Leave your luggage in the basement or garage, instead of the living area.Then put clothes in a loosely filled dryer and dry them on high. Since bed bugs die at temperatures above 120 degrees F, when you get home, place dirty clothes in your washing machine.
Don’t leave your computer or other items in the room on upholstered furniture.Even if there are no obvious signs of bed bugs, keep luggage up on a luggage rack instead of on the bed or floor.Remove pillowcases and inspect the seams of the pillowcases. Use a flashlight to check the headboard at the front and back, bed frame, mattress, box springs and pictures for such things as blood spots, eggs, and tiny, almost translucent baby bed bugs.
There are some steps you can take to ensure that you don’t bring any bed bugs home with you after traveling: Bed bugs tend to make their way into even the finest homes and hotels.
