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The FACTS you NEED to know about Bed Bugs

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What to do if you are exposed away from home

If you become exposed to Bed Bugs while travelling it is important that you stop as quickly as possible and take the following steps before you move on to your next or home location.  Remember BedBugs can easily hitchhike from location to location.  If you don’t deal with the problem before returning to your property the problem will invariably follow you.

1.          Open you bag and repack all items sorted into washable loads sealed in refuse bags.

2.          Examine the bag including all seams, zips and pockets for signs of bed bugs. If any eggs or live insects are found the bag must either be sealed in a refuse bag and disposed of or soaked in boiling water and scrubbed to manually remove and destroy the insects.

3.          Purchase a new outfit, change into it and immediately proceed to a laundrette to wash all your clothes. All items must either be thoroughly inspected by hand for signs of bed bugs or washed at a minimum temperature of 60˚C.

4.          Items that are not washable such as books              and electronic equipment must be inspected              and if in doubt left sealed in the refuse bag              until they can be professionally treated.

 

If it is not feasible for you to process the infected items then they MUST be sealed and remain that way until you can make arrangements.

Dry cleaning processes will not always kill Bed Bugs and are not a recognized method of decontamination.

Increasingly professional pest controllers and Bed Bug specialists are offering specialist services to manage this decontamination process.

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