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MrSafeguard — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:33:05 GMT

Don't throw away that mattress yet! There are affordable mattress encapsulation products that we can supply you that are bed bug and dust mite proof. Yes, you still need professional help. Bed bugs can still nest in other areas of your home - within that twelve to fifteen foot area and they can still travel in the night to bite you. Flea bombs will not help - they only treat areas where air circulates and these guys love to hide in cracks and crevices. You do not have to treat the whole home - usually only the bedroom and nearby.

MrSafeguard

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Tia — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:24:01 GMT

If you do have bed bugs is it best to just throw away the mattress. And if you do do you still have to have your home treated? Can I just bomb the room for them? Or do I have to do the whole home?

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MrSafeguard — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:38:43 GMT

Bed bugs used to be quite common, but the use of professional pest control materials had them on the run for decades. Many hotels and motels have gotten out of the habit of having a pest control service and the newer, less toxic pest control materials today do not last as long as earlier materials.

This is not to say that any given hotel or motel could not be cleaner. If you have concerns, contact the hotel or motel you wish to stay in and ask them of they have a service and if they have encountered any problems. Then make sure you do your own inspection when you get there. Before you unpack.

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MrSafeguard — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:33:39 GMT

Many hotel operators don't know they have a problem until after a guest complains. Often these complaints don't surface until after a guest returns home with the bed bugs. Bed bugs only come out at night when people are sleeping. Most people will not notice the bite when it occurs. They may notice a raised bump later - but only if they have a reaction to either the bite itself or to the bed bug's feces. To add insult to injury, the bed bug excretes in the same area it fed after feeding.

Sometimes hotel operators are very responsive and some are even proactive, with inspection programs by trained staff members or pest control professionals, but it would be highly unusual for a hotel to advertise about a pest problem that would give them bad publicity. Otherwise, if you knew who has had problems with roaches, rats, lice, bed bugs, etc..., you might never stay in a hotel room. Just don't ask me to tell you which restaurants to avoid and why

Inspecting the mattress, box springs, and headboard are your best bet to stay bite free and clear of infestation.

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SteveJ — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:20:27 GMT

I thought bed bugs only occured in third world countries. Are these four star hotels you refer to unsanitary?

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Tracy — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:31:18 GMT

That is disgusting! Do hotels have to tell you about pest problems? Is there anything I can do to make sure I don't bring them home with me? ICK!