There are many myths with regards to bedbugs and one of the most inaccurate and potentially embarrassing is the myth that bedbugs only like dirty homes. The truth is that bedbugs have no preference over what type of environment and indeed what type of home they decide to move into and they will literally move from area to area on a regular basis by whatever means possible. So the historic stigma attached to bedbugs, and the misconception that you need to have a dirty home to attract these pests, has caused many people major problems and is totally inaccurate.
Many bedbug infestation treatment companies report that some of the homes they visit are immaculately clean yet they still attract infestations of bedbugs. While these particular pests don’t always attract headlines around the world we are literally on the verge of a global infestation which can and will literally turn into an epidemic. We spend millions upon millions of pounds treating other pests and infestations when more often than not the problem of bedbugs, which can and do bite, has received very little in the way of publicity and public sector money.
Your modern day bedbug has no preference over where it decides to make home and there is no link whatsoever, and many reports have shown this, between the standard of cleanliness in the home and bedbugs. This particular myth regarding bedbugs is very similar to the one regarding headlice which are again often associated with “unclean hair” when in reality they again have no preference over where they decide to park themselves. Many people have suffered from this social stigma which is very unfair, highly untrue and can be damaging to people and their reputation.
Hopefully some of these bedbug articles will allow people to understand a little more about these pests and where they decide and when they decide to move.