Bed bugs can be brought into the home from a variety of sources, stowing away on belongings, used furniture, or even deliveries taken into your home. But the most common method of travel for these bothersome biting bugs is hitchhiking in your clothes and luggage after a stay in an infested hotel room.

The About.com Pest Control site has a number of articles on the history, behavior, detection, and control of bed bugs.

But for those who are more visual in nature, there are also a number of informative videos on the topic.

Following are 10 videos covering everything from checking your hotel room and avoiding bringing them home to detection and control in your own home, as well as some natural tricks to stop the itch if you are bitten.

Bed Bug Prevention, Detection and Control

1. How to Seal Your Mattress From Bed Bugs with Adam Kochanowicz
   If you're ready to prevent the introduction of bed bugs or have them in the first place, a mattress cover is an excellent form of protection against these unwelcome guests. This video demonstrates how to find and apply bed bug mattress covers.
   
   
2. What to Do Once You've Discovered Bed Bugs with Debbie Anderson
   Once you've discovered bed bugs, there are a few cost-effective steps you can take to control the infestation even before you call an exterminator. Here are some tips on what you can do to control bed bugs once you've discovered them.
   
   
3. Bed Bugs - How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs Organically with Debbie Anderson
   Once bed bugs infest your home, these little hitchhikers can create a never ending battle for all those who enter your home. But they can be gotten rid of, and organically, no less. Here's a video with instructions for exterminating bed bugs organically.

Bed Bugs In the Hotel Room

4. How to Check a Hotel Room for Bed Bugs with Mark Casey
   Check a hotel room for bed bugs by following these steps. In order to be safe rather than sorry, it's important to do a check for bed bugs before you settle into your hotel room.
   
   
5. Where Are Bed Bugs in Hotels? with Mark Casey
   Hotel bed bugs tend to be in particular places in the room other than the bed. Be sure to check the entire hotel room for bed bugs, but particularly in the places detailed here.
   
   

Bed Bug Bites

6. How to Identify a Bed Bug Bite with Mark Casey
   Before you can treat bed bug bite, you have to be sure you can identify the bite correctly. Bed bug bites have a distinct pattern - which is easy to remember if you think of itas "breakfast, lunch and dinner."
   
   
7. Natural Itch Remedy - Organic Ways to Reduce Bug Bite Itching with Danielle Lessovitz
   Can't stop from scratching that incessant bug bite itch? Your kitchen cabinets may hold the answers. Learn how to prevent and soothe bug bites without having to take a trip to your local pharmacy.