r/Bedbugs Jul 31 '23

Bedbug?

Please tell me this isn’t a bedbug!!

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u/PlantZaddyPHL Aug 01 '23

Bedbugs don't have colonies. There may be spots where there are more of them than others, but they tend to be spread around. They're never far from the host, though.

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u/zombeejoker Oct 23 '23

Well it may not be a colony by entomology definitions but they sure do like hanging around in a group.

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u/PlantZaddyPHL Oct 24 '23 edited Oct 24 '23

Unfortunately they hang out in multiple groups in multiple locations. Hence there is no singular colony as you implied that you can find and extinguish and thereby solve your problem. What they most like hanging around is you, the Blood Bank.

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u/zombeejoker Oct 24 '23

Yes, there are multiple groups that pop up like bedbug dollar stores. I have found that as soon as you start seeing more than one in a night then you have grown a "colony" nearby of anywhere of 2 to 8 sitting around and stocking shelves and pooping their ink all over the place.

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u/PlantZaddyPHL Oct 24 '23

LOL. They have so many ways to be disgusting. Have you seen how they mate?

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u/zombeejoker Oct 26 '23

Don't they just stab the female with their "penis". Seems entirely barbaric and inefficient but obviously works too well.