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When you’ve been bit by bed bugs on vacation, it means that you’re at severe risk for more bites in the future and a home invasion.
All hotels and all motels can be at risk for bed bugs, because cleanliness has almost nothing to do with bed bug exposure. So make sure you’re keeping to these strategies in order to remain free of bed bugs all year.
You are most likely to come into contact with bed bugs while travelling. Bed bugs are notorious hitchhikers, and if someone has bed bugs in their home, they often take a few with them to their hotel, where they then breed and spread even further. It doesn't matter if you’re at a 5-star hotel or a motel in the “bad area” of the city – bed bugs live and breed everywhere. If you truly want to stay safe from bed bugs while travelling, you should inspect your room as soon as you enter.
Goodwill employees sort through thousands of clothing donations every day and sometimes discover unwanted donations of bed bugs.
Riders on a Greyhound bus headed towards New York City were involved in a terrifying and bizarre infestation of roaches last Friday.
It's the holiday season and that means traveling. Whether it’s to your mother-in-law’s or a hotel there is one thing you will probably forget to check for when you’re settled in—BED BUGS.
How can you identify hotels with bed bug problems? What can you do to avoid taking this problem home with you? If you have bed bugs, what do you do to get rid of them? Fortunately, there are answers to all those questions and tips to help you deal with this growing problem.