Can bedbugs be spread into the workplace?
On One Hand: Bedbugs Love a Good RideBedbugs will travel on anything. They love nothing more than a ride on a winter coat, leather bag or box of papers. Bedbugs are not particularly attached to any one home. They will go anyplace in hopes that there is warm blood to feed them. They are not picky about how they travel either. Bedbugs will gladly crawl into any nook or cranny for a free trip to better hunting grounds. This means that any employee who has come from a home, hotel, car or mode of public transportation that is infested with bedbugs can easily transport them into the office, where they will quickly make themselves at home.On the Other: Clean People Don’t Have Bed BugsBedbugs thrive where dirt collects and people are slow to wash their belongings. Most people who work in an office are actually quite clean and would notice if they were transporting the little pests anywhere.Bottom LineBedbugs thrive in any setting that provides them with warm bodies to feast upon, and the offic