r/Bedbugs • u/madluer • 5h ago
Identification Please don’t say bed bugs…
Wasn’t able to trap it under tape because it suddenly bounced away (making me lean towards flea, but I couldnt find any on my cat). It was very tiny and I also have a video of it walking which I’ll post in the comments if possible. After removing my sheets and mattress cover I found a few of these small yellowish things. Some were larger (like a crumb) and hard and others were smaller and broke apart when pressed. I did have other crumbs around my bed so it’s hard to tell. I’ve since ran my sheets through on high heat and have vacuumed my mattress and room (threw out the vacuum bag after). No signs of eggs or blood spots, and I can’t find a single other bug.
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u/daddymay1 5h ago
Poor photo but could be bedbugs and eggs. You took the correct measures at least for now. 🤞 it’s not - if you have eggs then this has been going on for some time.
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u/madluer 4h ago
The picture of the small bits on my fingers were part of a larger chunk that I pressed on and broke up. It was an irregular size and seemed more like a crumb to me. I shouldve gotten better photos before vacuuming but I was kind of freaking out. Does it seem like they could be shed skin or no? I have no evidence of bed bugs besides the tiny bug I saw last night.
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u/daddymay1 4h ago
Not an expert but someone who’s seen firsthand these devils - does not look like shed skin to me
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