sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite

[Analog]

ATLANTA, Georgia (Reuters) -- The quaint bedtime saying "sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite" has become a grim mission statement for even the finest hotels in the United States amid a resurgence of the tiny bloodsucking pests.

Rising complaints about these unwelcome guests that bite in the night are leading to red faces at reception desks and an increase in the number of help calls, according to pest control firms and entomologists.

Hotels battling infestations typically request discreet and immediate service, and for good reason. Even though they don't pose a health threat, bed bugs, which live off human blood, can take a nasty bite out of a hotel's reputation and business.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/05/12/bt.hotel.bed.bugs.reut/index.html

 

[StrangerGuy]

I swear I have seen this before in ATOT.

 

[aidanjm]

"Oval-shaped and less than a quarter of an inch long, the brown-colored insects like to settle close to their food source, often hiding out under mattresses and bed frames, in crevices and behind picture frames. Once attached to a sleeping human, they use a barbed proboscis to bore through the skin and suck their blood meal. They can go months without feeding, patiently awaiting a new host or travel companion."

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: StrangerGuy
I swear I have seen this before in ATOT.

Ditto.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: StrangerGuy
I swear I have seen this before in ATOT.

Ditto.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1574588&enterthread=y

 

I was just recently in a hotel and didn't have a problem. People will need to stay in hotels no matter what, right? Bedbugs won't make people sleep in their cars all of a sudden.

Plus, if hotels continue to wash towels and sheets in their antibacterial high-temperature washers, I don't think there's TOO much risk to humans.