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By Mayo Clinic staffFactors that will increase your chances of a bedbug infestation:
- Climate. Bedbugs thrive in tropical areas, although they can be found in all climates.
- Type of housing. Infestation is more likely in apartments and homeless shelters — which have high turnover — than in single-family homes.
- Living with pets. Cats and dogs can carry bedbugs into the home.