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   JandCOhio
   

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   Posted 3 years ago
   Sun Jun 28 2009 19:07:07
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   Ok, after checking this and other sites thoroughly, my wife and I still can't figure out what these are.
   The Facts:
   1. Found in the top layer of our allergy pillow case covers (currently stored in ziplocs until we figure this out). Got through the fibrous layer, but not the plastic layer. The picture is of that top layer cut open.

   2. No other BB symptoms/criteria. No bites, no feces, no blood spots, no evidence anywhere else. Nothing in the mattress, blankets, frame, or surrounding areas.

   3. No BB's themselves. Have not seen a single bug, dead or alive.

   4. Smear test didn't smear. They are hard.

   5. Not to be gross, but they look like what would come out of a blackhead on your skin.

   Are these the eggs? Or is this the evidence of another type of bug? Dead skin? Any help is appreciated.

   http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/hipsterdoofus_/100_2145.jpg
   http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/hipsterdoofus_/100_2146.jpg

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   Posted 3 years ago
   Sun Jun 28 2009 19:10:45
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   I don't know what this is but I really don't think it's bed bug related. One of the PCOs or entomologists may be able to chime in. Maybe skin debris?

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   Posted 3 years ago
   Sun Jun 28 2009 19:10:57
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   No ideas about what they can be, but surely they're not BBs related...

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   JandCOhio
   

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   Posted 3 years ago
   Sun Jun 28 2009 19:11:53
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   Thanks for the reply. That was my initial thought, but in order for my wife to fall asleep tonight, I think she may need some kind of confirmation.

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   Posted 3 years ago
   Sun Jun 28 2009 19:12:22
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   Hi,

   Not BB related, I am not sure what they are as I have only seen something similar the once and that we never managed to get to the bottom of it.

   If you can collect them I would love to disect them under the microscope to have a better look.

   David Cain
   Bed Bugs Limited

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