Travel Bed Bug Prevention: Don't Bring Them Home

Bed bugs hide in hotel beds, furniture, carpet, frames. They’re visible but tiny—inspect before unpacking.

Hotel Room Inspection

• Luggage in car or bathtub during check.
• Check mattress seams for dark spot clusters.
• Bugs: translucent → reddish-brown; oval, flat; 4–5 mm.
• Bites: small, red, raised, often in threes.

If Found

1. Alert front desk; request new room or change hotels.
2. Find a laundromat.
3. Dry clothes on highest heat → wash hot → dry high again. Heat kills bugs/eggs.

Post-Trip

Call your exterminator for a home evaluation before any hitchhikers establish.