The most common way bed bugs enter high-end homes in Malibu and Beverly Hills is via luxury travel, these pests hitchhike in suitcases, clothing, and even laptop bags, catching them in the first 24 hours is the difference between a quick fix and a total infestation.

The Garage Quarantine

Never bring your suitcase directly into your bedroom after a trip, unpack your luggage in the garage or a tiled area where pests are easier to spot, inspect all seams of your luggage using a bright flashlight.

High-Heat Laundry Strike

Take every piece of clothing from your trip, even the clean items, and run them through a high-heat dryer cycle, heat is the most effective way to kill bed bugs in all life stages including eggs.

Luggage Sanitization

Vacuum the interior and exterior of your suitcases, pay close attention to zippers and pockets, if you suspect exposure, consider a professional luggage heat-box treatment to guarantee no survivors remain in the structure of the bag.

Monitor for Early Signs

Check your mattress seams and headboard for small black spots or shed skins over the next 14 days, if you wake up with unexplained red welts, you may have brought a hitchhiker home.

If you suspect travel-related bed bugs, our rapid response team can perform a discrete inspection to stop the spread before it starts.