The New York Times published an article yesterday about everyone’s favorite topic: Bed Bugs. Although bed bugs are mostly associated with cheap hotels and motels, that may not always be the case. As the NY Times reported, a case of bed bugs can also happen at the fanciest of hotels: The Ritz Carlton Central Park South in NYC.

The article reported the Ritz Carlton Hotel Central Park South of a case of verified bed bugs – but the interesting part of the article is how the Ritz Carlton handled the outbreak. Not to much surprise for a hotel of this caliber, The Ritz Carlton decided to keep a low profile about the outbreak and just bring in the professionals to handle the situation. The problem was – they didn’t notify their employees, especially those who are servicing guest rooms.

The problem with not immediately telling your employees – especially those who are going to be cleaning that particular hotel room or those adjacent to the infested room, is that you risk the possible spread of infestation. There is a strict protocol that should be followed when servicing a room that has a bed bug infestation, in addition to having a professional come in to remove bed bugs and kill their eggs. In this type of situation, we’d recommend the use of Cryonite to kill bed bugs and their eggs as it is safe on a variety of environments and it is chemical-free.

The good news is that after the story broke and the Ritz was exposed, they did take the appropriate measures to educate and inform employees on how to identify bed bugs and what they should do in case they come across them. They had a training yesterday morning as well as were shown a video that points out what bed bug signs to look for.

If you are in the hotel industry and are looking for a bed bug prevention solution – give us a call toll free at 877-411-0053 or request a quote online for Cryonite Solutions today.