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I Don’t Want to Bring Home Bed Bugs

It’s that time of the year when you are starting to plan family vacations, extended weekends, travel ball plans, etc., everyone is excited, but you are worried about bringing home more than cool souvenirs, photographs, and memories. All of the bed bug talk is so nerve wracking you has really considered a Stay-cation instead of a Vacation!  The statistics are keeping you up at night. Bed bug infestation has increased by 500%, 1 in 5 people will get bed bugs. OH MY GOSH! Bed bugs truly are everywhere and you do not want your home to be part of THAT! Well, there are some things that you CAN do to prevent them from hitchhiking their way into your home.

Tips For Having a Bed Bugs Free Vacation:

  1. Pack your clothes in a hard-shelled suitcase, put toiletries in resealable plastic bags. Bring along plastic trash bags to keep personal items in, and sealed.
  2. Before you unpack- Place all personal items on the tile floor, luggage rack, etc. so you can inspect.
  3. Inspect- Pull back the covers, look in the folds, seams, crevices of the underside of the mattress, box spring, and frame. You may need to use a flashlight. Check the around the nightstand, lamps, folds of the furniture, and the drapes. Also check behind anything that hangs on the wall, pictures, and mirrors.
  4. So you suspect and outbreak-Alert the management immediately. Many hotels have bed bug protocol and will find you alternative rooming free of charge. Do not attempt to kill the bugs on your own. Where there is one bug there are many!
  5. I’m home, now what? Just 1 bed bug can lead to a full-blown bed bug infestation and absolute nightmare! Conduct a thorough inspection of your belongings OUTSIDE, away from furniture and sleeping areas. Inspect your clothing, paying particular attention to seams, pockets, and linings. Finally, heat all items in the dryer on high heat for 30 minutes. Then wash. You should also, vacuum or steam clean your bag before putting it away. This should kill any undetected bugs.

You weren’t so lucky?

Brought home some hitchhikers from vacation, a travel ball weekend, or girl’s weekend? Now you are freaking out! Call Exclusive Pest Control at 843-461-5169. We will come out and do an initial inspection. Next, we will develop a treatment plan that will eradicate this problem once and for all!

For more information check out these links:

http://www.frommers.com/tips/health-and-travel-insurance/how-to-avoid-bedbugs-while-traveling

http://www.flapest.com/bed-bugs-prevention-vacation

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/tips-avoiding-hotel-bed-bugs-traveling/story?id=11748855

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