Do NOT Unpack Your Suitcase Right As You Get Home, Doctor Warns
There are two types of people in this world: those that immediately unpack the second they step through the door, and the others that let their suitcase collect dust for a week before even unzipping it.
Now we have always been guilty of the latter, but a doctor is now claiming that what we’ve always considered as our laziness might actually be a necessary caution.
Dr. Jasin Singh, who frequently provides medical tips and inspiration on TikTok, warns that uninvited guests might have come along with you back home. Thus, it’s maybe not the best idea to give them even more access to your space by immediately opening your suitcase.
“So hear me out, especially if you stayed in a hotel, that’s because of bed bugs,” he clarifies in his video. Bed bug eggs typically hatch within six to 10 days, and the nymphs require a blood meal shortly after hatching to continue their development. Now, if your suitcase remains closed and undisturbed for at least two weeks, any bedbug egg or nymph present will likely die due to starvation or desiccation.”
Now, NYC is already ranked the second worst city in the U.S. for beg bugs so let’s not increase our chances any more.
A helpful tip when traveling is to store your luggage in the bathtub. This is because bed bugs wouldn’t be able to survive in an environment such as that with constant water flow and a smooth surface
And though two weeks are longer than our usual one week stint, if it’s doctors orders I guess we can put off unpacking for another week!
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