How to Prevent Bed Bugs While Traveling

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If you have an upcoming weekend getaway or a week-long vacation, you likely have a lot of preparations. When packing and getting ready for travel, it’s important to prepare for the reality of possibly getting bed bugs while traveling. In the last decade alone, the number of bed bug infestations tied to traveling has increased exponentially. From hotels to trains and planes, bed bugs are hitchhiking bugs that may hitch a ride home with you. This makes it very important to know how to prevent bed bugs while traveling. The team at Active Pest Control are here with their top tips to avoid bed bugs while traveling.

Bed Bug Prevention When Traveling to Hotels

Your best defense against getting bed bugs while traveling is to do your research! Always read reviews of hotels to look for mentions of bed bugs. If there have been several, you may want to choose another place to stay. If there is only one, give the place a call. Ask the person on the phone what their bed bug plan is. If that bed bug incident was an isolated event, the person running the place will know how bed bugs were treated. This is also a great way to find out what management is willing to do if bed bugs are found in your room. It is best to stay at a place that will be willing to move you to another room for free if bed bugs are encountered. As long as the room isn’t adjacent, above, or below the room you were in, it should be easy to avoid bed bugs while traveling to hotels.

How to Avoid Bed Bugs While Traveling

When you get to your hotel, there are several bed bug prevention tips to follow:

  • If possible, leave your bag in your car until you’ve inspected your room. If not, put your bags on the bathroom floor.
  • Use a flashlight to check the sheets, pillowcases, mattress seams, underside of the box spring, upholstered furniture, baseboards, and wall outlets for bed bug signs. If bed bugs are infesting the room, you may see black streaks, tiny black droppings, black patches, light brown to dark brown blood staining, shed insect skins, or these tiny bugs crawling around. If you find evidence, bring it to the attention of management.
  • During your stay, consider keeping your luggage or clothing in plastic bags. When you bring your luggage out, use the luggage stand, if one is provided, or use a table to put your luggage on. Don’t leave clothing on the floor or draped over a chair.
  • When you get home from vacation, wash and dry all your clothing at the hottest temperature. This should kill bed bugs in all stages of development.

The Importance of Bed Bug Prevention When Traveling

You’ve taken every precaution to prevent bed bugs while traveling…but you’ve still managed to bring them home with you. Now what? As soon as you notice bed bugs in your home, it’s important to enlist the help of a bed bug exterminator. These pests are extremely hard to get rid of without proper education and training. The Active Pest Control team uses the most advanced bed bug protocols in the industry. We’ll make sure those bed bugs are completely gone.

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