Bed bugs are small insects that feed on the blood of humans and animals. They often hide in cracks and crevices near beds, hence the name “bed bugs.” They like to bury in the seams, folds, and crevices of the mattress, box spring, and bed frame. Clue that these reddish-brown bugs are present, besides finding the bugs themselves, are tiny white eggs and small black fecal spots.
When checking into a hotel room, it is not a bad idea to inspect the bed along with other furniture, including nightstands and dressers, as well as behind wall hangings and in any cracks or crevices in the room for bed bugs .
If a room is suspect, a change of room should be requested immediately. Preferably, the new room should not be adjacent to or directly above or below the infested room.
Currently in the UK, an investigation is being conducted regarding the deaths of a British couple who stayed at a hotel in Egypt in 2018. In an adjacent room, guests had reported bed bugs and so the hotel immediately fumigated. Soon after, the couple in the adjacent room developed symptoms which led to one dying while still in the hotel and the other dying soon after arriving at the hospital. The daughter of the couple believes they died from the chemicals used in the fumigation, indicating the room shared a common door.
While fumigation is a method used to eliminate bed bugs and other pests by using toxic gases or chemicals to kill them, it is important to note that fumigation for bed bugs is not the most common or recommended method. Bed bugs have developed resistance to many pesticides, and fumigation may not always be effective in eliminating them entirely.
Fumigation is generally considered a last resort for bed bug control due to its potential health risks and the fact that bed bugs can hide in areas that fumigants may not reach. Fumigation should only be done in consultation with professional pest control services to ensure it’s done safely and effectively.
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