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Bug ID needed - [a: weevil]
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dustmite
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Posted 9 months ago
Sun Aug 5 2012 3:41:00
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All,
My daughter and I have getting red bumps, and we could not find anything for a few months now. But, I was lucky to find something yesterday when I was trying to do steam clean the mattress. Look what I found! Is this dust mite? It doesn't look like bed bug. Sorry, I forgot take a picture with penny. It's about 3-5 mm in length.
Thank you in advance!
What do I do now?
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Posted 9 months ago
Sun Aug 5 2012 3:53:00
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I'm no expert, but having had an official bb problem I'd say that isn't a bb.
Lucky you! Wish my problem was like yours, it for sure is an ugly bug, but not a bb.
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dustmite
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Posted 9 months ago
Sun Aug 5 2012 4:06:43
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It's been driving our family crazy. Here are bites from my kid.
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Blackheart
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Posted 9 months ago
Sun Aug 5 2012 4:10:57
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They do look like bb bites, but those pics aren't bb's , quite sure of that, but let the pros chime in,
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Posted 9 months ago
Sun Aug 5 2012 6:49:43
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The bug in first two pics is a weevil...
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dustmite
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Posted 9 months ago
Sun Aug 5 2012 10:47:38
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EffeCi - 3 hours ago »
The bug in first two pics is a weevil...Oh....Do they bite?
It looks like, I do need to keep looking for BB.
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Posted 9 months ago
Sun Aug 12 2012 18:34:37
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there is no way that you can tell if something is a bed bug bite if you did not see any bed bugs at the time. You can develop bumps like those from really anything. Without evidence, you can't say that it is bed bugs.
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Posted 9 months ago
Sun Aug 12 2012 22:30:53
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Please read the first four FAQs here and pay special attention to information about detection. Passive monitors may help detect bed bugs. Flea traps may help rule out fleas.
Keep in mind as Dre said skin reactions are NOT indicative of bed bugs because they can have other causes. You need to identify bed bugs, cast skins, eggs, or fecal stains in order to know you have bed bugs. Even carpet beetles can cause similar reactions if she is allergic to them.
Non-pest causes are also a possibility.
Keep in mind also if you have searched carefully and found zero signs of bed bugs or other causes, it's possible your daughter is being bitten by bed bugs somewhere else-- grandma's, day care, school, etc. Worth looking into. They do bite in the daytime and most people have delayed reactions so being bitten elsewhere is a definite possibility.
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Posted 9 months ago
Mon Aug 13 2012 6:40:23
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Oh....Do they bite?
No, they don't .
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