It is somehow common to people that when we talk about any kind and any specie of insects and pests, they automatically link their existence with dirty, untidy, smelly or even poor people.
It is the case with roaches, head lice and also bed bugs.
The fact is that all the above actually has nothing, or very little to do with their breeding and infestation.
So, what causes bed bugs to populate our beds and homes in the first place? They are insects that feed from the blood of people and animals.
Depending on their specie they can vary in size and color but usually they are brown and about 4 mm long.
They multiply by leing eggs (hundreds of them) and the process can develop rather quickly.
They are attracted to people thanks to two things - food supply and carbon monoxide.
Although an adult bug can live up to 18 months without a blood feast, they will not miss on a chance to find themselves a host with nice and worm bed and how clean and tidy your home is actually has nothing to do with it.
As long as they have food supply (meaning you and your house members) they will live in your house and breed.
Due to their resistance to lack of food and resistance to large temperature differences these bugs have managed to spread and become a large issue especially in large and populated cities all over the globe.
Particularly in big cities where there are large concentrations of people in public transportation, public institutions and other places, bed bugs have found their wonderland.
It is enough for you to visit one of the critical places and you can bring home this undesirable guest on your clothes.
Working people who travel a lot have particularly large chances to pick up this insect after a night in a hotel or a ride in a train.
To conclude, you cannot really do anything to prevent them from coming except being extra careful.
When you travel it is good to have some sort of pesticide at your hand to use it in your hotel room if necessary and to spray your suitcase before you pack your things and go home.
When you arrive you need to wash all your clothes as soon as possible and to inspect all the things that you have carried for eggs and adult bugs.
Do not forget your coat, car seats and suitcase.
However, if you have that misfortune to have to deal with bed bugs yourself, although your tidiness has nothing to do with what causes bed bugs to appear, it can have a lot to do with how difficult will be for you to locate their breeding place and exterminate them efficiently.
You see, bed bugs love dark corners to hide during the day so they will usually crawl into any crack on your floor, wall or even under a pile of clothes.
Before starting with extermination process you would probably need to unclutter such spaces in your home if you have any.