What bed bugs (or bedbugs) look like depends partly on their life stage and whether they’ve just had a blood meal or not. You need to know that the adults are about the size of an apple seed, and the youngest nymphs can be the size of a speck of dirt. In other words, very difficult to see. The unfed nymphs are light-colored, whereas a bed bug that has fed will be red, rust, or brown in color. Here is a photo of a colony of bed bugs of various stages.
They also hide well. They can be very thin (like a piece of paper) and can slip into cracks. They may be hiding in places you do not think anything can get into. Though they prefer to feed late at night (around 3-5 am seems to be ideal), they may bite you without your knowledge, during the night or day, in bed or while you sit in a chair or on a sofa. You can be bitten for months and months without seeing an actual bug dead or alive. And the bites can be hard to identify, and can look like several other conditions–and they don’t look the same on everyone. Our bed bug bites photos page gives you some idea of the variations. (More on some of the other conditions you might have instead are below.)
Here is a photo used with permission from Stephen L. Doggett, Senior Hospital Scientist in the Department of Medical Entomology at the University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital. This is their bed bug site. He’s also the principle author or the Code of Practice for the Control of Bed Bug Infestations in Australia, which can be downloaded from the same site. We thank Stephen L. Doggett for giving us permission to post this helpful photo!
Where can I learn more?
This is a highly informative PowerPoint presentation by Harold Harlan, a well-known bed bug researcher. You will be able to gain a lot from it even though it is obviously meant to accompany a presentation. Warning, if you click the following link, a PPT presentation will be downloaded. You need PowerPoint, or a compatible program, to view it. Harold Harlan’s PowerPoint.
These are some links to Bed Bug Fact Sheets from university extension services and entomology departments:
University of Sydney (warning: link will open PDF )
Harvard University Public Health site on Bed bugs and Harvard’s environmental services department’s Bed Bugs page (for photos of eggs, bugs and so on).
Armed Forces Pest Management Guide to Bed Bugs (written by Harold Harlan)
Other things that might be bothering you
Bed bugs are rapidly spreading right now, but these other closely related species may also be the source of your woes:
Bat Bugs (Wikipedia entry with photo). More bat, bird, rat bug information to come when we find it.
Less closely related are bird mites (U of Sydney page on bird mites) and scabies mites. Many of us are erroneously treated for scabies in the first instance; doctors can test for scabies and you should get them to do this before treatment if at all possible. You’ll be praying it’s scabies anyway, and hey, if you’re lucky, you’ll be right. (I wasn’t.)
This PDF from the University of Kentucky outlines a number of insect and non-insect causes for unexplained itching. Click to load PDF.
Non-insect causes include: allergies to cosmetics, animals, chemicals of all kinds may cause similar symptoms. There will, obviously, be no bed bug feces, bugs, or cast of shells in this case. See dermatologist and/or allergist.
Hot-tub folliculitis: apparently time in a hot tub can lead to a special bacterial infection that also looks a bit like these other conditions. Again, see your doctor.
Delusional Parasitosis is a condition in which people think that insects are crawling on them and biting them, when they are not. Although this American Entomologist article by Nancy C. Hinkle is entitled “Delusory Parasitosis” (click here to load a PDF), it also outlines how very real environmental, physical, and other conditions can cause similar symptoms to a bed bug infestation, including itching, crawling sensations (formication), skin conditions and rashes. While it is true that people are occasionally mistakenly diagnosed with Delusory Parasitosis (and later discover their symptoms to have been caused by bed bugs or another cause), it is a common condition.
If you think you have bed bugs but have not got a bed bug specimen, you should take steps to verify whether you do have bed bugs or another medical, pharmaceutical, or environmental cause. Enlist the help of PCOs and entomologists in identifying any insects or cast-off shells you find. You should at the very least see some bed bug feces (which can appear as small black specks or sometimes stains on the bed). Experienced PCOs can often identify the presence of bed bugs by such evidence. In the absence of any bed bug evidence, be persistent about seeing your physician and preferably a dermatologist as well, until someone is able to help you.
If you think you have bed bugs but the Pest Control Operator cannot find obvious signs, they may use an active bed bug monitoring tool like the CDC 3000 (which can be purchased by anyone, but is running about $950 as of 4/2009). Read more about the CDC 3000 here.
A second active bed bug monitor, the Nightwatch, is also now available for around $430. Both are new technologies and we hope people will share their experiences with them. You can read about the Nightwatch on Bedbugger or on the Biosensory (manufacturer’s) website. Or click the following links to read Bedbugger Forum discussions of the Nightwatch and CDC 3000.
Your PCO may also decide to employ a passive bed bug monitor. Right now, the most common is probably the Climbup (TM) Interceptor. You place disks under the legs of beds, sofas, chairs, etc. They run about $60 for a dozen, and so are affordable. Anyone can purchase them.
Climbup (TM) Interceptors will not necessarily trap a bed bug sample — bed bugs have to leave or climb onto the piece of furniture in order to be caught. However, they will be a helpful detection device in many cases. And they are great for people who don’t have bed bugs yet, as they would detect bed bugs which come in to feed on you via attached apartments or houses. You can read more about this product here.
Finally, dogs are now being trained to sniff out bed bugs. Canine scent detection can be an effective option. They are not 100% effective, but can be better than a human visual search. It is crucial to understand that training methods vary. Canine dog handlers should know how to carefully search for a bed bug or egg in the vicinity after a dog alerts. Otherwise, you have no way of verifying whether you might have a false positive.
If you are looking for a canine scent detection unit, please come to the forums, though keep in mind that competing schools of dog training may have different perspectives; bedbuggers who have hired dogs in your area may be able to make suggestions about reputable firms.
You may also find these FAQs useful in trying to figure out if you have bed bugs:
What do bed bug bites look like? Where can I see pictures of bed bug bites?
Comments are now closed. Please post a message on our Bedbugger Forums if you have questions or need support. If you have suggestions for improving the FAQs, you can contact me here.
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I’ve been battling bed bugs for half a year. I ordered a kit: bed cover, spray, DE, slippery tape, and I did it all. I washed everything. Lifted the carpet and vacuumed. Bagged all my books. And I still get bites!! Since the first infestation (which was massive) I’ve only seen 2 bugs. I don’t see any feces, no shells, no blood, but my legs are devoured. WhenI go away on vacation, the itching stops. I still spray, put out DE, change my sheets, to no avail. How can I find them? How do I end this? It’s causing mental anguish.
Gregg,
I would seriously recommend getting a professional who knows bed bugs to come in and treat. See the FAQ on choosing a PCO so you know what questions to ask.
I know bed bugs can be hard to treat, but you should be able to beat them with the right help.
Please come to the forums if you want more support (click blue forums button at top right).
My husband and I started getting bites on our arms and legs about a week ago. A day before that I saw a small red bug on my bed and squished it before I thought anything of it. But after getting bitten about 15 times over the next two nights, I’ve been totally creeped out and am on the lookout for any signs. I keep running into my room at random times and ripping off the sheets hoping to spot something. I’ve even set my alarm for the middle of the night so I can poke around with the flashlight…but to no avail. Until this morning! I woke up and on the comforter next to me was what looked just like pictures of the beg bug nymph. I caught it and have it in a sealed container. I called a PCO and told them what I found and they suggested just getting a impenetrable mattress and box spring cover and that should seal in everything. But after reading that they aren’t just in the bed, how is that going to help if they’re anywhere else in our house. Is this a good step to take, or if this is a bed bug problem, would it be better to have them come in and treat right away before anything gets out of hand?
CreepedOut,
You must verify whether this is a bed bug before you have your place treated. If you can take a close-up photo, upload (free and anonymous) to flickr.com, post a link on the forums and someone will probably be able to help.
If you do hire a PCO, I’d encourage you to call some others and interview them. There’s a FAQ (linked by me two comments above this) on what to ask PCOs. I would not trust someone whose response to “I found a bed bug in my bed” was simply to encase it. Yes, a good quality encasement can help a lot. But you’re right that bed bugs don’t only infest mattresses.
If you have further questions, please come to the forums, where you’ll find much support and more answers.
I just went on vacation for two weeks and i decided to sublet my apartment to a young lady. she emailed me during my trip saying that she had some bites (or skin irritations) and went to a dermatologist. she said that the dermatologist said that they could be bedbug bites. of course she freaked out and insisted that i have bedbugs. i have lived in this apartment for months and never have been bitten, nor has anyone else that has spent the night been bitten or complained about anything. i just returned home and i am scared to go into the apartment so i am staying with a friend until the exterminator gets there. how likely is it that i really do have bedbugs. i must add this girl seemed a little crazy so it may all be in her head! could she have brought bedbugs to my apartment and now my apartment is infested? help i am scared shitless!
I am convinced I found a bed bug in my bed yesterday. But I have no bites and can find no other evidence (fecal matter, stains, casings, etc.) of anything else. I am calling pest control tomorrow, because I will heed all warnings that some aren’t affected by the bites but the bugs do exist, but I am wondering if I can be at all optimistic that this is just one bug that traveled home with me from a recent business trip….
P.S. How long do I need to put clothes in the dryer for before I can ethically give them away, rather than throw them away?
scared,
Here’s an important piece of information you may be missing: a large segment of the population does not react to bed bug bites. They may have no itching and see no marks on their skin.
Bed bugs are also notoriously good at hiding.
It is therefore perfectly plausible that you had bed bugs in your home, had no idea you were being bitten, and had not seen a bed bug.
Your visitor, who obviously does react, would in this case be your alarm system.
It is possible she brought them with her. People can pick them up and transport them. A careful inspection of the home might give an experienced professional some clues as to how long the bed bugs have been there.
The important thing would be to get a pest control operator who knows their bed bugs to get in there and deal with it. And if they are bed bugs, you can’t sleep away while they’re treated. Read the FAQs (esp. the “Dos and Don’ts”) and learn more about how to get rid of them swiftly.
And make sure your adjacent neighbors are inspected by a pro too (next to your unit on all sides, above, below). IF you got them from a neighbor, and they are not aware of their infestation or simply aren’t getting treatment, then you will not get rid of bed bugs.
If you are renting, your landlord may be responsible for paying for treatment.
nervous nelly,
No one here can say if you have one or many. Even a PCO may have trouble finding their hiding spots.
Get someone who knows bed bugs in and treat. If you have attached neighbors, see my comments to scared above.
Also, you need this FAQ re: your clothing:
http://bedbugger.com/2007/05/18/dryer/
Remember to seal the dry clothes immediately in airtight bags before donating.
hello I have a quick question… for the last week or so i have been waking up w/ lil like mosq bites on me… and at first it was only on my side of the bed… now it seems as though it’s gone to the other side of the bed…. however when i wash the sheets the biting seems to stop for a few days then it comes back…. what should i do to get rid of this?
Jermaine,
You need to read more of the FAQs. Start here:
http://bedbugger.com/2007/01/20/faq-think-you-have-bed-bugs-some-dos-and-donts/
i have these black insects on my bed which are nothing like bed bugs at all, they are black and have grey stripes and move relatively slow. however when i was cleaning my bed i found maybe 6 or 7 around my bed at the time. what might these insects be?
Michael,
Possibly carpet beetles?
Try and capture one and go to http://whatsthatbug.com
If you don’t find one that looks like yours, they will identify them from a photo.
Alternatively, a quicker method would be to take a sample to a pest control company, and ask in the office.
The good news, not bed bugs, right?
Do some people react to bed bug bites and not others? Every time I go to our lake cabin, I get bit and bit and none of my other relatives do… I’ve slept on my mom’s bed and she said she doesn’t get bites there. I used to think they were from spiders but the more I read the more I think they look like bedbug bites.
Yes, Jessie, this happens all the time. Some people are not allergic. Some of them will become so in time, others may not.
Hi, For the past week I have been getting random bites in my sleep. Usually only 1 or 2 a night, some on feet, legs, and arms…most recently one on my left hand middle finger and 2 on my right forearm. I had a PCO come in and take a look (at my mattress, bed frame, closet, behind outlets, etc) and he didn’t see a thing. He looked at the bites I had and he said they are too small to be bedbugs, BUT on his way out, he remembered treating my (NEW) neighbor a couple months back for bedbugs. I don’t think my recent bites and my neighbors recent case of the bugs is a considence. Should I get treated just to be safe? Sooner the better, right?
You might get a second opinion by having someone else inspect, you might try a bed bug dog, or you might go ahead with treatment if the PCO is willing and if you feel you’ve ruled out other possibilities (scabies, fleas, folliculitis) per the FAQ above.
Your PCO does not understand that bed bug bites can be small or large. Smaller ones don’t often photograph well, and our bed bug bite photos page does not represent them as well as larger or more prominent bite marks.
can you purchase the all stop bedbug treatment in stores or do you have to order on line need now
I get a couple bites here and there during the week, for the past few weeks. but alot of the bites seem to happen late in the day. If I work in a darkened room, the room is kept pretty dark all the time, and I spend more time at work than at home, would the office be a better “nest” for the bed buggers than my actual bed.
I have yet to find any evidence of bed bugs at home, but I’ve been concerned and reading up since I got 3 bite on my arm during a plane filight. i got bit right after i opened up the comp. airlne blanket and put it on myself
yodder,
With bed bug bites, delayed reactions seem to b the norm.
People react anywhere from hours to days (as many as nine days, we hear) after being bitten. Many people seem to think they react sometime the next day after being bitten at night, but few of us know for sure.
It is possible, I imagine, to get a quicker reaction, but again, unless you see yourself being bitten, hard to know for sure.
To be honest, you would not even have to keep the workplace dark in order to be bitten there. People have been bitten in law firms and design offices by day.
So I would have your home AND workplaces carefully inspected, preferably by a professional (but you can learn about inspection and inspect yourself by looking at some of the resources here).
If you have more questions after reading the FAQs, check out our forums.
Hi! I have a question? I have lived in the same apartment for 20 years and i have never had any problems with bedbugs. But recently i have started getting bumps that itch but only after i scratch them do they rise and become red. i saw the pictures of the bites and mine do look like them but i ask why now am i getting bedbugs if i never had them before?
brad,
Bed bugs were extremely uncommon in many parts of the world for most of the 20th C. I would venture that most people encountering them now never had them before.
Make sure what you have is bed bugs and get professional treatment. If you have more questions after reading the FAQs, you can come to the forums.
My question:
Something is biting me almost every night while I sleep. I don’t have bed bugs, because I have inspected the mattress very well and don’t find anything, but no matter if I change the sheets, spray my bed and surrounding area with a bug spray, something is biting me, I can’t see it or find anything?? The bites look like a little rash area, then start itching insanely, and turn into big welts and eventually I scratch them raw!! I can’t take this anymore? It’s usually around my ankles, but last night I was bit on the arm, three in a row (I was bit a total of 15 times) When I called an exterminator for advise, he asked if I had seen a dermatologist because they might not be bites, but an allergic reaction to something. I don’t believe that’s the case. Might there be something biting me that I can’t see? (I even spray myself with OFF before I go to bed)
Can someone give me advice, without having to call an exterminator? This just recently started since the monsoon season is here, could my pets be bringing something in? Help!!!!
My husband and I were on our vacation in Kill Devil Hills. After 6 days of staying there, we’ve noticed bites all over our bodies and at first, we didn’t know what these bites were from. When we came home, we realized that those were bedbug bites. Doctor confirmed that. So, we want to know, how long the bites will last?
Thanks!
Tina,
There are other pests (like fleas and bird mites) which could cause itchy bites, as well as bed bugs. You need a pest control professional who has experience with all this to search your home. You should also rule out medical conditions. I know you want to do this without an exterminator, but that is difficult. Please come to the forums if you have further questions: http://bedbugger.com/forums
Mirjana and Vladimir,
They probably will not last too long (it’s best to avoid scratching). However, you need to carefully inspect your home and belongings to make sure you did not bring them home. (This may be hard to detect). If new bites appear, you must get professional treatment from a PCO who knows bed bugs right away. Please come to the forums if you have further questions: http://bedbugger.com/forums
Hi, I was reading some of the above comments to see if anyone had what I do, but none did that i can see, so I’ll ask my question now. Yesterday i noticed two strange bumps on my ankle and the back of my calf (one on each leg). They look like mosquito bites, which is weird since I haven’t had the chance to go outside. This morning i woke up and their were two more, distanced apart, on the leg with one of the original bites on my ankle. Currently, my mattress is on the floor since i am fixing up a bed frame. We are going to buy a new mattress anyways, but could it being on the floor have anything to do with the bites? I did find a hobo spider in my room Sunday, but their bites dont look like mosquito bites, plus, i dont think they would be making a return trip. Thank you very much,
Jen
Jen,
No one can diagnose your problem based on a description of the bites (or even on their appearance). Other insects, like fleas or mosquitos, may be inside and may cause similar problems.
You should read the FAQs and look at the page of bed bug photos (see top menubar for links to each one).
Come to the http://bedbugger.com/forum/ if you have further questions and you’ll find an active community.
This is following on from Yobber’s thread. I think I picked up the nasty things this weekend from a (supposedly) good hotel in Interlaken in Swizerland. Since then I seem to be getting a few more bites a night but these are not as inflammed as the first lot and not as itchy. We have not found any signs of bedbugs in our house. I guess that the new bites could be a) because the bug travelled with us back to London, or b) old bites appearing later (I hope it is this). Is there anyway to tell if a bite is new or old (so I can tell if this is just a late reaction)? Also, my partner and I lie next to each other each night and he is not bitten at all, not even once yet I am carrying around over 50 bites at the moment. Is this also common?
p.s I am very sorry if these questions are dealt with already in the FAQs. I have spent the morning looking through these but couldn’t find anything but hopefully I didn’t miss anything.
Thanks,
Robsie
For the past 4 to 5 weeks, I have been having increasing numbers of small red extremely itchy bumps appearing predominantly on my lower legs, though some are in my upper body as well. From reading your information forum & seeing pictures of common bites, I feel it’s almost certainly either flees or bedbugs. I also feel I may have been bitten at my workplace, as it’s a one on one special needs home, with very old/used couches in it, and I started working there around the time the bites first started to appear. I don’t want to alarm anyone, but I want to confirm my suspicions. Is there any way of testing for either of the bugs, aside from calling in a PCO? I can’t see any visible signs of either bug there, but I’m certain they are present.
Mica
Mica,
Residential homes are very much at risk. I would recommend getting an experienced PCO in to inspect. If a reputable bed bug dog is in your vicinity, this is also an option.
Even if the workplace is found not to harbor bed bugs (or fleas), the PCO will be able to recommend steps for staff and residents to avoid them.
For the past week my wife and kids have been waking up at 3am with red mosquito like welts on her stomach and back.she requested that I check the bed but I found nothing. I have vacued the place over and over again but she keeps on getting bitten. like 3 days ago she woke up and found a bug on the bed. it was full of blood and when she hit its body the bugs head kept on moving. when I found this website(which has been super helpful) the bug she found was similar to a baby bedbug on this page.we are still doubtfull this was a bedbug but when we tore open the bottom matress we saw lots of droppings an eggs but no larve. we dont know what to do since we live on a apartment can you help us out?
-Jose
I recently stayed at a hotel and left with bites all over my body. I did not realize until the next day or 2 what they were. How do I know, this soon, if I might have brought them home with me? I have not seen any bugs at all and I still notice a bit or two new a day but it has only been 2 days since I stayed at the hotel. Is there any precautionary measures to take to make sure I do not let an infestation begin? I have washed all my clothing that was at the hotel, my bags, and shoes but it again, was a day after leaving the hotel.
Bughater!,
The FAQS on travel contain suggestions on how not to bring bed bugs home. It may be too late for most of the ones you have not done, but have a read anyway since you may realize there’s something you can do.
I suggest coming to the forums (click the blue button at top right), where you will likely get some suggestions on how to detect bed bugs, which is something you should work on–trying to see if you have any. It’s not easy.
How do I know if I have them? I have lived in the same apartment for 3 years. It is actually part of a house – my landlord lives on the two floors below. I woke up with a bite on my stomach. I got a couple of bites yesterday, but they occurred during the day while I was watching tv. How do I know if they are bedbugs? I have never been bit while sleeping until last night. I took all of my bedding off and went to the laundry where I washed on hot and dried on high for over an hour. I sprayed my bed down with a spary I purchased. I did not see any bugs or any SIGN of bugs uopn inspection. Will I only know if I go to sleep and wake up with bites?
You cannot be certain you have bed bugs unless you positively identify a sample. There may be fecal stains or bed bug castings which are also signs. However, they are hard to find in the early stages. Bed bugs bite once a week or so each. (They may make two or three bites at one time, for example, if disturbed during feeding, though it is also possible for them to bite just once.) Getting bites on subsequent days or in different locations on your body indicates you have multiple bed bugs.
It is possible to get a bed bug k9 to detect bed bugs, and some PCOs will inspect very thoroughly (others not so much). I suggest trying to jot down exactly how many bites you have been noticing, when and where. If it’s possible, a good bed bug sniffing dog might help determine if you or your landlord have bed bugs.
Keep in mind, bed bug bites can take hours or days to appear (sometimes as many as 9 days).
It’s possible you were bitten at a workplace, restaurant, subway, cinema, etc. and they are appearing later. Make a note of any places you’ve been and see if you can detect a pattern.
Talk to your landlord. Entomologists tell us as many as 70% of people are bitten and do not react. It is actually possible for the landlord to have them and not know.
Please come to the forums if you have further questions:
http://bedbugger.com/forum/
So a couple of days ago I was walking in my hallway and saw a weird insect on the wall. small flat shaped, dark brown/rusty color, didn’t know what it was. so i killed it and threw it out. Today i was changing the sheets and saw the same thing on the sheet!! slowly crawling i took it and flushed it down the toilet. it looked the same as the one last week. But the weird thing is me and my husband never had any bites! nothing not even once. Not even today no bites. Is it possible that it wasn’t a bed bug??
scared of bugs,
It is possible it was not a bed bug. But it sounds like one. Look at the photos here:
http://bedbugger.com/photos-of-bed-bugs-and-signs-of-bed-bugs/
Also, many people (maybe even most) aren’t allergic and get no response to bed bug bites. Don’t assume your husband was not bitten too.
I seem to be waking up with bites across my shoulders, on my belly, and once in a while my legs and hands. I sleep on my side because my newborn sleeps with me so I also don’t move around much. The majority of the time the bites are where my clothing is and my daughter and my husband are not getting bit. I don’t know what is going on. I have also sleep in my other daughters bed with her and she didn’t get bit either, and that morning I woke up with a bunch of bites between my upper abdomen and breast line. This if I remember correctly started at some point after coming home from the hospital with my daughter, probably about a few weeks later. Just wondering if it’s possible to have bed bugs and me be the only one to get bit?
Dawn,
Read more of the FAQs. Lots of people are bitten but do not react to the bites. I would suspect this is the case with your husband and baby, since you are all in the same bed.
See a doctor to rule out other conditions, and get a professional who knows bed bugs to come in and search carefully. Don’t start cleaning or tossing things: they need to inspect it as is. And after reading the FAQs, come to the forums if you have additional questions (blue button, top right).
Last week I had found a bug bite on my calf while showering, and assumed it was a mosquito bite as I had seen one in the apartment a few days before.
My boyfriend then found two on his arm (in a non-linear pattern).
This morning I found another one on the same leg, but different place.
Could this be bed bugs? I was wearing pajama pants that would have covered the areas bitten. Additionally, my boyfriend was wearing a shirt covering the bitten areas on his arm.
I have yet to check the mattress for any evidence, but I will today!
-help!
-i dont know what i have
-but me & my sister have been bitten for the past couple of weeks
-it was really itchy
-we thought it was skin problems at first
-so we went to the doctor
-but the doctor said it was bug bites but she dont know what kind of bug
-and the bites look like those bug bites
-and she gave us some cream
-it helped the bites
-and they didnt bite for a few days
-and now whatever it is is back
-i checked the bed; i dont see the signs of bedbugs
-and a few weeks b4 we saw a lot of mosquito lookin like things flying
-but now its all gone
-is there anything i can buy to kill it?
-or any other way of findin out what it is
Pleasenobugs,
Sure. It could be bed bugs. You can’t diagnose on the bites alone, though. You need a careful inspection. Sometimes an inspection by a reputable bed bug k9 can help (eg if you have not had bed bugs long and evidence is hard to find).
helpme,
Did your doctor mention what the cream was for? If it was prescribed for scabies and seemed to help, then perhaps you need more treatment. I would check with the doctor to see whether they think the original diagnosis was correct, and to make sure they know you still have a problem.
On the other hand, doctors cannot identify bed bug bites on appearance, and it is possible it’s bed bugs. They can and do bite under clothing (though some experts have claimed they don’t). I suspect this is more likely with loose clothing they can walk right under, and many sleeping garments fit the bill.
If you rent, call your landlord (depending on your location they may be liable for treatment). Get a professional in to inspect. As I said to pleasenobugs, sometimes a bed bug k9 can find bed bugs where a human may not.
Come to the forums if you need support or have more questions: http://bedbugger.com/forum/
-the cream was to make my skin stop itching
-maximun anti itch
-but sometimes i see a flying thing that looks like a mosquito but isnt flying in my apt. and when i kill it clood comes out
-but i only get bitten every like 5-7days
-so i think it might be a bed bug
-do u know anything else i can use to kill bed bugs or w.e the bug is
-and thx anyways btw
-btw do u know any1 i can see to figure out what kind of bug bit me?
helpme,
Bed bugs do not fly. If you are sure the insect biting you is flying, it is not a bed bug.
Skin tests can apparently be done by a doctor to confirm an insect has bitten, but not that a bed bug has bitten.
If you have additional questions, please post them in the forums as I suggested above. I am more or less the only one answering questions here most days, but there are many people in the forums who will weigh in.
nobugsonme
i dont know if the insect biting me is flying or is it a bedbug.
i also dont see red blood dots on matress
and there is no bugs on the sides of my matress
does that mean i dont have any bedbugs?
and btw which forums should i comment on? and where?
Helpme,
As I said in response to your first post:
Come to the forums if you need support or have more questions: http://bedbugger.com/forum/
The reason I suggest this is that I am pretty much the only one responding to you here. The site has an active user forum, and you will get many more responses there. You can copy and paste your question there.
hello everyone
i woke up this morning really itchy. i looked and on my back i had two bites and nearby on my upper arm had another bite. i also had one on my other forearm i had a bite and on my face below my eye had one too! now i’ve never had bed bugs before and during the summer i’m used to having lots of mosquitoes, but its fall and the mosquitoes have been gone for quite some time. i looked all over for blood spots, or for their bodies to no avail. any tips on further identifying if these are in fact bedbugs? i’m totally panicked!!!
Teo evenings ago I was laying on my comforter with just a night shirt on. I got up a little later and my husband noticed a bunch of “bites” on me. Some are in a group, some in a line, and some are single. However, they do NOT itch, they just look like misquito bites (which I do find very itchy). He doesn’t have any bites. Since then, I don’t seem to have anymore bites (I actually circled the ones I have with a pen so I could determine whether I was being bitten again). They really do look like bites but I don’t know how to tell if they are from bed bugs. Should I have my house treated or does anyone think these non itchy bites could be from something else?
Aren’t bed bugs good for you though ? I mean , dont they feed on the dust from your bed? ( Dead skin cells) In one of my classes my teacher explained that bed bugs are only a problem when they start feeding on your skin cells that didn’t die yet. Other than that , their actually helpful.
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