If you find a few bed bugs in one area of your property, you probably want to do everything you can to keep them from spreading into other rooms. To help slow the spread of bed bugs, there are a few things you can do:
Bed bugs are slow crawlers, but are infamous for silently spreading throughout your home. Bed bugs can travel from one room to another, or even from one unit to another, through common walls, ceilings, pipes, telephone cables, doorways, and more. One main reason why a bed bug infestation can spread throughout a property is when people move infested furniture or bedding. This is a sure way to introduce bugs into other areas of your home or business.
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Compared to some pests, bed bugs do not spread quickly. An adult bed bug can lay just 1–12 eggs a day, which is definitely on the slower side. These eggs take about 10 days to hatch, followed by up to six weeks before the larvae turn into adults. A small bed bug problem can quickly turn into a big one, especially since their activity goes unnoticed for a while.
The best way to stop the spread of bed bugs is to contact a local bed bug exterminator as soon as you see the signs of bed bugs. While waiting for treatment, there are a few things you can do to limit the spread. When transferring clothes or bedding to the washer, always transport them in plastic bags. Avoid moving any furniture that is infested at all costs, and definitely do not throw it out. These actions will certainly introduce the bugs into other rooms.
