Upcoming travel? University of Georgia experts show you how to check for bedbugs and avoid bringing them home

While bedbugs are the last thing most of us want to think about when planning a trip or vacation, a few simple steps at the beginning and end of travel can prevent a complicated and expensive problem upon returning home.

Source: University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
By Jordan Powers
Images: Courtesy

Your hotel is booked and your bags are packed, but if you don’t want bedbugs to ruin your travel plans this season, step one is knowing how and where to find them.

Dan Suiter, an urban entomologist with University of Georgia Cooperative Extensionand the Orkin Distinguished Professor in Urban Entomology at UGA, and Ben Hottel, technical training lead with Rollins, walk through the process of checking for bedbugs. They discuss where to place your luggage upon checking in, where to look for bedbugs, signs of bedbugs, and what to do when you get home in case you brought bedbugs home with you.

While bedbugs are the last thing most of us want to think about when planning a trip or vacation, a few simple steps at the beginning and end of travel can prevent a complicated and expensive problem upon returning home.

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About the Author: Dan Suiter, Orkin Distinguished Professorship in Urban Entomology; Extension Entomologist

Resources:

• UGA Center for Urban Agriculture
• A Guide to Identification and Management