Bedbugs...

NYC has them.  I guess I shouldn't be concerned.  Should I.  Bedbugs aren't just a problem in NYC.  But latest bedbug advice in New York Magazine is to keep luggage off the ground, away from beds, when traveling. "Check your bags for any signs of bugs when you get home... Seal your clothes in a plastic bag and launder them before returning them to your dresser; you might even want to consider getting luggage you can throw directly in the laundry (e.g., duffel bags)."

I thought it was a new thing mainly in NY, a return of the bloody suckers (eradicated in the 1950s with DDT) but they are now in all 50 states.  If they are popping up in Ralph Lauren offices on Madison  Avenue, that just shows you they have no discrimination.  Infestations can be a real problem in hotels.  There is now a bedbug registry.  You can check to see if there are bedbugs reported where you are planning to stay, for example, in Manhattan. There is also a bedbug map by city.  When we checked into the hotel, I asked if this had been a problem...

Comments

[Kathy]

Yuk. So incredibly gross. Did you read last week's NY Times Magazine article about sleep? It's amazing what our ancestors put up with trying to get some zzz's.

[joared]

Good heavens! I've never encountered bedbugs, but now that I'm on alert, I'll be checking in the future. Thanks for the links.

[Rhonda]

another thing I heard along these lines...
Eco-Friendly Hotels ARE NOT washing the sheets if they look ok! yeah that's disgusting. No wonder we got bugs. So, we are supposed to ask when the sheets were last laundered! GROSS!