I heard that some of the rental companies in my area are getting cited for having bed bugs in their furniture and bedroom items they rent out. Ppl bring back their items after they can afford to buy their own, or they move and no longer need them. They come up with bed bugs and either they don't notice them or didn't know what they were. They do now since they had been passed around from house to house. I had no idea there would be such things in the furniture I would buy. There are many places out there now who sell what they call, "Gently Used" furniture and bed items. I don't believe I know what a bed bug is, but I know one time I had, what we call in the south, weavels. They are teeny bugs that get into the flour and powdery cooking items if they are not sealed. They seem to come from nowhere, but I was told that they hatched from the eggs embedded in the cooking ingredients in the box because it is so humid in the south ideal hatching weather, they would hatch given air and heat. I keep all my powdery substances in the fridge now when I open them like instant mashed potatoes, my pancake mixes, flour, the cornmeal mix I use for cornbread and other things like that. So far, no weavels now. You want to go bonkers, pour some flour in a bowl and watch it move. I had nightmares for weeks.
Thanks Paper Roses.