How To Avoid Getting Bed Bugs When You Travel

How To Avoid Getting Bed Bugs When You Travel

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Bed bugs are small parasitic insects. They are a common household pest. They hide in the numerous cracks and small places in the house. A bed bug infestation is common in the mattress, upholstery, carpets etc. bed bug bites are wheel like in appearance. They cause itching, redness, allergy and rashes. The effect of a bite can last up to a few days.

The most common way in which bed bugs may enter your home is by hitch hiking. This means that if you visit a bed bug infested place, the bugs will latch onto your clothing and luggage and travel with you to your home. Does that mean that you should not travel? Of course not!

Checklist to avoid bedbugs

Here are some useful tips to avoid picking up bed bugs during your travels.

Before checking into any hotel, look up reviews of previous customers on reliable sites on the internet. It is best to avoid going to hotels where infestation have been reported.

When you check into a hotel, keep your luggage in the shower (provided it is dry) and check thoroughly in likely places. These would be the headboard of the bed, the mattress and its seams, picture frames, upholstered furniture, carpet etc. If you find any sign of a bed bug, move out. Otherwise you should keep your luggage on a high surface like a table or a luggage rack.

Once you return home, you should put all your clothes into the laundry. If you have visited an infested area, do not put your unwashed clothes on bed or other furniture or on carpet. Use as hot water as the fabric can withstand.

The suitcase, briefcase and purses also need to be debugged. You can vacuum them thoroughly. Since bed bugs cannot withstand cold, you can lower the temperature to beyond -5C. But this has to be maintained for a minimum of 5 days and preferably for two weeks. The cold must reach the core of the object.

Even if you have checked your hotel room thoroughly, bed bugs may enter your clothes or luggage during journeys on public transport or from other peoples clothes. So it is necessary to know the ways of getting rid of bedbugs.

How to get rid of bed bugs

Several bed bug pesticides and bed bug insecticides are available in the market. Pyrethroids are the most common group of bed bug pesticide. This is a chemical compound similar in composition to that of pyrethrins which are obtained from the extract of chrysanthemum flowers. It is a contact pesticide which causes paralysis and death to the insects on contact. Organophosphates like Malathion was a widely used bed bug insecticide in USA. However it has recently been banned due to its high toxicity.

You can choose the steri-fab bed bug spray to eradicate an infestation. It contains synthetic pyrethroid in an isopropyl alcohol base. It is safe, odorless, and biodegradable and vaporizes in 15 to 20 minutes without leaving any trace. Spraying is easy and no dilution required. The steri-fab bed bug spray should be applied to all cracks and crevices of the room, on mattresses and carpets. It is a convenient way of pest control.

About the Author:
Protect yourself from bed bugs. Get yourself a Steri-fab bed bug spray - a portable and convenient solution to spray around the room and bed when you travel: http://www.bedbugsremovalguide.com/bed-bug-spray.html.



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