Bed bugs are increasingly becoming a problem in not only hotels, but also houses, apartments, and dormitories.
Most recently, the pests were even spotted at a Times Square movie theatre -- sparking concerns across the U.S. over cleanliness and how to get rid of the bugs.
"You can't sleep. You're scared. You're looking from corner to corner wondering what's lurking around," said bedbugs victim Latena Fitzgerald. "And no matter how many times they spray, if you do not spray all of the apartments, it's not going to work."
Bed bugs are nocturnal and can latch on to almost anything in a home, from clothing to luggage and mattresses. The small, oval insects feed by sucking blood and are usually very hard to see.
Despite their name, bed bugs are also prone to hot and steamy places like gyms and moving trucks. Exterminators use bug sniffing dogs to find the pests.
"You know beds bugs would be underneath this little plastic deal around the edge of the box spring," exterminator Chad Jones explained while examining a mattress.
