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With the ease of travel we enjoy today we are able to accomplish so much more and can travel much greater distances in a day then ever before. This has made the traveler’s life both rewarding and hectic. This ease of travel has also made the spread of bed bugs much more likely than ever before.

In today’s modern world travelers must be aware of how to naturally get rid of bed bugs so they can protect themselves on their travels and their families when they return home from some far off place. They cannot take a chance of bringing these little monsters home with them.

There are several things a traveler needs to know and must keep in mind to stay bed bug free on their travels. A few minutes of care can save a lot of aggravation. Some caution and a quick inspection can save many hours of hard work and a lot of discomfort from some unwanted traveling guests; those pesky prolific bed bugs.

Travelers today need to protect themselves during their stay at a hotel.

It is comforting to know that most establishments will try to keep their guests protected as best they can from physical harm no matter what the cause. This however is not always the case when it comes to pest infestations. Many hotels or motels deny any problems or down play the situation as long as possible. So as they used to say Buyer Beware!, now the phrase should be Traveler Beware!

To be fair in some cases the bed bugs have just gotten out of a prior guests luggage or clothes and are just starting to infest the room. These situations are hard for the hotel to control since the bed bugs hide during the day and are hard to detect in small numbers unless you are looking for evidence of the bugs. In this case with a small infestation you may not even get bitten at all or you may just have one or two bites in a single nights stay.

Bed bugs feed every day or two when food is available.

These little blood sucker will eat when ever they can. They will eat every day or every couple of days when food is available. They need to feed in order to grow and to reproduce. However it is believed that they are able to survive for as long as a year to 18 months with out a blood meal. This alone makes them extremely adapt at surviving in hotel rooms that do not always have guests.

Bed bugs leave signs of their existence in areas that they hide and feed.

When bed bugs feed they ingest blood from the host. During the digestion process they leave blood stains on the mattress or in areas that they hide. They also leave blood droppings, shed skins and lay eggs in their hiding places. Bed bugs are very good at hiding however they do leave tell tale signs of their existence in a room.

You may not be able to find an actual bug however if you look for these signs you can easily find them. Bed bugs many times will have a place that they hang out before going back into hiding such as corners or folds in the box springs, seams, buttons and corners of the mattress. These are good spots to check for signs of an infestation.

When bed bugs have become established in a room for some time and their numbers have increased they are easier to spot and the guests will notice more bites during the stay. If there are large number of bed bugs in a room they will leave large amounts of the tell tale signs discussed above. Take a few minutes before bringing your luggage or clothes into a room; check the mattress, box springs and and corners of items such as furniture for signs of bed bugs.

If you see any signs of an infestation; do not stay in that room. Insist on a different room, your family will thank you.