According to Vail, “Bed bugs are excellent hitchhikers. They can enter homes via infested luggage, backpacks, purses, clothing and furniture. Depending on their stage of life, bed bugs can be one twenty-fifth to one third of an inch in size, which makes them extremely difficult to spot.”

Can bed bugs hitch a ride on humans?

Bed bugs move from place to place by hitchhiking either on people or their personal belongings. These pests do not wings and do not fly, but they are excellent at crawling and can quickly make their way into a person's pant cuff, shoe, bag, coat, or other personal belonging that has been placed on the floor.

How do you keep bed bugs from hitchhiking your house?