I have been obsessed with worry since my family will be traveling to Florida this summer and are staying in a hotel. I have not stayed in a hotel much since bed bugs have reared their ugly heads once again in the U.S. So now, I am searching google, asking my friends and looking for the latest information on how to NOT bring the buggers home with us.
So I was pleasantly surprised today while listening to a news program about of all things, preventing bed bugs. Basically, bed bugs are not like ants. They don't walk into our houses on their own. They pretty much have to be invited (like a vampire...!) and once inside make pests of themselves until you finally can't take it anymore and call pest control. The easiest way for them to receive their invitation into you home is by you putting your luggage on any surface in the bedroom of a hotel room.
The experts on the show said to prevent this, you should keep your clothes and things inside your luggage and keep it in the bathroom instead of the bedroom (or carpeted areas). I also heard from somewhere else that you should store all your clothes and items (even your luggage) in large plastic bags (think overgrown freezer bags) that I know you can get at Walmart for just this purpose.
