{"id":2250,"date":"2015-06-17T16:14:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T20:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugagreenway.wordpress.com\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2023-01-03T15:30:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:30:17","slug":"tips-to-avoid-bringing-bedbugs-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/greenway\/2015\/06\/17\/tips-to-avoid-bringing-bedbugs-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Avoid Bringing Bedbugs Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Maria stern Abbey in Hohenweiler, Austria. No bedbugs here! (Photo by Pamela Turner)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I may have brought bedbugs home from my vacation. What an awful souvenir!  I travel a lot, but this is the first time I have had an encounter with bedbugs. Maybe staying at all those convents and monasteries in Europe instead of five star hotels protected me from these unsavory pests. In reality, bedbugs can be found anywhere there are people. Since it is travel season, this is a good time for a refresher on bedbugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your first line of defense is: BE AN INFORMED TRAVELER.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Read hotel reviews. Remember that some may be false, so check several different sources.<\/li>
  2. Check the Bed Bug Registry<\/a>.<\/li>
  3. Ask the hotel where you are thinking of staying, what practices they’ve put in place to deal with bedbug prevention and treatment.<\/li>
  4. Travel with a flashlight and a bedbug information card. Here are two bedbug cards – one from EPA<\/a> <\/span>and one from Cornell<\/a>.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE HOTEL:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n