Comments on: Lou’s bed bug bite photos

By: hopelessnomo

hopelessnomo — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:56:57 +0000

Hi Sergio,

I suspect your questions are for Lou, but he may not check this thread.

Sounds like you are interested in the research on this topic. Luckily for you, this is an area where there is actually ongoing research. A couple of papers are available online. See this and this.

One can hope that these inquiries may eventually lead to new insights valuable for pest control. From my limited awareness of the subject, it seems that is an expressly stated goal of the researchers involved.

In the short term, however… sexual conflict in bedbugs is plenty fascinating, but the state of knowledge will not quite get you a decent night’s rest. Yet.

In any case, good luck.

By: maria santos

maria santos — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:20:33 +0000

dear nobugsonme i would like to thank you for your reponce to my question and i have done a lot of research about theses bugs but one thing for sure i found one way to kill them where i find them i’ve become dirty harry armed and dangerous with my hair blower i’ve kill on contack and i feel good about it and we got a professional to handle the rest but i did my pillows and mattress and bang dead i wanted to share with you and im carefull i wont burn my house down but a lady can arm herself with a blower leave just a little vent of the pillow case and dead duck

By: Sergio "G"

Sergio "G" — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:13:27 +0000

Dear nobugssonme :
I read the page that your suggest and is very informative but i been doing some research of my own and i found that the male in some cases have in the sperm
a agen that kill the sperm of other male that coupulate with the same female in oder to maintain his genes (Couser the result of this is that the life of the female is shorted ) My question in all of this is this antibouties are the answer to eliminate this
vermint from our life ?

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:28:55 +0000

Sergio,
I suggest starting here for an introduction to bed bug reproduction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_bugs

And yes, they can go from apartment to apartment–in any direction including up, down, all sides. Get immediate professional help, and read our FAQs for more information:
http://bedbugger.com/faqs

By: Sergio "G"

Sergio "G" — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:38:37 +0000

Dear sir may curiosity lay in the colony for example :
let say that you bring one of this criters home, is one able to reproduce into many.
How bout if is a male or a female it made any different .
What a mean is in some insect the gender dont matter to multiply, It”s this the case ?.
I live in a apartment and also want to know if they can travel for one apparment to the next ?
It”s may balive that if you can interruct the reproductive cyclel in this criatures you can control the festation .
I have question like how the male and female found each others if is by sent or by a particular call. And if that is the case blocking that sent would be afect way to
keep then at part and prevent a full blown colony .
Hopeing to get some answers fron you
Trully your Sergio “G”

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:42:15 +0000

Maria, I would not throw out your bed. Click the link above to “How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs (FAQS)” and read them carefully. Start with the basics at the top. Go to the forums (link above) if you want more advice from others.

By: maria santos

maria santos — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:38:33 +0000

i dont know about this type of bug but since i moved to this new home my husband has been biten several times and he is in really bad shape they bite him on his head and all over the body and he has a lot of swelling on this bites i also am getting bites but no itch or swelling just red bloches im consere about my husband is thier something we can do we are treating the home and even throw out our bed what more can be done

By: Lou

Lou — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:31:58 +0000

James, the photo you are linking to depicts bed bug nymphs and not adults, so these bugs are less than 4 or 5mm long (less than 1/4 inch long). The close up is of a nymph. Not sure which instar, could be first or 2nd instar.

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:13:42 +0000

Bbbeverley,

Do you rent your home?
In most places in the US, your landlord must pay for professional treatment. If done right, it is much safer and more effective. Click FAQs above and read the FAQ for tenants.

By: wantmyskinback

wantmyskinback — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:06:44 +0000

If you call the Health Department in your city, you might be able to obtain assistance.