Bed bugs reproduce rapidly and are easily transferred from one location to another. Folded clothing, dirty laundry, moving furniture, and travel bags are all easy targets for them. The majority of people are unaware that they are spreading bed bugs until it is too late. When changing your bedding, for example, rather than taking the dirty ones straight to the washing machine, you position them somewhere in the living room. The bugs would almost certainly find a good cozy spot to sleep in one of your couches.