by David Hedman
5 Tips Avoiding bedbugs
1. Before. Check out where are you are going on
BedbugRegistry.com. Pack a small fl ash- light in your luggage before you leave. Go to
ThermaPure.com and check out the bedbug identifi cation section of the website. You can print off this identifi cation section and carry it in your luggage. Also, look at the geographic bedbug hotspots on the website. If you are staying with a relative in a known high bedbug risk area, or if a relative from an area such as this is traveling to your home, be particularly careful.
2. Renting a Car. If it is during the cooler months of the year, start looking for bedbugs when you rent your car. During the sum- mer months the cars become too hot inside for the bedbugs to survive. The entire lifecycle of the bedbug can be destroyed at 120°F for 30 minutes. Check the trunk of the car, the seams of the seats, under the foot mats, and around the edges of the car- pet.
3. Arrival. When entering your room, put your luggage on the folding stand or in the bathtub. Bedbugs have a diffi cult time climbing on metal because it is slippery to them. Do not use the dresser or closet until you have checked out the room thoroughly for a bedbug infestation.
4. The Inspection. Check out the room thoroughly with the little fl ashlight you packed in your luggage. Look be- hind the headboard. Most headboards can be lifted off from both sides. Check the nooks and crannies of the night
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stands next to the bed, and behind the wall-hangings with your fl ashlight. Now pull off the bed sheets and check the seams of the mattress and box springs. Most of the time the bedbugs will hide near their blood host. We are looking for dark fecal spots, dried blood spots, and bedbugs dead or alive.
5. Home. If you have been bitten on your trip, or you suspect that you are now carrying bedbugs in your luggage, put your clothing and luggage in the dryer immediately upon returning home. A dryer will heat your belongings to between 130°F to 165°F. This temperature is lethal to both the eggs and entire lifecycle of the bedbug if you maintain the temperature for about 30 minutes.
6. Infestation. If you do bring bedbugs home, do not throw away your possessions. Go Green! Use a licensed and trained techni- cian to heat your home to kill the bedbugs. Why would you put chemicals in your bedroom? The technician should heat the sub area of the home to kill bedbugs which would migrate down to avoid the heat. A properly trained technician will always use fi l- tration to protect the other technicians and the residents of the structure from dangerous particles and VOC’s which are gener- ated during the convective heat process.
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