Comments on: Lou’s bed bug bite photos

By: NOTOBUGS

NOTOBUGS — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:33:42 +0000

I just recently bought a new apartment on the 2rd floor of a new building. No one had occupied the apartment before – it wasn’t a resell apartment. Before moving compleltely into the apartment (I had only moved a few suitcases as my shipment just arrived today) , I found out that someone on the 7th floor had discovered bed bugs. – I am on the 2rd floor with a corner apartment and my wall are shared with the stairwell on one side and the hallway and elevator on the other side. I don’t share any adjacent walls and I believe the apartment above me is empty and below me is the management company offices. I have been told by the management company that the person in the 7th floor apartment has hired a PCO and began treatment.

I wanted to make sure that my apartment was bed bug free as I had been freaking out about them since reading an article on Yahoo a couple weeks ago and then knowing there was an ifestation in the same building has caused me lots of lost sleep. Last Thursday, the PCO came which included the K9. He told me that there are “No signs of activity”. What a big relief that was until yesterday my knee was hurting – it felt like a bruise but was actually red – like a light red rash. Today, my calf hurts (feels like I had a Charley Horse) – really, it feels like a painful bruise like I had really hit my knee and calf on something although it’s not a bruise, it’s a bit of a red rash. Even hurt when I walked and put pressure on it. Now, I am freaked out again – - could this be caused from bed bugs? I have spent my entire two weeks reading the Internet about those things and their bites – not once did I see anyone complain about pain (it feels like muscle pain). No itching – (just the psychological whole body itch for the last two weeks.) Or could these be some other kind of bites?

I have looked and looked and haven’t found anything on the sheets or around the bed room area or the rest of the apartment for that matter. I put my matress and pillows are in encasements and on a metal bedframe as I am still waiting for the bedframe to be delivered (it was out of stock).

I did find a Spider Beatle in the microwave which was the reason that I called for and scheduled an inspection by the PCO last Friday. Do they bite?

I will now call the PCO and set-up an appointment for them to come back and do a comprehensive inscpection again including the K9.

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:02:17 +0000

It sounds probable. You need a careful inspection, preferably by a pro who knows bed bugs. Don’t start cleaning or throwing things away. They need to see the place as is. You can also learn to inspect from some of the resources in the LINKS page, but if you do this and confirm their presence, I seriously recommend getting someone experienced to do an inspection of their own and treat your home.

By: Viktoria

Viktoria — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:52:12 +0000

Lou;
I have been experiencing itching bites on my elbows that I would notice in the morning. Last night I went to sleep in my bed wearing a sweater that covered up my elbows, and instead woke up with bites on my wrist. They seemed similar to mosquito bites because they were very itchy, but I didnt understand why they only liked my elbow and my wrist. My children have bites on their legs and all over their bodies, they looked like mosquito bites that made them have extremly bad allergic reaction. My 4 yr old son wont even sleep in his bed, he sleeps on the floor in his room. I am starting to think I may have bed bugs in my house. I have gone from thinking they were a rash to mosquito bites, to spider bites to bed bug bites. Could you tell me if this sounds like I have bed bugs? Thanks so much..

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