I dropped my suitcase straight onto the bedroom carpet after the holiday just because I was exhausted: a week later, along the mattress seam, I understood what had come home with me
A week after returning from holiday, rust-colored stains along the mattress seam revealed an unwelcome souvenir: bed bugs. This guide exposes how these hitchhikers travel in your luggage, why they appear exactly one week after arrival, and the simple heat-based solutions that actually work.