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Is it common to only have 1 single bite over 1 night with bedbugs?
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Hannah7
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Posted 1 year ago
Sat Oct 1 2011 13:52:39
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Night before last my kids did not have any bites at all, last night, 1 single bite on 1 of them, on the ankle... I thought bedbugs, usually they bit in multiple bites? I need to figure out what I have in my house.
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awakened
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Posted 1 year ago
Sat Oct 1 2011 14:39:04
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There's a really informative thread about bites where more people recalled having single bites than pairs or the supposedly classic cluster/line of three:
However, other insects may have bitten your children. You need to look for evidence; see the FAQ links on this site for how to detect bed bugs.
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Hannah7
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Posted 1 year ago
Sun Oct 2 2011 9:07:02
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awakened - 18 hours ago »
There's a really informative thread about bites where more people recalled having single bites than pairs or the supposedly classic cluster/line of three:
http://bedbugger.com/forum/topic/survey-bb-bites-please-help-me-gather-info-regarding-your-experience
However, other insects may have bitten your children. You need to look for evidence; see the FAQ links on this site for how to detect bed bugs.Thanks, I have inspected, a lot.... I also had PCO here to inspect from Terminex. He found nothing, not even a sign of them or fleas or anything at all. The very next morning one of my sons had another bite, this time just 1 on his ankle. None at all this morning. I can't take this, I want to spray or do something, the not knowing is driving me insane. I feel like I'm sitting around waiting to be attacked or waiting for my kids to be... Its my job to protect them, how can I when I don't know whats getting them? I don't buy that it could be spiders, or mosquitoes in a new home construction. =(
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cilecto
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Posted 1 year ago
Sun Oct 2 2011 9:57:46
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A bed bug feeds about once a week. If you're getting only one or two bites a week, odds are that even IF it's bed bugs AND it's in your home, you only have 1-2 bugs. Such low level infestations are difficult to detect. Conversely, in such situations, your risk of spread to visitors, friends, etc. is also lower. Consider yourself ahead in the game. Try and log the "bites" your family is picking and see if you can detect a trend developing (ie, indication of a growing infestation). Don't rule out other causes or delayed reactions to bed bug bites received outside the home.
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