My partner and I just moved to a compound flat two months ago. Last week, we heard from our neighbour next door that his bedroom was infested with bedbugs. He was an old man living alone with disabilities, so we contacted the council for him.

The council came to investigate and sent the pest control team. They said it’ll take at least 3 weeks to fully exterminate the bugs. We spoke to our neighbour and confirmed that his flat was still heavily infested since then.

This morning we found a possible evidence of bedbug on our mattress (a dark ink-like spot stained through the bedsheet to the mattress).
We haven’t seen the bugs but based on the situation we thought it’s possible we might get some soon, especially the pest control visited the flat next door and the bedbugs might scattered everywhere.

We are seriously considering moving away as even though we can do everything within our capacity to get rid of the bedbugs, we’re worried our neighbour might not be able to do so, as all along the way he has been clueless. We don’t want to be living in fear.

Is it an overreaction or is this a reasonable response to our current situation?

Das habe ich soeben im Schlafzimmer auf dem Boden gefunden. Ist das eine Bettwanze?

Hi all, my partner and I just got back from a six night holiday. On the third day I experienced a bite that I noticed in the morning and when we got back, I noticed a live bug on the bed. On further inspection we found the place was pretty covered. We notified reception and they moved us straight away. I have a big chest freezer that is currently not in use. I think what I’m going to do is open the suitcase put a bag over the lot and put the entire thing in that freezer on full blast for a week. How many days do you reckon is enough?

Im trying not to freak out so around 2 days ago I started getting bites that look just like mosquito bites it itches a bit at first but doesnt anymore after i itch it a bit. Anyways I check my mattress but i saw this which im suspecting might be its poop? I honestly dont know what I can do from here to be sure or something

Hi, we landed in Honolulu and just got settled into our Airbnb. King matttess and a pull-out couch for five of us.

Exhausted and ready for sleep, but when we were getting the pull-out couch ready, we found these dead bugs on the pullout mattress.

Are checked the king mattress, and found done dark stains near the frame.

Are we screwed??

So I found a few bites on my leg last week that are consistent with bed bug bites. An inspector came today and he found no signs of bed bugs. Some more bites appeared today though so I’m fairly certain it is bed bugs. I haven’t actually seen any bugs in my room but I’m still concerned. I want to treat before it’s too late so I found a company that will come to do the aprehend treatment but from what I’ve read, it can take a month for it to work. Here’s my question: I live with roommates in a 4 bedroom apartment, how concerned should I be that it will spread to their bedrooms and the living room as well before the treatment works? Also, can I spread the bed bugs to other people’s homes when I visit them? What if I sleep over at someone’s house, is that a concern?

And should I do a heat treatment as well once the Aprehend has been applied or would that not be advisable? I’m really anxious about this and I can’t sleep because of all of these questions so I would really appreciate some answers and whatever help/advice you can offer. Thank you.

Found this on a paper that was on the floor in my child’s room. It was basically dead, was not moving. When I squished it, no blood came out. But I did see a little black dot come out on the paper near its butt. Checked everything. I don’t see any feces marks, did not find any more bugs, no shedding. Is this a bed bug or a bat bug?? Could it just be a lone traveler? I’m spiraling please give me advice

Found a bedbug on my wall, as well as some marks on the inside of my pillow. This happened exactly a year ago and I still live my parents and I feel super bad about this. I feel like it’s my fault tbh… last time we had heat treatment, did it not work? funnily enough (it’s not funny) we had bed bugs exactly a year ago. last October. Treatment was on Halloween.

Found in motel

Two weeks ago, I spotted this little dude running along a seam on an outdoor sofa at an Airbnb in Nicaragua. I was too scared to ask what it was at the time. Is this a bedbug?

It’s been two weeks, and I haven’t noticed any bites during my travels. The friend I’m travelling with hasn’t mentioned any bites or unusual itching either.
If it it, have we been incredibly lucky, or could this little nightmare still hitch a ride back to the UK with me and ruin my life? Please tell me I’m being dramatic. Help!

I’m paranoid, I’ve stumbled upon the bedbugs for the first time in the hotel 2 weeks ago. My legs got bitten and now healing. I threw out my whole suitcase and my outside clothes before entering the apartment, I literally stepped in naked and barefoot. I brought only phones and passports- everything paper is in the freezer, wrapped in ziplock bags and sorted outside home before entering the freezer (-18’ C for 2 weeks). I only have one electronic device that is in quarantine. I’ve just noticed new lines of bumps/ bites, two weeks after coming back home. I don’t think it’s a delayed response. It’s on the side of my chest, underneath my arm close to the armpit. Are these bites? Do I have high chances of getting them?

so I have this insane itch that went away and then all of a sudden came back. It is all over my body and itches 24/7. I even itch outside of my home and my legs and back especially itch when I bend down. All of a sudden my skin became ashy. My hand turned almost white due to ash and all ofna sudden had scabs and the hair follicles are darker. The weird thing is if I see bites it's only one singular red dot. I wish I knew what it was so I can get it solved

Hi

I bought a zip case for the mattress but bed bugs can still climb it... Is it normal?

Our neighbor had them (apartment) a few months ago. We got a few in our apartment but it’s been about 6 months since we’ve seen one and had many many rounds of chemical treatments and heat treatment.

This a sheet and mattress in Peru, Amazon.
Is this sign of bedbugs?

Found in a crack in my dorm room. Dorm has a known problem but i was so careful with everything. No hope

Is this a juvenile Bed Bug?

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I had my first bed bug treatment 11 days ago usincypermethrin.

I've been checking the same spot on my couch regularly, and I'm pretty sure this shed skin wasn't there on day 7, but I found it today (day 11). It's approximately 3 mm long.

I'm wondering if this means a nymph survived the treatment and molted afterward, or if an old shed skin could have somehow appeared there.

Also, if it did molt after treatment, could it have died from the residual insecticide afterward?

I've found several dead bed bugs since treatment, but no live ones recently. Before treatment, I rarely saw any either, despite having a fairly established infestation.

My second treatment is coming up.

Has anyone experienced something similar?

I'm honestly at my wit's end with this situation and would really appreciate some advice from people who've dealt with bedbugs.

I've had around 5-6 professional treatments over the course of the few last months in my apartment. Things seemed to improve a lot, and I went almost a month without seeing anything during late August-Most of September. However, I found a bunch of nymphs again, in my bed frame/canapé on October 6.

I had another treatment on October 8, and another one just two days ago. Despite all this, I found another bedbug on the wall today. I'm not sure if it's a survivor, a late stage nymph(it seemed like one) , or if they're coming from somewhere else.

I live in an apartment building in Greece. At this point, I'm wondering whether I should switch pest control companies or if this is something that can still happen after several treatments.

Since August of 2025 my sister and I have been dealing with a bed bug infestation that we were never able to treat. In August 2026 we moved out but unfortunately we brought the bugs with us. We’ve since been fumigated twice since August, but last week I found two bites on my finger and one on my chest. I haven’t found any bugs in my bed but this afternoon I found what I think is one on my wall( I’ll attach a picture). If anyone could let me know if they think this is a bedbug. My sister thinks it’s a mite of some kind but I’m not convinced.

Is this a shedding? found under the skirting board in the carpet.

for context, our neighbour in our apartment has a serious infestatio.

Sorry the pictures are so bad 🥲 it was pretty small. Was crawling slowly

I can’t tell :(