Bed bugs like to hitch rides on anyone and anything. Clothing, shoes, purses, and luggage are all potential vehicles for bed bugs to move between rooms, buildings, or cities.

Public transportation can transmit bed bugs readily because many people don’t know they have an infestation until it is already severe.

Rental furniture or the trucks and blankets you use to move furniture can all harbor bed bugs. When getting new furniture, consider inspecting it thoroughly before moving it inside.

If you have bed bugs in one room, assume they are in other rooms as well and inspect accordingly.