Heard about the Bed Bug Registry? What is it? It’s a website set up as a public service to everyone to inform the people about first-hand accounts with bed bugs. The site lists specific locations on a map describing the bed bug infestation situation first hand. You can search for apartment buildings, hotels and even cruise ships.
The site is growing in popularity as awareness for bed bug prevention raises. NYC seems to be leading the country in reports. One apartment building on the site in Brooklyn has 33 separate listings making it the most infested on the registry. Los Angeles, with its warm weather is beginning to see the crisis hit its doorstep.
The site even has an alert feature where they will send you and email if bed bugs are registered within one mile of you. Resources like this are invaluable on the war against bed bugs. People are starting to wake up and get informed about this pest problem. Spreading the message about prevention is our best hope. This is a great tool to get people informed. This is also a great tool to use before you travel out of town. Check and see if the hotel you are staying at is in the registry.
If you travel, do your homework first. Use the tools that are available like the Bed Bug Registry and natural travel bed bug sprays. Knowledge is power. Tools like these will save you all the trouble of infesting your home with a bug that hitched a ride into your bedroom.
