Does your bed have any folds?
Does your mattress have any creases?
Are there any zippers nearby where you sleep?
Do you ever lay down next to any cracks, crevices, or folds of any kind whatsoever?
Bed bugs.
Bed bugs.
Beating their little drums, marching toward you with their little feet, only looking for blood. Your blood.
Why do they like folds so much? Why are they attracted to creases?
The same reason why you and I and fifteen other people squeeze under an overhang on a rainy day: shelter.
Every now and then you should inspect your bed room and say: are there any potential bed bug shelters in here? Am I inviting bed bugs by having a bed set that is full of cracks, crevices, folds, creases, and such? Was it really smart to furnish my bedroom with wicker?
Mattress encasements are a good way to reduce the number of potential bed bug harborages your bed has. Also, monitoring and periodic inspections will help reduce the likelihood of an occasional intruder turning into a mega-infestation.
Interestingly, while you're squeezing next to that person under the overhang or on the public transportation, be aware of the potential for bed bug transference.
Ew York City will be dreaming of you tomorrow.
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