Bed Bugs are great at hitching a ride from one place to another and this is the most effective manner in which these pests spread infestations. Bed Bugs travel from one location to another hanging on to the clothes or a person or hiding in the luggage, and potential hosts do the job of unknowingly taking these pests home or any other location they might be visiting.
It is a misconception that Bed Bugs are attracted to unkempt or unhygienic homes and locations. Even if you have a clean household, it is possible to suffer the onslaught of a Bed Bug infestation. After all, these pests do not have anything to do with the cleanliness of a place. All they are interested in is human blood and a safe place to hide and multiply. The only connection between cleaning regularly and the presence of Bed Bugs are that regular and thorough cleaning habits help homeowners to detect the presence of Bed Bugs before the problem turns into a full-fledged infestation.
Bed Bugs, when they are not picked up from an infested home or business, are usually found in locations such as the rooms and other resting areas in hotels, public auditoriums, bus and train stations, and even cabs, buses, and trains. If you stay in an infested hotel room or travel in public modes of transport that may be harboring these bugs, it is quite possible that they hitch a ride on your person or in your luggage and deposit themselves on your property.
If you buy household items from a garage sale before checking for the presence of Bed Bugs or buy used furniture infested with these insects, you could be giving Bed Bugs other channels to enter your home and infest it.
