Apr 9th, 2012 at 1:00PM: Hotel beds are gross. That's just a fact. Frankly, everything in your hotel room is contaminated with something (including bodily fluids) and not just the hellholes where you expect to find filth. These days, however, more and more people are worried about a particular cleanliness issue in hotels: bedbugs. Not only will bedbugs make your stay miserable, but you very well could ruin your home life ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Apr 9th, 2012 at 1:00PM: Hotel beds are gross. That's just a fact. Frankly, everything in your hotel room is contaminated with something (including bodily fluids) and not just the hellholes where you expect to find filth. These days, however, more and more people are worried about a particular cleanliness issue in hotels: bedbugs. Not only will bedbugs make your stay miserable, but you very well could ruin your home life ...EcoSmart Bedbug Killer: A better bedbug repellent
May 17th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Let's face it, bedbugs are disgusting. If you've ever had the misfortune of staying in a bedbug ridden hostel, you know of what I speak. I woke up in a hill town guest house covered in red welts, the place was crawling with the little monsters, but there was a certain "back country off the grid isn't this picturesque" aspect to my newly textured skin. There's no way I'd bring that kind of ...Bed bugs in hotels and on cruise ships? What about my backpack?
Mar 19th, 2011 at 12:00PM:
The questions come and go for hotel managers, cruise ship cabin stewards, even sporting goods store workers but the bugs themselves, stay behind. It seems that infestations of bed bugs, the hematophagous (bloodsucking) insects of urban legend-quality mania are here to stay. Experts agree, the only thing to do is prevent them from dropping by in the first place.
One scary thought about bed ...Scientists confirm our worst fear: the super bedbug is here to stay
Jan 20th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
The results from a large bedbug study at Ohio State University have been revealed - and they don't look good. According to scientists, bedbugs are turning into super bedbugs by becoming resistant to most common pesticides.
Compared to ten years ago, bedbugs are one thousand times more resistant to chemicals that used to kill them - and are less prone to stress from heat, cold and ...Hilarious bed bug video shows top cities for infestations
Jan 7th, 2011 at 12:30PM:
Next Media Animation has quickly become a popular go-to destination for hilarious news clips. Take for example this video clip translating the Terminix top bedbug infested cities into something we'll call "must watch". Sadly, they only took the time to show the top four, but the end result is still worth it.
Our friends at AOL Travel recently reminded us how bed bugs are still very much in ...
Video: How to detect and kill bedbugs in your hotel room
Nov 23rd, 2010 at 5:00PM: Now bed bugs have gone from occasional nuisance to major problem in some cities, it makes sense to educate yourself on how to detect and kill these pests.
In this video, you'll see Michael Colongione, president of GotchA! Bedbug Inspectors explain how you can prevent taking bedbugs with you, and how to spot them in your (hotel) room.
With some simple tips, like carrying a flashlight and ...Pest control firm announces top cities for bedbug infestations - makes you itch uncontrollably
Aug 25th, 2010 at 11:30AM: Pest control firm Terminix just released a list of the 15 most bedbug-infested cities, "based on an analysis of call volume reporting bedbug infestations and of confirmed bedbug cases reported by sales professionals in 350 of the company's service centers".
The list contains very few surprises, New York takes the top spot, but Ohio manages to snag four of the top fifteen cities. Apologies in ...Online tool helps check for hotel bed bug reports
Dec 20th, 2009 at 11:00AM: WARNING: reading this article may screw up your sleep tonight.
Bed bugs are a huge problem for hotels. Obviously, not as big a problem as someone who actually ends up with bites all over their body after a night in a hotel bed, but still something they need to take seriously.
Sadly, some hotels have years of history of bed bugs, and until now, there was no real way to find the worst ...Bedbug invasion hits New York City subways
May 8th, 2008 at 5:20PM: We don't really have a bedbug fetish here at Gadling, but we've had something to say about these blood sucking critters on occasion. Here's just one more that will make you think twice about sitting down on those fairly harmless looking wooden benches while you're waiting for a subway in New York City. Wooden benches, like motel mattresses, can be a real bedbug hangout, according to this article ...Dogs cracking down on bed bugs in New York hotels
Mar 4th, 2008 at 7:00PM: To avoid an infested hotel bed, the next time you visit New York, you might just want to ask if your hotel room has been inspected for bed bugs by... dogs??? Last year the city's Department of Housing, Preservation and Development received nearly 7,000 bed bug complaints. The Department's answer? A team of six dogs to sniff out bed bugs in hotel rooms and apartments across the city. Radar the ...Hypoallergenic Hotel Rooms
Mar 27th, 2007 at 7:48AM: Most stories are about how bad hotels rooms are, but here's good news for many. The NY Times just ran a story on some hotels that go to great lengths to clean their rooms.
The Premier Hotel in Times Square, for example, uses ozone, tea tree oil, dust-mite covers, and other methods to create the "Pure Room." And they aren't the only ones. The article lists a host of other hotels making similar ...Don't Let the Bedbugs..or the Attorneys...Bite
Mar 9th, 2006 at 1:51PM: We
posted about the rather unsavory epidemic of pestilence
occurring around the globe with bedbugs. Seems the wee little vermin are infesting even some of the nicer hotels
around, and some folks are getting fed up with it. One woman, reports the
Chicago Tribune, has gone so far as to sue the hotel where she stayed with her husband in the Catskills. How much
are a few bedbug bites worth? ...
