We don't have a choice. They are not gone.
BED BUGS LIVE AMONGST THE HUMAN POPULATION.
The time you are at greatest risk for encountering bed bugs; while traveling.
Regardless of your room accommodations, no matter the star level, it is a good precaution to check
your room. How to inspect a room for bed bugs.
Why are bed bugs back?
Bed bugs have enjoyed a resurgence worldwide over the last two decades, as the use of more harsh pestides was curbed for environmental reasons (DDT, Chlordane, & Lindane particularly). The lack of suitable, environmentally friendly pesticides, increases in international travel, and local geographic factors have allowed the bed bug population world wide to explode. Based on the sheer numbers in the population, the liklihood you will contact bed bugs in your life is fairly high.
With a 30 year vacation from Bed bugs, the public is not as savvy as they once were. Bed bugs are not as big a deal as the unitiated, unbitten, will first assume. We recognise that you are here because you want answers regarding the bugs that just interrupted your nights sleep. You might be having a reaction to the bite, and it may itch terribly. Please relax, understand you got nothing more than the medical equivolent of a mosquito bite, and you are allergic to them. There are concerns, but they are not life threatening in any way.
Bed Bug Medical Bite Discussion.
Don't feel bad, the Waldorf Astoria got hit too. (see video below). However, this doesn't mean that you can ignore the problem. There are currently 3 lawsuits against the Waldorf Astoria hotel for negligence regarding the infestation.
We don't have a choice. They are not gone. 