Have you arrived at the hotel, entered your room and everything looks perfectly fine?
Before you continue your vacation, you should check if the mattress you will be sleeping on during this time has bed bugs, which could save you quite a headache.
If until now you thought that this squeamish animal was attracted to pollution, then know that according to the US Environmental Protection Agency, they are actually attracted to "heat, blood and carbon dioxide" - all while enjoying their most favorite food: the blood of living creatures, including humans, that provide them with exactly the three things they are looking for.
But how do you even check if these bedbugs, whose size is the size of an apple seed, are in the mattress on which we sleep?
According to Caroline Bolonia, a senior editor at the Huffington Post website, don't rely on the room where the complaint was cleaned, and simply sweep it in places where the bedbugs might hide, such as in furniture crevices, floors - or even the walls of the room.
that he will not sting you.
A bed bug on a pillow (illustration), photo: Getty Images
If you want to do another check, remove one of the edges of the bed sheet and just look at the mattress you are supposed to sleep on during your vacation.
Didn't you see anything suspicious?
According to Bolonia, "Also check the different upholstery, the headboard and the chairs, and if you don't see anything - everything is probably fine."
"There are people who place their suitcases in the bathtub to avoid the risk of these bugs getting into the contents," she said.
"Most hotel rooms have carpets, so just don't put your luggage on them."
And what should you do if you find bed bugs in your room?
It's very simple - call the hotel management as soon as possible, and ask them to take care of the problem immediately.
Bologna also advised to avoid moving to an adjacent room, because it is likely that the problem will be found there as well.
A cleaner in a hotel room (illustration), photo: Getty Images
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