I once worked on a research project that involved installing large boxes of air quality monitoring equipment in sample of apartments in my metro area. During one of our installations, the resident casually advised my partner to stay away from a large pile of clothing that was taking up floorspace in one of the bedrooms because they hadn't been cleared of bed bugs.
Afterward we left the apartment, I went straight home, stripped off all my clothing, threw it in the washer and took a long hot shower. I dried my clothing three times using the hottest setting. Then I got paranoid every time I felt an itch anywhere on my body.
Those fuckers are robust.
Bed Bugs