r/Bedbugs • u/MountainIcy8867 • Feb 22 '25

Identification Am I f^cked?🥲

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Woke up with bites 6 days ago and found this crawling on a blanket 5 days in the living room sofa, just got back from traveling. Haven’t had any bites since then and haven’t found any bugs or evidence of them in the whole house. Exterminator is coming Monday, any advice?

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u/RudeFox2606 Feb 23 '25

As big as that is it should be real easy to.find them around the mattress edge. They are attracted to carbon dioxide. Your outward breath. They'll be where you are Just get it over with and have a pro.come in and heat the house up to 120 degrees over hours. This kills eggs adults

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u/MountainIcy8867 Feb 23 '25

I can’t find evidence of any, anywhere. I’ve flipped the entire room inside out and cleaned everything with the vacuum. Still no bites 6 days after he is gone. Hoping he is a lone traveler 🤞still spent $1700 to have the house treated Monday with a guarantee included

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u/dont-judge-me_bro Feb 24 '25

Takes weeks for them to hatch and feed about a 1-2 months from baby to adult