The Thanksgiving travel season will be here next week and New York City bed bug infestations are not the only places that you need to keep a lookout for the nasty bloodsuckers. Sadly, bed bug sightings are now being reported all around the country in homes, hospitals, schools, college dorms, hotels, motels, airports, and theaters.

As you pack your bags this holiday season, it would be wise to always keep in mind that you can easily encounter bed bugs anyplace that you are visiting. Being proactive in your quest to avoid bringing bed bugs home with you will save you costly extermination fees and countless hours of de-bugging your home of these little vampires!

To help travelers avoid bed bugs, Stern Environmental Group would like you to check out the Bed Bug Travelers Card. This free travel tool can be printed and cut down to size to fit into your wallet or purse for easy reference while traveling. This fabulous resource material was created by the Cornell University Cooperative Extension and is part of the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program.

The Bed Bug Travelers Card contains valuable information on how to inspect a hotel room before you settle in, information about bed bug bites, and how to avoid bringing the buggers home with you when you travel. You will also find information on how to inspect a hostel or dorm room, and important information that will keel college students safe. The card contains actual pictures of bed bugs, the skins they shed, and the blood spots that they leave behind after they feed, as well as the pictures of the threes sizes of bed bugs that you should be looking for when you travel. Additionally, the URL links that are provided on the Bed Bug Travelers Card will give immediate access to additional information that is crucial to anyone that has encountered bed bugs or is seeking further education
regarding these pests.