According to medical entomologist Stephen Doggett of the Institute for Clinical Pathology & Medical Research (ICPMR), based at Westmead Hospital, Australia is in the grip of a bed bug pandemic with the Australian accommodation and tourism industry losing an estimated $100 million annually from bed bug infestations.

Stephen Doggett says the bed bug epidemic is horrifying and costly for all levels of the accommodation industry, from backpacker hostels to five-star hotels. (information taken from the University of Sydney. Feb 2nd 2006)

To aid in the eradication of these pests Stephen Doggett has prepared a Code of Practice (CoP) for the Control of Bed Bug Infestations in Australia. In the Code of Practice he recommends mattress encasing a great way to control and prevent bed bugs from infesting a mattress and names Protect-A-Bed as a supplier.

“The following have undergone laboratory testing, and if used to manufacturers instructions, bed bugs are unable to escape from the encasements. They also incorporate a membrane which is impervious to the bite of the bed bug” Protect-A-Bed Encasements - Colkap Products. (Stephen Doggett – Code of Practice for the infestations of Bed Bugs in Australia)