 Signs of bed bugs include having dark stains on the mattress and headboard that look like mildew spotting, finding blood spots on the mattress, having a sweet smell in your room, and finding the shed of skins of the bugs. Paul Blackhurst, Technical Academy Head at Rentokil Pest Control, said: "Many of us will never have seen a bed bug, but they are relatively common overseas. "Now that international travel has resumed, we've seen an increase in commercial enquiries relating to potential bed bug infestations. We work closely with businesses in the hospitality industry to help their employees to recognise the signs. A young woman with numerous bedbug bites on her back ( Getty Images) "They are not only found in beds and will very often be found in the cracks under skirting boards, behind wallpaper or even in electrical sockets and fittin){kind=link}
With many families going abroad for the half-term holidays, they could be bringing back unwanted foreign pests to homes and hotels, it’s been claimed
The UK is in the midst of an explosion of ‘mini vampire’ infestations, as new research reveals rocketing numbers of bed bugs.
After a lull in lockdown, the rise in international travel meant the blood-sucking pests were jumping in travellers’ suitcases and hitchhiking into Britain.
Rentokil Pest Control revealed the number of enquiries about bed bugs soared this summer, up 23 per cent from last year.
It is the highest number since before the pandemic, and the firm said it was likely due to the renewed volume of international travel.