How do bed bugs form?

Bed bugs get into a home by latching onto clothing, old furniture, luggage, backpacks and other items that are made from fabrics. They can also travel from one room to another and from one unit to another in hotels and large apartment complexes.

Since bed bugs hide in the cracks and crevices of clothing, furniture and other upholstered items, it is important to inspect them thoroughly before bringing them into the home. Bed bugs are tiny, flat insects that lack wings, are reddish-brown in color and will typically leave droppings between seams and other crevices that look like tiny blood stains.