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Can You Get Bed Bugs From A Movie Theater?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pestqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2704599_frightened-couple-in-theater-1024x683.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nImagine having an enjoyable night out at the movie theater. And then imagine your night being ruined because bed bugs have hitched a ride on you, and you bring them home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scarier than The Thing<\/a><\/em> even!<\/p>\n\n\n\nUnfortunately, this situation isn\u2019t out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Big cities all around the United States and Canada have seen a rise in bed bug infestations due to\u00a0 an increase in population size, as well as domestic and international travel. And because of this, these annoying pests have found their ways into hotels<\/a>, apartment buildings, taxis and Ubers<\/a>, houses, and even movie theaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBed bugs love living in movie theaters, because they tend to thrive in areas where lots of people congregate. This is because of all the fabric upholstery and the CO2 that is exhaled, the food that\u2019s discarded by visitors munching on snacks, and the fact that they can hide in the darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bed bugs love living in movie theaters, because they tend to thrive in areas where lots of people congregate. This is because of all the fabric upholstery and the CO2 that is exhaled, the food that\u2019s discarded by visitors munching on snacks, and the fact that they can hide in the darkness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you search for news stories from around the country regarding bed bugs in movie theaters, you\u2019ll find several, including this recent one on TikTok from the AMC Empire Times Square<\/a> in New York, which seems to have had a history of problems with these pests, dating as far back as 2010! <\/p>\n\n\n\nBed bugs have also been found in movie theaters across the country in big cities from Los Angeles and San Francisco, to Missouri, Indiana, Toronto, and Baltimore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, if you don\u2019t live in a big city or your movie theater is in a rural area, then you’re probably safer. It is unlikely, although not impossible, that you\u2019ll bring bed bugs home with you after watching a movie in a more rural area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plethora of potential hosts in a movie theater is a bed bug paradise, because of the time opportunity it offers to feed off of so many hosts while they\u2019re in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When someone sits down to get comfortable for a movie showing, the carbon dioxide they exhale<\/a>, and the body odor that they give off, bring any hiding bed bugs out to play. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThankfully though, there are ways to make it less likely that you carry these annoying creatures back home with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nAvoiding Bed Bugs At The Movies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pestqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/18904326_happy-couple-watching-movie-and-talking-in-theater-1024x683.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe first thing you can do is to check out the movie theater\u2019s online reviews, because fortunately other visitors will more than likely report that they unknowingly picked up a bed bug from just watching a movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nImagine having an enjoyable night out at the movie theater. And then imagine your night being ruined because bed bugs have hitched a ride on you, and you bring them home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scarier than The Thing<\/a><\/em> even!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately, this situation isn\u2019t out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Big cities all around the United States and Canada have seen a rise in bed bug infestations due to\u00a0 an increase in population size, as well as domestic and international travel. And because of this, these annoying pests have found their ways into hotels<\/a>, apartment buildings, taxis and Ubers<\/a>, houses, and even movie theaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bed bugs love living in movie theaters, because they tend to thrive in areas where lots of people congregate. This is because of all the fabric upholstery and the CO2 that is exhaled, the food that\u2019s discarded by visitors munching on snacks, and the fact that they can hide in the darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bed bugs love living in movie theaters, because they tend to thrive in areas where lots of people congregate. This is because of all the fabric upholstery and the CO2 that is exhaled, the food that\u2019s discarded by visitors munching on snacks, and the fact that they can hide in the darkness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you search for news stories from around the country regarding bed bugs in movie theaters, you\u2019ll find several, including this recent one on TikTok from the AMC Empire Times Square<\/a> in New York, which seems to have had a history of problems with these pests, dating as far back as 2010! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bed bugs have also been found in movie theaters across the country in big cities from Los Angeles and San Francisco, to Missouri, Indiana, Toronto, and Baltimore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, if you don\u2019t live in a big city or your movie theater is in a rural area, then you’re probably safer. It is unlikely, although not impossible, that you\u2019ll bring bed bugs home with you after watching a movie in a more rural area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The plethora of potential hosts in a movie theater is a bed bug paradise, because of the time opportunity it offers to feed off of so many hosts while they\u2019re in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When someone sits down to get comfortable for a movie showing, the carbon dioxide they exhale<\/a>, and the body odor that they give off, bring any hiding bed bugs out to play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thankfully though, there are ways to make it less likely that you carry these annoying creatures back home with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first thing you can do is to check out the movie theater\u2019s online reviews, because fortunately other visitors will more than likely report that they unknowingly picked up a bed bug from just watching a movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nAvoiding Bed Bugs At The Movies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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