Bed bugs from B&B

mokryna we buy food grade diatomaceous earth.
It's edible so as well as using it in the garden you can use it round food areas and (for example) to stop ants walking into the kitchen. No worrying about pets

mokryna

The problem is that the bugs pick you as a carrier. Any public seat cinema, plane, train bus etc. or even if you walk over an infected area in the ridges of your soles.

I watched a YouTube clip of a guy sitting on the tube with a bed bug crawling up his trousers 😩
With the amount of people travelling now, we have really become a small world, so there is going to be more infestations unfortunately.

The problem is that the bugs pick you as a carrier. Any public seat cinema, plane, train bus etc. or even if you walk over an infected area in the ridges of your soles.

I know franbern, I wouldn’t literally die!!!
But I don’t want bedbugs in my house thank you very much.
My OCD would go through the roof!
So will keep checking when I go away.

MT62

I always check the mattress & keep my suitcase off the bed.
Surprising how many people unpack their case on top of the bed.
I would die if I ever brought those things home with me.

Honestly MT62 you would not die due to bed bugs!!!!!

MT62

I think it is safe to sprinkle in a small area then vacuum up in a few days.
I haven’t used mine as I haven’t seen any more carpet beetles since March

Mokryna

I think it is safe to sprinkle in a small area then vacuum up in a few days.
I haven’t used mine as I haven’t seen any more carpet beetles since March

mokryna

Pest Grade Diatomaceous Earth

Think I bought food grade for carpet beetles. These are bad enough 😩

Never put your case or bags under the bed either - I believe they can get into your bags there too

Pest Grade Diatomaceous Earth

I have been told that this is effective but could be dangerous. I always keep my cases in the bath when traveling and I tell my guests not to put theirs on my beds. Why do people do that, especially when I show them there is an oblong stool to use.

DylisI should have done that, I will if it ever happens again.
YesMT62 I was lucky. I’ve learnt my lesson,

I suggest you look at B&B reviews online and contact B&B. If you have been bitten you can be sure that others have too. The B&B may be unaware that they have a problem.

I must have been lucky, I’ve stayed in all sorts of places and countries and never encountered a bed bug, I never gave them a thought, and took no precautions.

Chardy

Always use the suitcase stand, rather than putting your bag on the bed
When you get up in the morning, check the base sheet for tiny pin pricks of blood. You think the bites are the worst that can happen? No. Transferring them into your home is far worse, and ridiculously expensive, replacing mattresses, bedframes (they can get into the joins), getting pest control in etc

This 👍🏻

JaneJudge

Oh dear my friend brought them home once. She had to call out a professional for advice and help as they'll be on your belongings too

Some pest control companies even have specially trained sniffer dogs to seek them out.
One house had such a bad infestation, that the things were even inside the sofa 😩

You was lucky you caught it PJ1 👏

PamelaJ1

Well I was ready to burn the house down. I have a relative who worked for Rentakil, he put the fear of God in me when we brought one home!
We stayed in a hotel near Gatwick and yes we put our cases on the bed. Then we came home and did it again! Don’t do what we did.
When it occurred to us that was why I was getting bitten and we had decided to get the extermination team in we were so lucky.
I got out of bed very gently and pulled the covers back very slowly and there the little ** was! Readers I squashed it. MY blood on the sheet but the end of the invasion.
Such a relief.
We’ve just come back from a break away and unpacked in the porch.

Bathroom is best place for your case until you have checked the bed, or one of those racks if the room is lucky to have one.

sparkle1234

I travel a lot , ive fortunately never encountered bed bugs . I'm going to be mindful of not unpacking on the bed and checking the mattress in future . What do they look like , what should I look for in the mattress and can they live in wardrobes ?

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Photo of what bedbugs look like. I think this would be a bad infestation

sparkle1234

I travel a lot , ive fortunately never encountered bed bugs . I'm going to be mindful of not unpacking on the bed and checking the mattress in future . What do they look like , what should I look for in the mattress and can they live in wardrobes ?

Dark spots of blood. They are attracted by carbon dioxide at night (so breathing) I 🤔 so may not see them during the day.
They can also live in cracks, furniture & light switch casings.
I do use packing cubes & put those in the drawers, rather than unpacking clothes into drawers.
Also I am going to take my hand held steamer to iron my clothes next time so that should kill anything.

I once had a big roach crawling up my case but I’d rather bring one of them home than bedbugs.
My brother on the other hand, once brought home a black scorpion in his case.

Chardy

Always use the suitcase stand, rather than putting your bag on the bed
When you get up in the morning, check the base sheet for tiny pin pricks of blood. You think the bites are the worst that can happen? No. Transferring them into your home is far worse, and ridiculously expensive, replacing mattresses, bedframes (they can get into the joins), getting pest control in etc

Absolutely 100 correct 👍🏻

Well I was ready to burn the house down. I have a relative who worked for Rentakil, he put the fear of God in me when we brought one home!
We stayed in a hotel near Gatwick and yes we put our cases on the bed. Then we came home and did it again! Don’t do what we did.
When it occurred to us that was why I was getting bitten and we had decided to get the extermination team in we were so lucky.
I got out of bed very gently and pulled the covers back very slowly and there the little ** was! Readers I squashed it. MY blood on the sheet but the end of the invasion.
Such a relief.
We’ve just come back from a break away and unpacked in the porch.

I travel a lot , ive fortunately never encountered bed bugs . I'm going to be mindful of not unpacking on the bed and checking the mattress in future . What do they look like , what should I look for in the mattress and can they live in wardrobes ?