Bed Bugs - tips/hints ?
I travel every week for work, so bed bugs are a concern of mine.
Im in a strange bed 3 nights a week (sometimes 3 different beds, since I am doing multiple stays) so I am looking for tips on how to prevent them from tagging along with me back home.
I know the usual, check the bed spread for brown (blood) stains, etc.
But with the constant changing of sheets, plus with the bed bugs potentially hiding in walls/behind picture frames/etc...its not foolproof.
Here's some ideas I've had.
1. Instead of putting bags and clothes on the bed (I usually put my stuff on the spare double bed) hang tshirts, jeans, etc in the closet.
2. Put other items on the table.
3. Put my bag on the "bag caddy" (that metal folding thing that you open). I heard that bed bugs have trouble crawling on metal, so the metal legs might keep them off.
4. if there is no "bag caddy" then I put my bag close to the door. I assume the bed bugs hang around the bed, since thats where the people are.
I even thought about putting my bag in the bathtub at night, since bed bugs mainly come out in the pre dawn hours.
So basically the only thing on the bed is me (bedside table - cellphone) so even if I get bitten, thats only for 1 night, when I leave, I wont be bringing them along.
Any other ideas/thoughts?
Thanks