tourist reports Bed bugs in Disney resort

[Master Yoda]

So besides looking at your room when you arrive, is there anythign else that can be done like sprays?

but my thought is according to the article they have special people on staff to handle these cases, so does housekeeping need to be looked at on how they are cleaing the rooms.:shrug:

Not necessarily. You can clean a room to all hell and back and bed bugs can still remain. The are very small and light brown in color which tends to make them blend in with the mattress. The big thing to check for is their droppings which look like fine black sand. If you see that call the manager immediately. They are also quite resistance to pesticides so you simply can't spray for them as a preventative like you can for other insects. The way most exterminators are getting rid of them now is to bring these huge heaters into the room and crank the temperature in the room up to 150 degrees or more for a few hours.

 

[Timekeeper]

Housekeepers are not exterminators, so their performance as a cleaning service is probably fine. BUT, it would be helpful if they were trained on what signs to look out for in order to proactively respond to potential problems like this. They are, after all, in the best position to notice these issues and alert the proper departments.

 

[luvlifeinfl]

Not necessarily. You can clean a room to all hell and back and bed bugs can still remain. The are very small and light brown in color which tends to make them blend in with the mattress. The big thing to check for is their droppings which look like fine black sand. If you see that call the manager immediately. They are also quite resistance to pesticides so you simply can't spray for them as a preventative like you can for other insects. The way most exterminators are getting rid of them now is to bring these huge heaters into the room and crank the temperature in the room up to 150 degrees or more for a few hours.

thanks for the insight, but after heating the rooms to those temp degrees then you just have a bunch of dead bugs, :hurl:, I hope.

 

[Timekeeper]

after heating the rooms to those temp degrees then you just have a bunch of dead bugs

Bed bugs... dead bugs... red bugs... it's all the same to me.

...They (WDW) should just charge the bugs the same rates that they charge the guests. I bet that would keep the bugs away.

 

[luvlifeinfl]

Bed bugs... dead bugs... red bugs... it's all the same to me.

...They (WDW) should just charge the bugs the same rates that they charge the guests. I bet that would keep the bugs away.

:lol::ROFLOL::lol::ROFLOL::lol:

 

[Master Yoda]

thanks for the insight, but after heating the rooms to those temp degrees then you just have a bunch of dead bugs, :hurl:, I hope.

You have dead bugs and then a proper exterminator will vacuum them up.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Speeeeewwwwww. One more reason to avoid the Value resorts (and yes, I know about "mousekeeping" and that's not the issue for me, it's the kinds of tourists who stay at those places).

 

[RiversideBunny]

Bed bugs are not a problem. Just sleep tight.

The real things to worry about are the snakes, lizards, alligators, and sand flies that can come into your room.

Also- whenever I first get to the room after checking in, I always look under the beds to be sure there is not a dead body there. Even though they are very good, MouseKeeping doesn't always catch everything.

 

[luvlifeinfl]

Bed bugs are not a problem. Just sleep tight.

The real things to worry about are the snakes, lizards, alligators, and sand flies that can come into your room.

Also- whenever I first get to the room after checking in, I always look under the beds to be sure there is not a dead body there. Even though they are very good, MouseKeeping doesn't always catch everything.

Hmm, just the thought is enough to make my mind want to explode

 

[Master Yoda]

Speeeeewwwwww. One more reason to avoid the Value resorts (and yes, I know about "mousekeeping" and that's not the issue for me, it's the kinds of tourists who stay at those places).

So what's wrong with me then?

 

[Animaniac93-98]

So what's wrong with me then?

I don't know, do you hang your laundry and or Christmas lights on the railing outside your room? Do you drive to Disney and do the same at every Motel 6 you stop on along the way? Do you take the bus everywhere and forget to wash your hands after visiting a restroom? (And I know you don't do that one).

All I'm saying is that it takes one travel heavy, occasionally "unclean" family to come to Disney and bring the bugs with them, and at a resort the size of and popularity of the All-Star properties it doesn't completely surprise me that this problem has come up again.

 

[mousefan1972]

So what's wrong with me then?

Not a single thing. :kiss:

 

[mousefan1972]

Ever since I read about bedbugs on here last year, the first thing I do when we arrive at our WDW room is check the mattress. (DH thinks I'm nuts ) I peel back the sheets/blanket and check all four corners, the seams, etc. Once I am satisfied that I haven't seen any indications that bedbugs are there, I start unpacking. Sometimes I still wake up during the night wondering if I'm imagining things crawling on me. :lookaroun :lol:

 

[Master Yoda]

I don't know, do you hang your laundry and or Christmas lights on the railing outside your room? Do you drive to Disney and do the same at every Motel 6 you stop on along the way? Do you take the bus everywhere and forget to wash your hands after visiting a restroom? (And I know you don't do that one).

All I'm saying is that it takes one travel heavy, occasionally "unclean" family to come to Disney and bring the bugs with them, and at a resort the size of and popularity of the All-Star properties it doesn't completely surprise me that this problem has come up again.

Well no I don't but Just FYI the case of bedbugs that reared its ugly head last year was at Caribbean Beach. Also per the Bed bug registry they have been found in SSR, OKW, Boardwalk, SoG, and the Contemporary. Hardly the haven for the unwashed masses.

 

[Master Yoda]

Not a single thing. :kiss:

I know. There are many many things.

 

[marsrunner]

Well no I don't but Just FYI the case of bedbugs that reared its ugly head last year was at Caribbean Beach. Also per the Bed bug registry they have been found in SSR, OKW, Boardwalk, SoG, and the Contemporary. Hardly the haven for the unwashed masses.

Yep, unfortunately there are unclean people who can afford to spend 200+ a night on a room just as there are people who can't. Its actually surprising that they don't get more bed bugs at the moderates and especially the values, not because of the "class" of people that stay there but because of the sheer number of rooms.

 

[RiversideBunny]

Here's a good description of where bed bugs can be found and how they spread.

http://manhattan.about.com/od/citylife1/a/bedbugsbites.htm

Bed bugs should not be confused with lice.
Bed bugs seem to travel on clothing or suitcases or linens, etc.

 

[Master Yoda]

Yep, unfortunately there are unclean people who can afford to spend 200+ a night on a room just as there are people who can't. Its actually surprising that they don't get more bed bugs at the moderates and especially the values, not because of the "class" of people that stay there but because of the sheer number of rooms.

When it comes to bed bugs cleanliness actually has little to do with it. Unlike roaches and ants which are attracted to garbage because it typically contains food, bed bugs are attracted to warm blooded mammals. You could take 10 showers a day and have a team of maids that routinely clean your house and if your suit case picks up a bed bug from a bush or the grass and you will get bed bugs.

 

[Kenl36]

Speeeeewwwwww. One more reason to avoid the Value resorts (and yes, I know about "mousekeeping" and that's not the issue for me, it's the kinds of tourists who stay at those places).

I think my family has been insulted.....

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I think my family has been insulted.....

Then my work here is done!








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