Bed Bugs Are Disgusting

The most recent disaster befalling upon my house is a disgusting one; bed bugs. They were discovered initially by Markie Mark. He decided to pass out on our couch in the living room one night and woke up the next day with bites all over his right arm and shoulder. He told us about it but we thought they were oak mite bites. Until the other night B-fresh found one crawling by our router. 

Once he found that one, we looked up on the internet how to get rid of them. There were so many different ways to get rid of them. We went out and bought about $60 worth of different stuff to kill these pesky bugs. We pulled the couch apart and threw away all the cushions and pillows. We steamed the entire couch along with spraying bug killer in the corners and lining of the couch. We read that these bugs don't like to travel more than 15-20 feet to find a host, so we knew where to look to find the source. 

 When we finally called the exterminator, we had two ideas as to where they originated. Markie Mark and Kaveman room's were the two closest rooms to the living room. We had him look all throughout each room. In Markie Mark's room he only found a single bed bug. We had him check my room and B-fresh's room for safe measure. Thankfully he didn't find any bugs or any signs that they had been in our rooms.

 When he checked out Kaveman's room, he found the source of the bed bugs. He lifted up Kaveman's box spring and it was just riddled with bed bugs. The exterminator said that they had to have been living there a while for them to get as bad as they were. He also mentioned that some people aren't really affected by their bites and some are. Thankfully Markie Mark noticed the bites on himself or else we could've had a full blown infestation on our hands. Once we figured out they were coming from his mattress and box spring, we instantly took those two objects outside for trash. 

We asked Kaveman how he thinks he acquired bed bugs. He said his friend stayed over a couple months ago and brought a blanket with him from home. Kaveman said that he found a bug on that blanket that night but didn't think anything of it. 

Lesson to take away from this: don't underestimate the power of small bugs in your house. If you think you've seen a bed bug in your house, look them up on the internet and see if that's what you have so you can take care of it ASAP.