Top Five Reasons Bed Bugs Invade a Home
Bed bugs frequently travel on clothes from other places, transferring from person to person.
After a tiring day at work, all anyone wants to do is return home and relax. Unfortunately, bed bugs may ruin the plans. Bed bugs will live off of blood, so they like living in a home’s beds, furniture, and fabric. Once a bed bug infestation occurs, exterminating the space can be highly challenging. Due to this, the best way to treat bed bugs is to avoid them in the first place.
Read on to learn how bed bugs travel and how to prevent becoming a victim.
Suitcases
One of the most common ways to bring bed bugs home is in a suitcase. When staying in a hotel, placing a suitcase near the door or dresser seems natural. However, guests should place their suitcases in the bathroom or as high up as possible. Bed bugs easily travel along furniture and carpeted areas. Once they reach a suitcase, they will tag along back home and infest the house. Besides putting the suitcase in the bathroom, wrapping it in a plastic bag to keep the bed bugs out also works.
Clothing
Bed bugs frequently travel on clothes from other places, transferring from person to person. While traveling, close quarters on a bus, train, or plane are ideal places to pick up bed bugs. After arriving home from a trip, always wash clothes in hot water and dry them in high heat. The heat will help to kill any bed bugs that may have returned home.
Hotel Stays
With so many people in and out of a single hotel room over the course of a month, it makes sense that bed bugs can become a problem. A recent hotel stay means clothes, luggage, and everything else must be washed to eliminate bed bugs. Before spending the night in the assigned room:
Check for the telltale brown dots of bed bugs.
Look along the mattress, headboard, and furniture for brown or red spots and bed bug shells.
If there are any signs of bed bugs, go to a different hotel or ask for a different room.
Taxi Cabs
While taxis are less common homes for bed bugs, they can still find their way into them. Numerous people take a taxi every day, and each passenger can carry bed bugs along with them. Bed bugs can live in the seats, leather, and upholstery.
Movie Theaters
After a long day, a date night at the movie theater may be the ideal way to unwind. Unfortunately, something else may be lurking between the seats. Bed bugs can travel into movie theaters on the clothing of other people. Once there, they can easily be transferred to the seat’s next occupant when they sit down. Other than avoiding movie theaters, wash the clothes worn that evening afterward with hot water to prevent bed bugs from becoming a problem at home.
If there are visible brown spots and bed bug shells indicative of an infestation, contact a reliable pest control company specializing in bed bug elimination for assistance.
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