My daughter's apartment was infested (downtown Chicago). It is a nightmare that never ends--she hopes a move next year will finally solve the problem. She has it under control, but keeps tape over all the door sills to catch the little critters if they try to get into her apartment or move around in her apartment. I saw one trapped on the tape. Pretty gross- looks like a small brown tick. She keeps all her clothes and linens in bags--a year later.
They are not sure how they got the infestation- whether they picked them up from a hotel room or they are in another part of the building. They spread really fast, and live for years. The pest control folks help control them, but cannot really eradicate them.
When they first found the problem, and were cleaning out the apartment, they were trying to decide whether to keep their new cloth headboard. With much reluctance, they finally decided to toss it. As it came apart while they were putting it in the dumpster they realized it has the mother load as hundreds of bed bugs came crawling out of their new nest!
So next time you are in a bed with a cloth head board, sleep tight!
So yea, not a big deal until it happens to you!
