looking bugs here and there. I thought they were just really large ticks and attributed them to the cat in the apartment. I was highly upset but then the bugs were out of sight out of mind... until the other day when I was finally able to kill one.

The way it looked close up in addition to the amount of blood that came out was just not right so yesterday I started researching online and now I know the apt. is infested with bed bugs and that they've probably been feeding on me since I moved in but I hadn't been paying close enough attention. When I woke in the morning I noticed bug bites in the form of little red dots so I knew there were probably many more where that came from.

I spent all last night cleaning out the room and throwing away a lot of belongings and slept on a chair in the middle of the room for just two hours before I got ready for work. I will give the landlord written notice of the complaint today. As a website suggested I caught a bed bug on sticky tape for proof. The nasty thing managed to crawl off and I luckily found it trying to get away and caught it again along with a giant dead one that I'll use for evidence as well.

I had seen the occasional roach in the apt. but while cleaning last night I also discovered ants and ticks. This is so sickening. I've been living here not knowing how many unwanted roommates I had in my bed and all my things.

I will have to wait until the extermination is complete before I move so that I don't bring any bed bugs or eggs along with me. I don't know how long this will take. But this residence definitely needed to be listed as Bed Bug Infested - roach infested - ant infested - AND tick infested. My skin will be crawling everyday as I desperately attempt to rid my clothes and belongings of these nasty blood sucking bugs.