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A hot dryer is necessary, a hot wash is not.Yikes! I hope you washed everything in hot water and dried it in a hot dryer.
A hot dryer is necessary, a hot wash is not.
My story has been the same as yours so far on five caminos.sorry to hear this I spray my back pack, sleeping bag and a fit sheet with Permetherin and have not had problems. I have had people above me below me and beside me with bed bugs but this spray has kept me safe.
I always spray everything, too, but still was bitten in Mansilla de las Mulas.... my last day, too!sorry to hear this I spray my back pack, sleeping bag and a fit sheet with Permetherin and have not had problems. I have had people above me below me and beside me with bed bugs but this spray has kept me safe.
I hope you didn't go into a busy transportation hub with a bunch of infected gear.I’m at Madrid airport right now on my way to Italy trying to deal with it (I’ve found 3 HUGE ones on the outside of my backpack). Incredible that it happened on my last day!
My story has been the same as yours so far on five caminos.
I'll be staying in Negreira in May and I'll be avoiding that place.
Davey, I normally agree with you, but the OP indicated the facility was practically swarming with bedbugs. It's hard to believe they were staying on top of the problem with such a huge outbreak.It should be clear by then. The Xunta Alberues seem pretty good at clearing infestations. I have stayed there many times and it was fine.
When people report infestations at albergues, if run correctly, the albergue will clear the infestation pronto. No need to avoid at a later date. And an infestation can appear anywhere, including Paradors. Always worth checking before staying the night though!
Davey
My worst nightmare!We bought the darn things home on our last trip to Spain. Staying in 4 and 5 star hotels.
So having experienced the huge cost of getting rid of the tiny offenders we will be being particularly careful. We bought a hot bag that everything will go straight in on our return home (it wont be coming i the house until its been treated) and I will be washing things a on a hot wash as often as possible... probably a good reason to use cotton, nylon and polyester clothing and not your best expensive merino.
Keep bags off the floor, seal it up, don't drop dirty clothing on the floor..apparently they love nothing better.
However we slept in some really awful looking beds on the El Norte a couple of years back and had no problem at all.
I don't know about Permethrin and its effects on bed bugs, but its been well talked about on here. We used it on last years 5 month Te Araroa hike in NZ and did not have any ill effects.
The cost involved in eradicating them is substantial and stressful. I can advise you that you don't want them in your house.
Bites are usually in a straight (ish) line and come in groups..Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. If you get bites you've possibly got them in your gear. A Hot tumble dryer is supposedly effective. But Id do a hot wash as well to be n the safe side. Be like the old Levis advert?
Here is a resource of SYates:... We bought a hot bag that everything will go straight in on our return home (it wont be coming i the house until its been treated) and I will be washing things a on a hot wash as often as possible... probably a good reason to use cotton, nylon and polyester clothing and not your best expensive merino.
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I’m at Madrid airport right now on my way to Italy trying to deal with it (I’ve found 3 HUGE ones on the outside of my backpack). Incredible that it happened on my last day!
I don't know about photos, but you can see them in Sara Dhooma's video of that particular stage of her journey.Are you really sure that they are bed bugs??? Because bed bugs aren't huge. Unfed they have the size of an apple seed and are slim. Fed they have still the same size, but are 'rounder'. Also, they don't come out in daylight normally, they are nocturnal! Do you have a photo of them?
BC SY
I don't know about photos, but you can see them in Sara Dhooma's video of that particular stage of her journey.
Link please? BC SY
I'm guessing that you mean that it was treated with Permethrin?I personally found them on my stuff (even though treated and never touching the bed)
Can confirm as of 13th December the bed bug issue is still out of control.
where is this place and on what Camino?There is a bad infestation of bed bugs in the Municipal (Xunta) Albergue in Negreira. I stayed there last night and we found them on the walls, crawling behind skirting boards, on the mattresses....and in the morning all over our cloths and backpacks!
The answer is in the thread title and the original post.where is this place and on what Camino?
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