- At hotels, pull back the sheets and inspect the mattress seams, particularly at the corners, for telltale stains or spots.
- If you do need to change rooms, be sure that you do not move to a room adjacent and/or directly above/below the suspected infestation. Bed bugs can easily hitchhike via housekeeping carts, luggage and even through wall sockets. If an infestation is spreading, it typically does so in the rooms closest to the origin.
- Consider placing your suitcase in a plastic trash bag or protective cover during the duration of your trip to ensure that bed bugs cannot take up residence there prior to departure.
- Wash all of your clothes – even those that have not been worn – in hot water to ensure that any bed bugs that may have made it that far are not placed into your drawers/closet.
How to Tell If You Have Bed Bugs: 8 Early Warning Signs
The earliest signs of bed bugs include small reddish-brown bugs in mattress seams, tiny rust-colored stains on sheets, dark fecal spots near seams or baseboards, shed exoskeletons, a musty odor, and small itchy welts appearing in clusters or lines on your skin....
