Horrifying study shows how far bed bugs can spread in apartment buildings.

Image: Flickr/AJC ajcann.wordpress.comIf bed bugs are living in your home, they are probably hiding out and waiting to sense the carbon dioxide from your breath to home in on their next blood meal. But how did they get there in the first place? If you haven't recently picked up a mattress off the street (always a good plan), it's often assumed that they could have migrated from your neighbor's place. But how frequent these wanderings are, or if they actually happen, hasn't been demonstrated... until now! Here, scientists captured bed bugs from infested apartments in New Jersey, painted their backs, released them, and then watched over the next several months to see where the little monsters ended up. It turns out that, yes, bed bugs make the rounds of neighboring apartments, and they can live inside empty apartments for months without a blood meal. And perhaps the worst part? "The ...