Bed
Bugs In Hotels
Have you
experienced
staying an evening in a hotel and found out in the morning some itchy
and
reddish welts all over your body? If that’s the case, then
you might have been
bitten by bed bugs! Yes, you have read it just right—there
are bed bugs in
hotels! Just come to think of it…all you want is a good
night’s sleep right?
But you have never suspected that you can be a potential dinner for a
blood-sucking insect lurking in your hotel bed. Now that you know about
these
crawly critters, how about spending some little time knowing them a
little
more. Read on.
So what
are bed bugs
anyway? Basically, bed bugs are small insects that are
wingless—they are
flat-bodied bugs that are capable of sucking blood form your body. Yes
they are
parasites, but the non-threatening ones. Although they are not that
harmful,
bedbugs can somehow cause you some inconvenience. These blood-sucking
critters
create some red inflammation on your skin that can make you scratch and
itch
for a couple of hours—or a couple of days.
Bed
bugs in hotels should not alarm you. In
fact, there are more hotels that are not infested by bed bugs. But do
you know
that there are 3 main factors that can increase the hotel’s
chances of getting
a bed bug infestation? These are climate, type of housing, and pets.
Although
bed bugs can be found in almost all climates, they thrive most in
tropical
areas. So if your hotel room is not that well ventilated, there is a
higher
chance that it may be infested with these tiny crawling creatures.
Another thing
is that hotels have a higher turnover. People come in, and people come
out
almost everyday. Just imagine all the luggage and belongings that may
be
carrying bed bugs—and transferring them to the hotel room!
And lastly, hairy
pets like dogs and cats can be bed bug carriers too.
So
what should you do to avoid being bitten by bed bugs in hotels? First
things
first: before checking in at the hotel of your choice, make sure that
you ask
the owner (or the receptionist) if they have any bed bug infestations.
If you
have already checked in your room, be alert of possible bed bug tell
tale
signs. Check the upper and lower seams of your mattress. If you have
seen any
bed bugs there, then request for a room transfer, or better
yet—find another
hotel.
(Go here for
information about bed bugs New York City.)
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