You'll want to take a peek before you book your next hotel. Pest control company Orkin has a free, user-generated database that helps travelers check for bed bug activity at hotels across the U.S. and ...

If you're a savvy traveler, when you hunt for a hotel you probably search TripAdvisor for any mention of bed bugs. But here's the dirty secret behind those bed bug sightings: "The fact that roughly ...

Checking into a hotel for a holiday vacation? Beware the potential bed bugs. Hotels and motels can be hotspots for infestations of the small reddish-brown insects, who can hitch a ride on luggage and ...

When it comes to insects, few are as insidious as the bed bug. They can live for more than a year without food. Their bodies are slim and flat, allowing them to squeeze into tiny spaces and hide. When ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. When you first enter ...

Travelers have a strong aversion to bed bugs, but don't know much about them Only a minority of travelers can properly identify a bed bug People will switch hotels if they have heard of a bedbug ...

Red, itchy skin combined with an unclean bed is any holidaymaker's worst nightmare when staying in a hotel. Just a few years ago, a bed bug infestation in Paris made headlines and the blood-sucking ...

Checking into a hotel for a holiday vacation? Beware of bed bugs. Hotels and motels can be hot spots for infestations of the small reddish-brown insects, which can live happily in a bed and hitch a ...