Bed Bug Infestations Heating Up in Northern New Jersey
Bed bugs closed down Hollister’s SoHo store this week. The popular teen apparel store had to shut down to allow exterminators to deal with an infestation of bed bugs. Seems like there’s no escape from these blood-sucking vampires. Bed bugs are so prolific that they’re creating problems everywhere from swanky Manhattan shops to northern New Jersey schoolrooms. You’re as likely to run into bed bugs at high-priced New Jersey ocean-front resorts as a Morristown public housing projects.
Bed bugs have added an unsavory element to summer vacation traveling. In some cities, 80% to 90% of hotels have experienced at least one bed bug infestation. With hot summer temperatures increasing bed bug activity in Bergen, Morris, Passaic and West Essex counties, northern New Jersey pest control experts recommend encasing your mattresses and box springs in bed bug-proof mattress encasements before leaving home. These comfortable, breathable encasements are specially designed to keep bed bugs from infecting expensive bedding if you do happen to bring them home. Heritage Pest Control can provide northern New Jersey residents with the market’s most effective bed bug-proof mattress encasements.
To avoid bed bugs when traveling, inspect the mattress, particularly seams and welts, for fecal smears, whitish molts and active bed bugs before checking in at your vacation destination. Keep your luggage closed and off beds and upholstered furniture. Use luggage racks, hang clothing and protect your luggage with heavy plastic bags. Barriers help keep bed bugs out.
Bed bugs shouldn’t keep you from traveling, just exercise caution.