March 7, 2016: Chances are if you travel a lot and stay in hotels you’re going to be joined by creepy crawly little bed bugs. Usually because most hotels don’t regularly clean bedding covers and change pillows. A recent survey directed at bed bug exterminators noted that calls from hotels to get rid of room bed bugs are up — in the last 2 years — from 2-3 a week to 15-20 every week. Houston based “Bugs R Us” noted that most hotels try and get rid of the little critters on their own by tossing linens or spraying with ineffective chemicals — what that does is drive the bugs into the room walls and they soon return. Usually exterminators arrive at hotels in unmarked trucks with no id or logos on their equipment. When asked by hotel guests what they’re doing they usually answer “fixing water damage!” Best bed bug evasive action when checking into a room is to examine the bed closely, including lifting the mattress — creepy!
