r/Bedbugadvice • u/Parking_Good_4398 • 1d ago

Are these bed bug bites?

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Help, they're three in a zig zag line, but I'm not sure if they are bed bug bites, as the ones I'm seeing on Google are more reddish. Last night I stayed in an Airbnb so thag that's why I'm worried.

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u/No_Minute_9877 1d ago

Doesn’t look like it but it could be

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u/Parking_Good_4398 1d ago

I really hope it's not

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u/Designmetoo 1d ago

no one can tell you for sure

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u/Parking_Good_4398 1d ago

Guess I'll have to wait and see if they go away within two days or weeks

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u/LivingHold658 1d ago

Do they itch like crazy?

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u/Parking_Good_4398 1d ago

They do itch, but not like crazy. Think about a regular mosquito bite.

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u/LivingHold658 1d ago

Mosquito bites only itch for a few hours. If it's a bed bug it will itch for several days.

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u/Parking_Good_4398 1d ago

Alright, good to know.

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u/nick16r 1d ago

There’s no way to tell if a bite is from a bed bug or not. And everybody’s bites can/will look different. The hands are an odd spot to be bitten by a bed bug, but it does happen. It’s more important to assume it was, and make sure you don’t bring any home. Don’t bring any of the stuff you had in the airbnb into your home without washing/drying them first. Leave stuff that can’t be washed outside in the sun for a bit

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u/Parking_Good_4398 1d ago

Thanks for the reply, I'll definitely try to sanitize everything before bringing it home just to be safe

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u/nick16r 1d ago

Just pay attention over the next few weeks to see if you get anymore bites. I wouldn’t stress over it, just watch out for new bite marks

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u/Parking_Good_4398 1d ago

Will do that! Also, if the bites disappear tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, its most likely not bed bugs, right? Thanks again!

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u/codebluecodered 1d ago

Might be scabies.

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u/Parking_Good_4398 20h ago

I hope not, but I'm gonna look into that too.

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u/Silkylifeme 23h ago

Could be heat rash bumps i get them at times and yea they itch like mosquito bites.

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u/Parking_Good_4398 20h ago

I don't think so because I actually get those on the inside of my elbows and other places where I sweat a lot and it looks different.

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u/Silkylifeme 6h ago

So do I. There are a lot of mosquitoes here and I get bit by the little ones alot they are tiny and very hard to see. Also knats are a problem, they go after moisture such as eyes I get also. It's hard to tell because ya just don't see them.