Is it easy to transfer bed bugs?

Bed bugs, unlike lice, don’t travel directly on people and spread from person to person. But they can travel on people’s clothes. In this way, people can spread bed bugs to others, without even knowing it.

Can bed bugs travel through walls from one apartment to another?

Answer: Bed bugs can move along and through wall voids, use plumbing and electrical chaseways, etc. Although not every apartment has to be treated, those adjacent to the infested ones should be.

Can bed bugs come from next door?

The short answer to your question is yes, it’s possible. We’re only recently discovering how really good bed bugs are at moving into new areas. Bed bugs follow pipes and wires into units next door, above, and below, but they can also simply walk under the front door and head down the hallway to other units.

Do bed bugs go back to the same hiding spot?

They make their way back to these spots after they feed, and stay there, immobile for days as they digest. That’s why it’s so important that they pick somewhere still, dark and secure so that they aren’t disturbed. Then, they’ll lay their eggs nearby and continue the bed bug lifecycle.

How fast do bed bugs spread from person to person?

Bed bugs can spread from room to room in a matter of seconds by hitching a ride on the clothing of a person who moves from room to room. Or they can spread in a matter of hours by crawling unassisted from one room to another.

How long does it take for bed bugs to spread to other apartments?

In most cases, bed bugs can easily travel from one part of the house to another in about a day or two.

How can you tell where bed bugs are coming from?

Rusty or reddish stains on bed sheets or mattresses caused by bed bugs being crushed. Dark spots (about this size: •), which are bed bug excrement and may bleed on the fabric like a marker would. Eggs and eggshells, which are tiny (about 1mm) and pale yellow skins that nymphs shed as they grow larger.