Bed Bugs in a Radio

This video shows an old radio that is heavily infested with bed bugs. Thousands of bed bug eggs are seen on the back cover. Electronics that are placed beside sleeping areas can be infested with bed bugs. Travelers should keep alert not to bring bed bugs along with their belongings back home.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Bed Bug Infestation
• Integrated Pest Management
• Traveling tips

[RutgersNJAES]

For more info on Rutgers NJAES bedbug research, visit: njaes.rutgers.edu\bedbug

[RutgersNJAES]

According to our researcher, there was no bed in the room where the resident slept and the radio was beside the blankets on the floor.

[momonator123]

The bugs had probably saturated the mattress, boxspring, headboard, and frame by that point. The radio was their overflow zone.

What kind of research is Rutgers doing for bedbugs?

[Thomas38222]

Heat, tight space close to you ... next meal

[BedBugChasers]

With all the other places to hide why do you think in a radio - heat, vibration???

[mxh1588]

@RutgersEntomology Yes, it's hard to argue the point with all the obvious bed bug eggs,etc, but I just thought it looked like the litte fellow had tent-like wings as it was running past the wire.

[RutgersEntomology]

They are bed bugs but in the first stages of development. Thats why they are yellowish in color and EXTREMELY tiny.

[RutgersEntomology]

The music that is playing is actually coming from the radio. It was incredible.

[BedBugChasers]

silly question maybe but was the radio in working condition or was it dead and just laying there?

[changluw]

A few white clusters of eggs can be seen at bottom left of the radio cover (around 0:16).