Okay - two nights ago I found a bed bug crawling on my pillow after I turned the light on. I put it in a zip loc bag - I have never had one before. I am almost sure it is a male bed bug because it has a pointy butt.
I checked all over my mattress - nothing. No poop stains, no bugs. I checked all my pillows and sheets - again, nothing. I checked my closet, my walls, my floor, my bed side table and I don't see any trace or sign of bed bugs. I also have no bites at all. I've been living in this room for about 4 months.
I know it's unlikely, but do you think maybe I picked one up from somewhere? I also work at a thrift store, so...
I called my landlord and she said she was going to fumigate the apartment, well, have her husband do it, but I did research and it says that doing that will only drive the bed bugs further into cracks and walls? So she gave me permission to call an inspector. What kind of process should I be looking for? Like heating the room, or if they use gas? I'm trying to find the best exterminator.
In the mean time I put all my sheets and stuff in plastic bags, and I don't have a frame for my mattress so it's sitting on the floor. I'm going to buy a metal frame and then get jars or cups of water so they can't come up, if there are more.