Ways to Protect Yourself from Bed Bugs in Public Places

How Do I Protect Myself from Bed Bugs in Public Places?

Bed bug infestations don’t develop in public places such as offices, classrooms, movie theaters, or department stores very often. But these place can be great transfer hubs for bed bugs to hitchhike a ride into your home. Read on in today’s blog from Bed Bug Heaters to learn helpful strategies to protect yourself and reduce the spread of bed bugs.

Ways to Combat Bed Bugs

• Pay special attention to areas where bed bugs are usually found. These include storage areas such as coat closets, break rooms, and offices or lounges with upholstered furniture.

• Institute a system to monitor an area once a bed bug has been found there. Keep in mind that multiple sightings in the same area could mean there is an infestation or bed bugs coming in from elsewhere.

• Tidy up cluttered spaces. Untidy spaces are an ideal habitat for bed bugs. By reducing clutter, you decrease the places for the bed bugs to hide, so they have a harder time trying to hitchhike into your home. Try to vacuum daily to pick up any stray bugs before they can settle in.

• Store your belongings separately from other people’s stuff. You may even want to keep your items in a plastic bin.

• Have a plan in place so everyone knows what to do if a suspected bed bug is found. Try to discourage the fear and stigma that can be associated with bed bugs. These perceptions can make it more difficult to deal with the problem.
  
  

What to Do Once a Bed Bug Is Discovered
If a bed bug is found, you should inform facility staff immediately. They should take point for any control efforts. Remember, discovering a single bed bug does not mean there’s an infestation. A treatment plan will only be implemented if a true infestation is found with breeding bed bugs.

The facility staff should alert everyone who works in the building. They should let everyone know how the situation will be handled. This information will help everyone know to take extra steps to avoid infestations in their homes. Open communication about the problem will also curb speculation and rumors.

Use a Heat Treatment from Bed Bug Heaters
​A heat treatment is the easiest, safest, and often the most affordable bed bug treatment. To kill bed bugs with heat, the room or container they are in must be higher than 113°F to make sure the sustained heat gets to the bugs no matter where they may be hiding. This can usually only be achieved with special equipment.

Bed Bug Heaters has your solution. Bed Bug Heaters has a wide variety of units, so you can find the right one to handle your bed bug problem. For more information, give us a call at (937) 506-6940 or contact us online today.