught on the follow-up after hatching | The breeding cycle is broken across two visits rather than one |
We are not going to tell you that one visit ends the problem. It is a two-visit job, and any company that says otherwise is describing a sales process, not a bed bug.
Our team works out of Khopat, Thane West, and travels across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region seven days a week. One number, one team, no subcontracting. Approximate driving time from our office:
These are travel times in normal traffic, not a promise about a slot. Thane and the Mulund–Bhandup belt can usually be offered a same-day or next-day inspection. For Mumbai and Navi Mumbai we confirm a visit window on the call rather than promise same-day, because we would rather be accurate than early.
Our home ground. Ghodbunder Road, Majiwada, Naupada, Vartak Nagar, Panchpakhadi, Pokhran Road 1 and 2, Kolshet, Kopri, Anand Nagar, Wagle Estate and Kalwa. High-rises, older societies, chawls and PG accommodation.
Eastern suburbs — Bhandup, Mulund, Powai, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar, Chembur. Western suburbs — Andheri, Jogeshwari, Goregaon, Malad, Kandivali, Borivali, Dahisar. Flats, housing societies and commercial premises.
Airoli, Ghansoli, Kopar Khairane, Turbhe, Vashi, Sanpada, Nerul, Seawoods, Belapur, Kharghar, Kamothe and Panvel. A large share of our work here is PG accommodation and shared flats in the IT corridor.
Shared sleeping accommodation needs a floor-level plan, not a room-level one, because bed bugs move between rooms through skirting and conduits. We run ongoing programmes for hotel properties in Mumbai on this basis.
We also cover Mira Road, Bhayandar, Kalyan and Dombivli. If you are not sure whether your address is covered, call and ask — we will tell you straight rather than send a team on a wasted trip.
Covered above, and it is the single biggest reason treatments fail. Heat on the seams, and a return visit timed to the hatch.
In Mumbai and Thane societies, bed bugs move between flats through wall cracks, shared plumbing ducts and electrical conduits. Treating one flat while the flat next door is infested rarely holds. Where we see that pattern we say so on the spot and recommend a coordinated society-level treatment instead of letting you pay twice.
Under-dosing leaves survivors and encourages resistance. Over-dosing exposes your family to product for no added benefit. Dosage is set against the infestation level found during inspection and against the product label — not by habit.
Every job runs inspection → preparation → treatment → day-15 follow-up, and you receive written preparation and aftercare instructions. Hotels, hostels and offices also receive treatment documentation for their records.
The steam stage is heat only — no product is applied while steaming. The stage that follows uses a CIB-approved low-odour formulation, placed into cracks, joints and skirting at label dosage rather than sprayed across open surfaces.
Occupants and pets should step out during the spray stage and stay out for two to four hours, until treated surfaces are dry. Aquariums should be covered and the pump switched off; pet bowls, food and children's toys should be moved out of the rooms being treated beforehand. Every customer gets written pre-treatment and post-treatment instructions, and the technician goes through them before starting.
Do bed bugs spread disease? No. Bed bugs are not known to transmit disease to humans. What they cause is bites, itching, broken sleep and a great deal of distress — and in a shared flat or a PG, arguments. That is reason enough to deal with them properly, without anyone needing to overstate the risk.
This page is for identification purposes only. For any skin reaction, please consult a qualified doctor. We are pest control specialists, not medical practitioners.
A Sai Pest Control has been working in Thane, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai since 2001, and has been using thermal steam on bed bug jobs since 2007 — long before it became a common line in Indian pest control advertising. The company runs three steam machines and a field team of five technicians, all working out of the same office in Khopat, Thane West.
Over those years the work has ranged from single rooms in older chawls to full hostel blocks and hotel floors. Bed bugs are the pest we are asked about most, which is why this site exists separately from our general pest control division.
For cockroach, termite, rodent, mosquito, ant, mite or wood borer treatment, that is handled by our full-service division at asaipestcontrol.com. This site covers bed bugs only.
Bed bug treatment costs ₹3,500 for a 1 BHK, ₹4,500 for a 2 BHK and ₹5,400 for a 3 BHK flat. That price includes the free inspection, the steam and spray treatment, and the follow-up visit on day 15. Hotels, PGs, hostels and offices are quoted after an on-site inspection, because floor area and infestation level vary too much for a fixed rate.
Yes. The inspection is free and there is no obligation to book after it. A technician checks the mattress, cot, sofa, curtains and skirting, tells you what has been found, and confirms the charge before any work begins.
Yes, it is the same insect. Khatmal is the Hindi name, dhekun is the Marathi name, and in Thane and Mumbai most people use khatmal in everyday speech regardless of language. If you searched for khatmal pest control, this is the treatment you are looking for.
A two-stage method. First, 100°C thermal steam applied slowly along mattress seams, cot joints, headboards, sofa folds and curtain hems, which acts on eggs and live bugs inside the fabric. Second, a CIB-approved low-odour spray placed into cracks, joints and skirting that steam cannot reach. A follow-up visit on day 15 completes the job.
Because the eggs survived. A bed bug egg has a hard outer shell that ordinary residual sprays do not penetrate, and it is glued deep inside a mattress seam or a cot joint. The adults die, the eggs hatch one to two weeks later, and the infestation restarts. This is why the treatment needs heat on the seams and a second visit timed to the hatch.
A standard flat takes 1.5 to 2.5 hours, depending on the furniture layout and how far the infestation has spread. Larger properties and commercial premises take longer and are planned after the inspection.
Because any eggs that survived the first treatment will have hatched by then, and the young bugs are at their most exposed. The day-15 visit is what breaks the breeding cycle. It is included in the price on this page and is never charged separately.
No. Bed bugs are not known to transmit disease to humans. They cause bites, itching, disturbed sleep and considerable distress, which is reason enough to treat them properly. For any skin reaction, please consult a qualified doctor — we are pest control specialists, not medical practitioners.
Occupants and pets should step out during the spray stage and stay out for two to four hours, until treated surfaces are dry. The steam stage uses heat only. Your technician gives you a written preparation and re-entry checklist before the visit.
The steam stage applies heat only, with no product involved. The residual stage uses a CIB-approved low-odour formulation applied at label dosage into cracks and crevices rather than across open surfaces. Keep children and pets out of the treated rooms for two to four hours until surfaces dry, cover aquariums, and follow the written aftercare sheet the technician leaves with you.
Dry thermal steam carries very little moisture, which is why it is used routinely on mattresses, upholstery, leather and wooden furniture. The technician checks the material before starting and adjusts the approach where a fabric needs it.
In most cases, no. Discarding a mattress is usually the most expensive part of a bed bug problem, and it is often unnecessary — the seams are exactly where steam is most effective. If a mattress is badly damaged or heavily soiled the technician will tell you honestly, but we do not recommend replacement as a matter of routine.
You will receive a written preparation list after the inspection. It usually covers stripping and hot-washing bedding, bagging clothes from affected wardrobes, decluttering under and around the bed, and vacuuming the room. Preparation makes a real difference, because it opens up the hiding places the technician needs to reach.
Yes, and shared accommodation is planned differently. Bed bugs move between rooms through skirting and conduits, so we work to a floor-level plan rather than treating single rooms. Commercial premises are quoted after an on-site inspection and receive treatment documentation for their records.
A Sai Pest Control works across Thane, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and the nearby belt including Mira Road, Bhayandar, Kalyan and Dombivli. Our office is in Khopat, Thane West, so Thane and the Mulund–Bhandup belt can usually be offered a same-day or next-day inspection. For other areas we confirm a visit window on the call. Phone +91 98191 04077.
Call or WhatsApp with your area and the size of the flat and we will give you the earliest slot on the call itself. We work from 7:00 AM to 10:30 PM, all seven days, including Sundays and public holidays.
Tell us your area and the size of your flat, and you will get a straight answer on charges and the earliest slot on the call itself. Inspection is free. The day-15 follow-up is included.
Regulatory note: Treatments use Central Insecticides Board (CIB)-approved formulations alongside 100°C thermal steam. A Sai Pest Control holds an Insecticide Licence issued by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra. Written pre-treatment and post-treatment safety guidelines are provided to every customer.
