Most people avoid traveling to farther destinations to prevent the risk of falling victim to bed bug infestations. Since bugs are the peskiest insects that feed on human blood, having them inside your home or on luggage is not less than a nightmare. The most common place of their infestation is hotels, lounges, public transports, parks, homes and even hospitals. They have been reported in major areas of North America. To prevent pest invasion inside your property, its important that you should remain protected and alert while traveling or staying away from home.
Some bed bug travel tips that are helpful in preventing bugs inside your home are:
- While traveling on a public transport, don’t forget to carry a disposable seat cover that is treated against bed bugs. This is the latest practice that is responsible for providing protection against these parasitic hitch hikers.
- If you are coming back from a long vacation, then its important to wash your belongings like luggage, clothes, bag and all other items in extreme hot water to remove these unwanted pests.
- Since bed bugs have the capability to hide in the tiniest wall corners and crevices, they can even hide inside your luggage seams. Its ideal to use hard sided luggage bags that doesn’t have seams to prevent their habitat and breeding.
- Use sealable plastic bags to pack your clothes and all other items you are carrying. They are bug proof bags that can be utilized for packing and protecting your suitcase.
- Carefully inspect the hotel room for any signs of bed bug infestation, before placing your luggage over the place. Avoid using racks and other items that are at least 10 feet near to the bed.
- Never throw or keep clothes on the bed or over the floor. Also avoid using hotel drawers. Its better to pack everything in sealed bags to avoid crawling bugs to infest your luggage.
- If the zipper of your bag is open, then chances are that bed bugs can crawl inside it. Therefore, its better advised to close the zip and other pockets of your luggage bag.
- Before leaving from home, spray a bed bug repellant product over your bag and belongings. Try using permethrin based spray that is effective in deterring pests for around a month.
