What should you do first when checking into a hotel? Rate the view from the window? Loot the minibar? Unpack your things? It turns out you should start with something completely different!
Why should you put your luggage in the bath?
There is a very good (and not the most pleasant!) reason not to put your suitcase on the bed to remove clothes. According to Rospotrebnadzor experts, bedbugs live not only in apartments with unsanitary conditions: they are even found in five-star hotels. If you are not careful, you can bring pests home.
The first thing the service staff advises you after entering your room is to place your suitcase and bag in the bathtub or shower. As entomologist Caitlin Kesheimer explains, the bathroom is the least favorable place for bed bugs because humans, their main food source, spend the least amount of time there.
Additionally, the bathroom is a poor hiding place for insects: its surfaces are slick and slippery, and towels and rugs are removed and washed before new guests move in, meaning there are no There is no suitable safe habitat for bed bugs in this room.
What are the signs that there are bedbugs in the bedroom?
First of all, you need to inspect the bed: throw away the bed linen and examine the mattress protector. as well as the top and bottom seams of the mattress around the entire perimeter. The main signs of parasites are black fecal spots, dry skin caused by molting larvae, and tiny brown spots. If you notice them, demand an immediate move to another room.
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What to do if you don’t notice bed bugs?
If you have only discovered bedbugs at night and experienced bites, then you should take precautions when leaving the hotel. Carefully examine all items and the suitcase itself, use trash bags to put potentially contaminated clothing in them.
When you get home, wash it: As Kesheimer explains, high temperatures can kill bedbugs: choose a cycle where it’s 60 degrees or higher. The suitcase and bags should be vacuumed and immediately cleared of any debris collected in the process.
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Source: The Voice Mag
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