Oh my! If it were me I would be googling about the traveling habits of bedbugs. Maybe it's nothing to worry about.

Once I lived in an apartment with roaches. It was horrible!

I remember in the dark ages when I was a kid staying overnight somewhere that the people in the house would take a lighted match and kill each one they found ugly memory.

I did google them and they can spread, but I'm not sure how, maybe through electrical outlets. The Apts were built quite tight, and there is some problem getting fresh air exchange, so I'm hoping they can't get under walls. I'm trying not to get worked up about this, but is IS ICKY!!!! Our apt is the very furthest from the affected one. Now if the infestation were roaches, I think I would be packing to move tomorrow. They would drive me insane.

Yes, OMG. "Nighty, night. Sleep tight. Don't let the Bed bugs bite." WTF?

I don't know why I have this fear of bed bugs these days. I think because they're encroaching upon us.

LOL My sister came to visit from another state, stayed in a motel room on her trip here....I wanted to put her luggage/with clothes in a fumagated, plastic bag for two weeks. She was only going to be here for 3 days. I was ready to give her my Macy's credit card, buy new clothes and I'll send you your luggage later.

They's scare me.

Hopefully if they caught them soon enough they won't spread. Check your mattress regularly. Get a flash light and check all the seams for signs of them (you aren't likely to see an alive bug unless the infestation is bad, but you can see rust colored smears (their feces). Also keep your eye out for bites.

They can go anywhere, through electrical outlets, under doors, etc. If the treatment team knows what they're doing hopefully it will get nipped in the bud. I really hope they are checking other units though. Often if it's one unit, it's other units too.

I work for a low income housing agency and we've been battling bed bugs constantly for several years now. We treat with cedar oil, and people are usually treated weekly for 4-6 weeks depending on the severity of the problem. We usually inspect all surrounding units also just to be sure. We have a "bed bug team" whose sole job is battling these horrible creatures.

Unfortunately I think the problem is getting worse and worse and they're here to stay. You can google how to look for bedbugs and find all sorts of great pics and instructions. If I were you I would be doing a thorough inspection weekly. A while back I repeatedly was getting bites on my legs at night for a few nights in a row. I freaked, thinking I brought them home from work. I tore apart my entire apartment, including using a knife to cut a slit into the bottom of my mattress (crappy IKEA bed with mattress attached to bed frame), and looked into the mattress with a flashlight to make sure they weren't hiding, lol. They love wood too so check floor trim, bed frames, etc.

Not trying to freak you out more than you already are the more you know about them and how to spot them the better off you are.

Heat is an effective way to kill bed bugs. But the temperature is pretty high, too high for humans. I don't recall what temp is used - maybe 120F. You could look that up. The temp is high enough to be rough on some items. One should remove medications. Just make sure there are no bedbugs hitching a ride. Leave all your travel cases in the 'hot' room. Thees should be 'cooked' along with a host of other things. Common theory says the bugs settle in the bed and upholstered furniture. I suppose some may hide behind base boards. I don't know how the refrigerator is adddressed. I suppose it is turned off and the food thrown out. House plants won't survive, but bugs could hitch a ride on these if removed.

I think I would rather roaches than bedbugs although I don't even know what roaches look like. But at least you can see them. Bed bugs freak me out. It has nothing to do with cleanliness. You can get them at the movies if someone was sitting in your seat before you had them. Hotels in NYC worry me. I have enough problems trying to keep the house flea free with six animals.

I'm curious. Bedbugs used to be a problem, right? Back in the dark ages? Or maybe more recently. Else, where would the saying 'Don't let the bedbugs bite' come from?

Anyway, we never heard of anyone actually having them for years and years. How did they get rid of them before? Or at least get them under control? Is it all because they have become resistant to modern pesticides?

Here's what the EPA has to say. They do list control measures on the site. I haven't read it all myself yet, but plan to today.

Here is a link that might be useful: EPA Site for Bedbugs

Ok, I see. It was DDT (and similar products) that made bed bugs disappear before. And DDT (and similar products) have been banned, for very good reason.

Here's an interesting site, with information on the history of bedbugs, and why they have made a comeback.

Here is a link that might be useful: Bedbug history

Bedbugs are very common now. It started a couple of years ago that all the news was about the bedbug problems. And correct, it has nothing whatsoever to do with cleanliness or how you live. They can be picked up anywhere.

Yuck! But - not uncommon, unfortunately.