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Hi all this may sound a little wierd but I have been bitten nearly every day for 3-4 weeks now and I am the only one in my family of 4 being bitten. They mainly occur on my lower left leg, although I have had 3 on my right lower leg (separate bites) and 3 on my left hip (all at the same time). I have been up at all hours of the night inspecting my bed with a magnifying glass! but I have not seen any bb. The only other thing I can seem to associate it with is when I wear my ugg boots!. Does anyone think that something could be living in them? I have had them in a clear plastic bag to see if anything wandered out and nothing did. help I am getting really stressed out with these mysterious bites.
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cilecto
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Posted 1 month ago
Sun Oct 18 2009 11:44:23
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OMG, I think you nailed the mystery! BB started getting prevalent just as those boots came into vogue! It's not DDT, it's UGG! ;)
Being up all night and watching your bed might not prove anything conclusively. BB do not feed nightly. BB prefer you when you're sleeping. BB are good at stealth, so they may be on to you being up and watching.
People react differently to BB (or not at all), so you might not be the only person in your family bitten. People also have "bite-like" reactions to things other than BB. Also, people take varying lengths of time to react, so if it's BB, you might be getting bit elsewhere.
A fluffy thing like UGG boots would provide a decent hiding place for BB, and they would'nt just come out when you expect them to. That said, it's also possible that there's something else in the boot that's irritating you (such as bacteria, fungus, build-up of salt or even something rough. Perhaps you've become sensitive to the sheepskin or something used to process it). If you're suspecting BB, perhaps consider heat-treatment or a deep freeze (i.e., avoid chemicals on something that's going to go against your skin).
As an aside (that may give you some inside) someone cited a story on this or another BB board: In the '30s a bunch of women in Dundee, Scotland all came out with bites in a line across the backs of their legs, at the same height from the ground. Turns out they all rode the same street-car, which had a woden slat reinforcing a bench, The slat was infested by BB, who would feed on the passengers as they sat on the bench. That's how BB work, LOL.
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islandgal
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Posted 1 month ago
Thu Oct 22 2009 16:29:56
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Do you wear your Uggs without socks, like you're supposed to? I do, and the sheepskin itches my ankles like crazy, to the point where I have lesions- probably because I have 3 pairs and wear them pretty much everday. I know these are not bites, but rather a reaction to the sheepskin.
Last year, when I was having major anxiety about bed bugs, I actually put a pair of my Uggs in the dryer. Yes, they banged around and made a terrible noise, but the material on them wasn't damaged at all.
Maybe you chuck them in the dryer and run it for a few cycles?
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