Flight attendants at Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and United Airlines are on notice about bed bugs again. And we’re heeding their warnings.
Flight attendants at Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and United Airlines are on notice about bed bugs again. And we’re heeding their warnings.
Thanks for the heads up
If you have traveled thru Honolulu airport you may have seen more than a few homeless sleeping were travelers sit. Just saying
They say bedbugs check in and don’t check out. LOL all you hotels and condo owners and short term rentals. If the airlines have them I guess you could be next.
It’s all on yahoo news,Los Angele s Times that Maui locals are posting signs stating “Fresh out of Aloha”. They don’t want to welcome tourists with Aloha because to the native Hawaiians it means (Alo) Presence and (Ha) means Breathe. They state they want to pass aloha to family and loved ones not tourists. The tourist version is frankly hello and goodbye. Why not do a story on this instead of bedbugs. How did you miss this story?
Aloha!
Natural oils are the best deterrent to bed bugs. Any natural oil, but the most well received by most people are mint & lavender. The oil can be applied to cotton pads and stuck between mattress & box spring, in pillow cases, anywhere in your home or office that might be exposed.
Spray luggage with a blend of essential oil & alcohol or witch hazel. You can even place them in your pockets while traveling, or in your neck pillow, in case of an airline seat infestation.
After inspecting hotel bedding, I either place cotton pads or spray under & around the bed with natural oils.
Way less invasive than chemicals, and way more effective!
Putting items in a ziploc bag will not kill a bedbug. I’ve seen a bedbug survive for days in a tightly closed screw top cup at a hospital for days. They can go a year without eating.
Treat your clothes, body, and luggage with picaridin spray.
I’m getting itchy just thinking about this! Now I’ll try to be extra attentive on my flight back later this month.
I was a flight attendant for 26 yrs and always used the ironing board as storage.
What Do You Mean
Iron Board Storage ??
Don’t Get It …
I store my luggage on the luggage rack and my smaller carryon I place on the ironing board. Bedbugs can’t crawl up the iron legs
I would suggest taking this article and precautions very seriously. Thank you for your timely, accurate information. We have battled bed bugs for over a year, with easily over $1000 in expenses to do so. We are pretty sure they came back with us from Hawaii. The process is miserable, distasteful and can be labor intensive. We read of one person who literally burned his entire bedroom set of furniture, due to the frustration of these stubborn creatures.
Our best and most effective solution was learned from Green Akers Pest Control, their YouTube videos and a product called Crossfire. Follow the directions and repeat, perhaps several times. This process works, and I hope no one ever needs to utilize it.
Bed bugs are no joke! I got bit 41 times at a hotel! The spots don’t usually show up until a day or two after being bit. They are also saying that you should keep your suitcase in the bathroom because the bed bugs don’t like to crawl on tile. Definitely don’t unpack your suitcase in the house. Wash everything when you get home. Wipe down your suitcase, especially the zipper. Also check your tote bags as well. Better safe than sorry.
Friends have a company that uses dogs to detect bedbugs. When they travel, they carry (not roll) their luggage. It does not touch the ground until they reach their room when the bags are carried (again no rolling) into the bathroom and placed in the bathrub, where it stays unless someone is using the tub, they it stays in the bathroom.