Tips for Staying Bed Bug Free This Travel Season

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Evansville, IN (PRWEB) April 17, 2014

Since making a resurgence several years ago, bed bugs have proven to be a difficult and hard to treat pest, infesting homes and hotels, retail locations and even places of employment. Although a year-round concern, experts from the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) want people to be on high alert prior to heading into the busy summer travel season, declaring April 20th the start of Bed Bug Awareness Week. In recognition of the observance, Action Pest Control is advising people in Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois to be extra vigilant to help curb the spread of this blood-sucking pest.

Summer is a prime time for bed bug infestations because travel increases and people are more likely to pick up bed bugs during transit between locations, said Kevin Pass, President at Action Pest Control. We encourage all travelers, from college students coming home for break to families going on vacation, to keep a close eye out for bed bugs looking for a ride home in suitcases.

Public vigilance can start with careful inspections upon check in at lodging accommodations. According to 2013 research by the NPMA and the University of Kentucky, 75 percent of pest control professionals indicated that they have encountered infestations of bed bugs in hotels and motels in the past year. Hotels are taking a proactive stance on protecting their establishments from bed bugs with strict protocols that include routine inspections, but guests also play an important role in bringing bed bugs to managements attention and to help limit the spread of bed bugs to other locations.

To prevent an unwanted encounter with bed bugs this summer, Action Pest Control shares the following prevention tips for travelers:

For more information on bed bugs, please visit http://www.actionpest.com.

About Action Pest Control Action Pest Control is the largest independent pest control company in Indiana and Kentucky. With seven branches throughout Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois, they serve residential, commercial, and industrial clients throughout their service area. Action offers a full range of pest and termite control solutions for individual homeowners, large industrial facilities, and everything in between. For more information about Action Pest Control, visit http://www.actionpest.com.

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Tips for Staying Bed Bug Free This Travel Season

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