How Did I Get Bed Bugs?

Alana Korol

January 2, 2019

Bed Bug Exposure in Public Spaces

Quick online searches are revealing that bed bugs are continuing to be a nuisance, spreading their infestations to some surprising places.

Bed bugs are not just limited to hitchhiking from one residential home or apartment to another. In fact, bed bugs prefer heavily populated areas so that they can spread out their infestations faster and have more victims to feed on.

Anywhere there are human hosts present, bed bugs can and will infest. Places like schools, buses, movie theaters, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities, offices, hotels, and police headquarters can absolutely fall victim to bed bug infestations.

All they need to do is hide out just long enough inside of a bag, jacket, luggage, or on your clothing until they reach their new destination.

The bed bugs that primarily do the most hitchhiking are usually pregnant females. This is the case because mating is very traumatic for the female so afterward she seeks out a new location away from other potential mates to avoid being mated again. Female bed bugs can lay up 200-500 eggs in her lifetime, which is more than enough to cause a sizeable infestation.

Where Do Bed Bugs Lurk?

When people think of bed bugs, the first places that generally come to mind are motels or hotels, due to the high traffic and turnover of guests traveling from many different places. However, bed bugs are being discovered in many places people don’t usually think of such as workplace locker rooms, vehicles used for carpooling, trains, airplanes, buses, and even retail stores.

If you find yourself battling a bed bug infestation and are wondering how you got them in the first place, it is likely you picked one up without even realizing you were being exposed. It has nothing to do with hygiene or cleanliness of you or your home. Bed bugs are just that opportunistic that they will latch onto the most convenient host to take them to their new home

What to do if You Suspect Bed Bugs

Freaking out when you believe you have been exposed to bed bugs is completely normal. It can be terrifying and nerve-wracking to know that you may have a potentially large infestation of bed bugs lurking just out of sight.

A solid plan of action on how to combat these pests is key to making sure you get optimal results.

1. Locate

2. Prep the affected area

3. Use Bed Bug Patrol and Crawling Insect Dust

4. Follow-up!

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