For most of my life the only bedbugs I was aware of were "don't let the bedbugs bite" from the old childhood poem. Now suddenly the New York papers are full of stories about infestations in hotels, residences, etc. It's a daily part of the news.
NATIVETEXAN mentioned "House Hunters" on HGTV. I never thought about it but now I'll have it in mind every time someone buys an old house with the plan to rent it out to short-termers. These places aren't going to look as exotic any more!