The National Pest Management Association and the University of Kentucky have found that 1 in 5 Americans has had a Bed Bug problem or know someone that has encountered Bedbugs. Once they get in the house they are hard to get out! http://allthingsbedbugs.pestworld.org/bed-bug-news/press-releases/the-npma-releases-first-ever-comprehensive-global-bed-bug-study-to-determine-extent-of-resurgence.aspx