Category: bed bugs and travel
By nobugsonme on Mar 15, 2008 in ISAN, Thailand, backpackers, backpackers and bed bugs, bed bug blame game, bed bugs, bed bugs and travel, bedbugs, blame game, foreigners and bed bugs, immigrants, travel | 2 Comments
The bed bug blame game never ceases. Yesterday we heard about the Thai Isan trains infested with bed bugs.
Now the Thai railway company is blaming backpackers for bringing bed bugs to the trains, as the Bangkok Post reports in an article entitled, “Foreign Backpackers deny they’re bed bug spreaders.”
Foreign backpackers say they are […]
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 | 5 Comments
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 […]
By nobugsonme on Mar 13, 2008 in allergic to bed bugs, bed bugs, bed bugs and travel, bedbugs, how to avoid bed bugs while traveling, how to avoid spreading bed bugs, spring break, students, travel | 0 Comments
Myrtle Beach, SC Spring Break 2007 27
Originally uploaded by Curtis and Eric
Articles are now starting to appear warning students traveling over spring break that bed bugs are something to try and avoid. This article from the student paper the Daily Kansan, and this one in the About.com Student Travel Blog.
And remember Winston’s […]
By nobugsonme on Mar 6, 2008 in Bed Bug Dogs, bed bugs, bed bugs and hotels, bed bugs and travel, bedbugs, how to avoid bed bugs while traveling, travel | 1 Comment
Not as quickly as bed bugs, but still.
The MSNBC advice on avoiding bed bugs while traveling has been around since June 2006. We added our FAQ on how to avoid bed bugs while traveling in October of that year (just two weeks after Bedbugger.com was born). Lots have sprung up in the interim, […]
By nobugsonme on Jan 29, 2008 in avoid bed bugs, bed bug bites, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bed bugs and travel, bedbugs, deseret morning news, fairhaven, get rid of bed bugs, hotels and bed bugs, how to avoid bed bugs, how to get rid of bed bugs, misinformation, salt lake city, saskatchewan, saskatoon, star phoenix, utah, vacuuming | 0 Comments
Today, bed bug news from Saskatoon and Salt Lake City.
First, an entire apartment building is being treated for bed bugs in the Fairhaven area of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan after “a couple isolated incidents” of bed bugs. This appears to be a fairly proactive move, if it is true that the incidents were isolated and few […]
By nobugsonme on Jan 12, 2008 in Bed Bug Dogs, bed bug compensation, bed bugs, bed bugs and travel, bed bugs in hotels, bedbugs, disney, florida, hotel guests, hotels, orange county, spread of bed bugs, travel | 0 Comments
This article reports that bed bugs are getting around in Orange County, Florida:
“Our inspectors are saying in recent months, even the last year, we’ve been seeing more complaints of bed bugs in our area,” said Dain Weister of the Orange County Health Department.
Even the most popular hotels are not immune.
WFTV channel 9 reports that one […]
By nobugsonme on Mar 21, 2007 in Mizaondoec, airline industry, airlines, allergic reactions, allergic reactions to bed bugs, aviation industry, bed bug bites, bed bug skin reactions, bed bugs, bed bugs and travel, bed bugs at work, bed bugs in hotels, bedbugs, employees, flight crews, florida, hotels, itching, layover hotels, orlando, papules, pilot, pilots, skin, transportation, travel, wheals, workplace | 4 Comments
(Editor’s Note: APilot wrote on the “Where do I start?” page, and I am reposting it here so it will get more readers.)
APilot writes:
This is from a letter I’m writing for my union publication. Any feedback?
What do wheals and papules have to do with my career in Aviation? “Nothing,” I thought until I came for […]
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