Bed Bugs Can Hide In Hotel Furniture
Matt Unrein • August 21, 2024
Bed Bugs Can Hide in Hotel Furniture
You may have read articles about how you should not unpack your suitcase while on vacation, and there is a reason for this practice. Bed bugs love hotels and motels since there are a lot of people traveling in and out of one location. Bed bugs can hide anywhere, and the cleanliness of the hotel is not a factor that bed bugs care about. Bed bugs only care about warm bodies and the blood inside them.
The reason you should avoid unpacking your suitcase is dressers and drawers. Most hotels and motels use furniture made from wood and these are great places for bed bugs to hide. Wooden furniture has a lot of dark places for bed bugs to hide during the day and then come out at night to eat.
According to Dr, Jason Singh at Travel Leisure.com "Alright, so how many of you completely unpack your clothes from your suitcase into a hotel dresser," Singh began in his Instagram clip. "I want to know because hotel dressers, especially those that are made of wood or have joints or crevices, are a risk for bed bug infestation. So, it's not just beds that have bed bugs; hotel dressers can have them, too, and they're not readily cleaned either."
When you arrive at a hotel/motel you might want to do some due diligence and inspect the furniture for bed bugs. Take a flashlight and check the following areas for bed bugs:
- Joints and cracks in desks
- Folds on the front and back of chairs
- Couches
- Pillows
- Cushions
- Behind picture frames
- Electrical outlets
- Behind baseboards
If you really need to get your clothes out of the suitcase, then it's recommended to hang your clothes in the closet. It is the better option than taking the risk with the drawers and dressers.
If you get the feeling that bed bugs may have hitchhiked their way into your house from your vacation then please give us a call at 816-237-5342. Please our FAQ page for what the signs are for bed bugs and what to do if you find any.
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Humans have fought— and lost—many battles against pesky insects and rodents throughout history. From plague-ridden rats in 14th-century Europe to the modern comorbid mosquito, millions of people have fallen to opponents a fraction of their size. But the earliest war has lasted over 245,000 years and is still fought today: Humans versus bed bugs. A team of researchers at Virginia Tech studied the lineage of bed bugs and found that patterns in their activity coincided with the rise and fall of the human population over time. Though these findings admit the defeat of bed bug reign by humans, they can be used to predict future invasions as urban living develops, and to investigate the phenomenon of insecticide resistance in the determined bed bug species. Though bed bugs first preferred cave-dwelling bat blood, a group of them jumped over to the Neanderthals in those same caves, and their palates have remained un-cleansed ever since. In fact, humans became the bed bug’s exclusive source of sustenance, a preference shared by only one other insect species—head lice. Just like you won’t find a family of lice at the local park, you won’t find bed bugs in your garden—only in your bed and other suitable dark spots in your home. Bed bugs have hitchhiked and set up camp amongst humans for centuries, just waiting for the perfect time to indulge in their human midnight snacks. But there is good news. Bed bugs will not be the cause of any new plagues, as they cannot make humans sick. Though their bites, as well as their resilience, can be irritating, their harm is liminal, and there are easy methods for getting those lazy bones (or exoskeletons?) out of your bed. However, bed bugs are resistant to many residential chemicals, and consulting professionals is your best bet. First, call SOS Pest Control for a FREE inspection. If they do bombard on a bed bug sleepover, their safe and effective heat treatment heats your home’s walls to rid of bed bugs from the inside out. This safe, effective, and damage-free process takes little time, and SOS’ unmarked vehicles ensure your neighborhood won’t be all up in your business (as for businesses, we will make sure the neighborhood is back up in you soon). Call (816) 471-5733 today or visit online at soskc.com Original article: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/05/bed-bug-whole-genome-human-lineage-warren-bo
According to a TIME article, bed bugs have been a persistent problem for years, but lately, they’ve become even more difficult to eliminate. That’s because these pests are developing resistance to many common pesticides, making traditional treatments less effective.
