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World exclusive: Bedbuggers experiment with being bitten, on purpose! (Part 3) »

Editor’s note from Nobugsonme: As promised, the much-anticipated third part of S’s and G’s Bitefest 2007. You can click on any of the photos to open the photo on flickr.com, then click “all sizes” to see it at its largest. If you missed part one, it’s here. Part two is here. […]

World exclusive: Bedbuggers experiment with being bitten, on purpose! (Part 2) »

Editor’s note: this is Part 2 in a series of two. If you have not read yesterday’s Part 1, you’ll want to read it first.
What We Learned, So Far (Day 2)
by S
George did not react immediately, and still has not reacted. It’s now the next day. So we now know that they may have […]

World exclusive: Bedbuggers experiment with being bitten, on purpose! »

Editor’s note from Nobugsonme: this is an exciting story.

I must confess, I thought S and G were mad when they decided to beg their PCO/entomologist friend to let them be bitten by bed bugs. He must have too: he made them sign a waiver, but he let them experiment.
I […]

Lingering sensations, phantom bed bug bites: what does a bed bug infestation really do to our skin? »

Disclaimer: This post is speculative: I don’t understand this phenomenon, or what causes it, but I thought we should talk about it anyway. Having read some pretty weird stuff on the web about bed bugs and other pests, I want to assure you that we Bedbuggers are scientifically-minded. With that in mind, […]