Hello Everyone,
I have a few questions about the transferring of bed bugs. I am scared I might have transferred some to my apartment through my clothing. A little backstory.
Last night I had gone to someone's place. Was on her couch. I was only there for about an hour. Later took a cab and met with friends. About 30 minutes later had 4 itchy red welts that looked similar to mosquito bites on my arm and 1 on lower back. I assume these are bed bug bites from what I've read, but thought it was a rash at the moment. Went home about an hour later and threw my clothes on a chair and took a shower. Then went to bed.
I woke up and realized it could be bed bugs. Inspected my clothing and the chair it was on for bugs. Nothing found. Threw dry clean pants and chair cushion cover into a plastic bag. Threw shirt and shirts it was on top of into laundry and turned it to sanitize.
So now for my questions. What is the likelyhood that I brought bed bugs with me? How fast do they move from one piece of clothing to furniture or other way around? Could they have gone off my shirt and to another surface in my room? When will I know if I have an infestation?
Thanks for any help