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Bedbugs can journey on airplanes, professional says: What flyers must know

Editorial Board Published January 17, 2025
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Some air vacationers may be bringing house extra than simply souvenirs after embarking on a visit.

One girl touring on a Turkish Airways flight from Johannesburg to Istanbul mentioned she witnessed a bedbug crawling on her seat whereas within the air, The New York Instances reported this month.

She claimed that the flight attendant dismissed her issues, and he or she later posted about her expertise on a Fb journey group the place others mentioned they’ve seen bedbugs on flights, too. 

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Journey is a widespread means for bedbugs to “hitchhike” in your private gadgets and comply with you house, one professional says. (iStock)

“Bedbug cases are a general issue occasionally encountered in public spaces, including aircraft. In this regard, we take all feedback seriously and thoroughly investigate each report. In such cases, affected aircraft are promptly subjected to all necessary inspections and treatments,” the spokesperson mentioned, including that the airways’ plane are “regularly cleaned” and “thoroughly sanitized before every flight.”

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He mentioned that bedbugs are blood feeders in search of people or animals as a meals supply. 

“They detect humans through the carbon dioxide we exhale, and by our body heat. When not seeking out humans or animals to feed, bedbugs like to hide in dark cracks and crevices,” mentioned Hottel.

He added, “They are typically not seen hiding out in the open.”

“Bedbugs often hitchhike on luggage and personal items, they can unknowingly end up on airplanes,” mentioned Hottel.   

He added, “They are also incredibly skilled at hitchhiking, traveling on personal belongings such as luggage, clothing, purses and gym bags. Travelers can unknowingly transport them from one place to another.”

Benjamin Hottel, a Georgia-based Orkin entomologist, says bedbugs can connect to non-public belongings similar to baggage, clothes, purses and health club baggage. (iStock)

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“Personally, I place my toiletries on the bathroom counter, hang clothes that need to be hung in the closet and then leave everything else in my suitcase and place my suitcase in the bathroom,” he mentioned.

To keep away from bringing bedbugs house from journeys, vacationers ought to search for small, flat, oval-shaped and brownish-red bugs on baggage, Hottel says. (andresr)

Like Hottel, Braun additionally mentioned that bedbugs are good at “hitchhiking.”

“If clothes are left inside the suitcase and placed on the floor, near the bed or within the radius of potential hiding spots for bedbugs, then the suitcase and its contents can be at risk for hitchhiking bedbugs,” mentioned Braun.

To keep away from bringing bedbugs house from journeys, vacationers ought to search for small, flat, oval-shaped and brownish-red bugs on baggage in addition to their discarded pores and skin or feces, in keeping with Hottel.

He mentioned it “will look like ink stains near the seams of fabric or furniture.”

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“If you suspect you were exposed to bedbugs, put travel clothing in the dryer for 30-45 minutes at the highest heat setting. Vacuum luggage and put [the] contents of vacuum in sealed garbage bag,” Hottel mentioned.

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