How to spot bed bugs at hotels and avoid bringing them home | USA TODAY

Luepker and Forcier aren't alone. Entomologists say that bed bugs appear to be surging as more and more people are taking trips that got sidelined during the pandemic. And with the busy summer season upon us, they're warning travelers to be extra vigilant.

“This year is a unique year because we're seeing such a huge surge and resurgence in travel activity,” said Michael Bentley, director of training and education at the National Pest Management Association. "Bed bugs are incredibly effective travelers just like we are. As we evolved to travel around the world, bed bugs evolved to travel with us."

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[janebrown]

One thing everyone's forgotten is when we switched over to cold water clothes washing, experts warned bed bugs would be on the rise, and they are. I have a top loader and still have the original hot and cold taps, so I am washing again in fairly hot water (over 60 degrees).

[csriniku]

It's a night mare to be in bedbug situation...

[ytlyricnest]

What if the red spots are inconsistent and don’t itch doesn’t follow a zig zag or line just red dots on my skin close to eachother but super inconsistent

[thomasbrown]

What is the purpose of crappy background music in videos??

[lindakep]

Let's go visit Paris Hilton, bigger ones 😂

[iTzShakenJoE]

Bro when I went to Israel for a year I literally left everything in my suitcase. laid nothing on the floor.. lmaooo. EVERYwhere I move I check.

[Bend-fp]

You'll never get any real truth from these Jokers.