doogleflip Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > snoopy17 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Where do they come from? > > > In this case, the landlord is saying I must have > brought them to the flat. However, I?ve never seen > them anywhere else and was told there was a bed > bug infestation before I moved moved in. Anyway, > they hide out in little nooks and crannies in > wood. They can survive for up to 18 months without > food according to one article I read, however the > science is hard to prove. They feed only on blood! > Gross... anyway, I?m kind of homeless now crashing > at my parents house. All my possessions are in > bags zipped up waiting to be treated by me, when I > get the chance. And to top it off I can?t sleep > because it?s freaking me out. They lay eggs. If > you leave clothes on floor or s bag or something > they can crawl on it and lay eggs or hide on them > etc to transfer to a new gaff... buggers. It's a bit unfortunate if blame is apportioned - they spread by ways optimised through many years of evolution. Edit: of course they could have been created - but what kind of God would create bed bugs.