Bed bugs infest Thai trains, Bangkok Post reports
By nobugsonme on Mar 14, 2008 in Bangkok, Thai, Thai State Railway, Thailand, Ubon Ratchathani, artificial leather, bed bug infestation, bed bugs, bed bugs and travel, bedbugs, train seats, trains, travel
The Bangkok Post reports today that trains on the Ubon Ratchathani-Bangkok lines in northeastern Thailand are being “cleaned” and “refurbished” after travelers complained of bed bugs.
Train carriages on northeastern lines are being refurbished at a cost of 17.5 million baht after they were found infested with bed bugs.
State Railway acting governor Nakorn Chantasorn said he ordered the cloth-covered seat cushions in 39 Daewoo diesel train carriages replaced with cushions made of artificial leather.
The refurbishing was prompted by loud complaints of infestations of bed bugs on trains between Bangkok and the northeastern provinces.
“Loud complaints”: this does not sound good!
Work will be completed by the Songkran Festival in April.
I hope the “cleaning” is thorough and suspect a good dose of pesticides may also be needed. Officials should be aware that artificial leather seats will still be prone to infestation, as will the carriages themselves.
I am glad the Thai State Railway is dealing with this and hope that other railways will start to be more alert. French overnight trains were known to be infested last year. We’ve heard informal reports of people encountering them in other trains.
This can happen anywhere.
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lieutenantdan | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
I wonder if the reporters who think that bed bugs are no big deal have read this.
hopelessnomo | Mar 15, 2008 | Reply
Oh no!