April 22-26 is Bed Bug Awareness Week, and we’re taking this opportunity to share tips for avoiding bed bugs this week and beyond, especially as summer approaches. Summertime often brings extra travel opportunities, which greatly increases the risk for transporting bed bugs. Be it warm-weather vacations or kids coming home from college, bed bugs [...]
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Last month we updated you on some groundbreaking pest prevention news: Bed bug-proof luggage now exists. ThermalStrike, the luggage brand with a sleek, luxury design, uses infrared technology to kill bed bugs and ease travelers’ worries about bringing home a suitcase full of pests. ThermalStrike luggage raises the internal suitcase temperature to 140 degrees. In [...]
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Frequent travelers fear not: A new line of luggage can keep you and your loved ones free from bed bugs while on the go. ThermalStrike, a luggage brand with a sleek, luxury design, uses new heat technology to raise suitcase temperatures to 140 degrees. At this temperature, any bed bugs that may have snuck into [...]
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One woman’s dream wedding went awry last month as her maid of honor was attacked by hotel bed bugs just days before the big ceremony. The maid of honor, who is also the bride’s sister, noticed the bites several days into her stay at a Howard Johnson in San Antonio. According to KHOU.com, “She even [...]
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Recently, USAToday Travel’s Kitty Bean Yancey found her Vegas hotel on a bed bug registry. Instead of overreacting, Yancey did the smart thing and called the hotel for more information. Since she has stayed there in the past and hasn’t had any problems, she wanted to hear firsthand whether bed bugs were an issue. Bed [...]
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An article on The Travel Channel’s website explained that cities like Cincinnati, OH, Columbus, OH and Chicago, IL, have seen spikes in bed bug complaints. The article also explains that bed bugs are not only staying in homes anymore, but also showing up in hotels, office buildings and movie theaters. It doesn’t matter how clean the [...]
If you vacationed in a major American city during the past year and didn’t encounter or hear about bed bugs, consider yourself lucky. New data from Raveable.com shows that the number of bed bug reports in 2011 totaled an astounding 660 percent more than 2010, Market Watch reports. Among the cities with the largest increases [...]
Yikes! It’s true: bed bugs are literally everywhere, and airplanes are no exception. According to an article from BNet.com, there are steps you can take to protect yourself when you travel by airplane: Bring your own pillow and blanket instead of using the airline-provided ones. Carry your pillow and blanket in a plastic zippered [...]
This upcoming travel season might be “the worst yet” for bed bugs, experts say. Blogger and author Stacy DeBroff is recommending some easy things travelers can do to protect themselves, according to a recent article on WTAM 1100 Cleveland’s website. Place handbags and suitcases on your lap or on luggage racks – NOT on the [...]
Today is the “biggest travel day of the year” according to news reports, so we thought we’d reinforce some tips for protecting yourself while traveling. Here are a few quick tips: Peel back the bedsheets and check the mattress, running your fingers along the upper and lower seams. Make sure to check the mattress tag, [...]
