<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Bed bugs Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:05:54 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Bed bugs won’t follow you home if you do this quick hotel check before unpacking]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/25/285x214/2160121_1.jpg"/><br><br>This quick hotel check can save you a lot of trouble down the 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bites]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/51/285x214/2145259_1.jpg"/><br><br>Vinegar can be used to clean and refresh a bed - but it may need a deeper clean if you have an infestation.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:09:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Alex Evans]]></author><category>Property</category><media:keywords>White vinegar, Heating, Bed bugs, Bedbugs, Vinegar, Central Heating, Heat Treatment</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/51/590x/2145259_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vinegar can be used to clean a mattress]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Alex Evans]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/51/237x141/2145259_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" 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