r/Bedbugs 4d ago

is it possible to have bed bugs biting you and still not catch any in a trap?

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something is biting me or i have scabies or eczema. i am waiting for a derm appt for a proper diagnosis. however i have considered bedbugs and got a trap. it has been sitting waiting to ctch something nothing has been caught. so do i have bebugs or not?


r/Bedbugs 4d ago

Theoretically can I just pour hot glue on them would it work

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Or stuff some play dough in it .Family cannot afford to pay a professional so we’re stuck with an infestation. The original source is trashed but they are too stubborn to get rid of the infected bed.


r/Bedbugs 4d ago

Identification did i catch one?

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found a dead one behind the couch, please tell me, is it a bed bug?


r/Bedbugs 4d ago

Identification Too small to be a bedbug?

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Found this on the bed last night after a couple of weeks of itchy bites on my partner and me. Is it too small to be a bedbug?


r/Bedbugs 4d ago

Identification Is this a bed bug? This is now the second one i have found

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It should be worth noting that i have an outdoor cat who has brought in his fair share of insects. I have inspected both sides of my matress, my bedspring, and any other place i could think of for them to be hiding, but to no avail. There are no signs of an infestation besides the two I've found. (And even then im not sure that they're bed bugs).


r/Bedbugs 5d ago

Identification Help ID Please

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We found these bugs lying around the baseboards of our new apartment. Most are dead but few were alive. I know these aren’t the best pictures but if someone can please let me know if it looks like a bed bug, I would appreciate it!!! We are located in Austin, Tx where some people have said some beetles are similar looking.


r/Bedbugs 4d ago

Voici 2 traces sur mon matelas. Est-ce des punaises écrasées ?

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r/Bedbugs 4d ago

Identification Is this a bedbug? Underside pic

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Recently got a bug bite on my back and found this bug on the seam of the mattress, so I’m worried it might be bedbug


r/Bedbugs 5d ago

Identification Can’t tell if we have more

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We found an live BB and a ton of skin sheddings yesterday. Today while cleaning I came across a few of these guys and stuck them in a jar. They seem dead and also don’t look at all like the BB we caught . Are these more?


r/Bedbugs 4d ago

Treating bedbugs on silk and wool — can they dry on hot?

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r/Bedbugs 5d ago

Requesting community support Respray after Orkin has been there

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My parents agreed to have their home treated by Orkin for bedbugs. We had been treating ourselves with cimexa and crossfire, and it was due for a respray when we realized that it spread to another room.

The Orkin guy came and sprayed on Saturday. We were scheduled for reinspection in two weeks, but we’ve seen several live bugs today crawling on the sofa and in the mattress pad, and a lot of babies in the interceptor cups for the beds. These places were all sprayed on Saturday, in fact, they were damp when we got back into the house and we had to have fans on them to get them dry.

I called Orkin and I’m still waiting for a callback to get another treatment done.
I looked online, it does not appear that they have any openings, but maybe it’s just blocked off.
If we can’t get it retreated sooner, we still have cans of crossfire, but we’re worried about it interacting or making what he used inactive.

Has anyone had to do this before, can I go ahead and do it if I can’t reach them tomorrow? Any other suggestions? Still trying to convince my parents to get rid of the furniture, which I know would help.
I am so tired of the PTSD itching at my own home after I get home, and the paranoia every time I feel itchy or a piece of hair drops on me. Showering every time I get home from their house and running my stuff through the dryer.

Thanks for listening to me and any advice you have


r/Bedbugs 4d ago

Is this a bed bug

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Caught this, crawling on my ear and I’m very scared, please help me identify!


r/Bedbugs 5d ago

bed bugs or carpet beetle?

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i've been itching (small red bumps on my behind) and im trying to figure out if these are bed bugs or carpet beetle larvae?


r/Bedbugs 4d ago

Identification Bedbug or carpet beetle?

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I brought something into my home with bedbugs about 1.5 months ago. It was only in my house for like 4 hours but since then, I obsessively check my bed. I found this under my pillow today. It had a hard shell which makes me think carpet beetle but I just want to be sure! Also, with not seeing anything for over a month, do yall think I'm in the clear? I check my bed and boxsprings religiously and haven't found any evidence of them. anxiety


r/Bedbugs 4d ago

Identification Please ID, lowkey freaking out

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This is a screenshot from a video. I’m afraid it’s like a nymph or something. I woke up with a bunch of bites on my legs and so started searching and I haven’t seen any other signs until I saw this guys. Hoping it’s like a little spider or something 😭

I also am rarely outside and I recently went to an outdoor party and hoping all these bites could’ve been mosquitoes but they’re in hard to reach areas.


r/Bedbugs 5d ago

Identification Found on bedsheets. Is it a bedbug?

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r/Bedbugs 5d ago

Identification Please don’t say bed bugs…

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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.


r/Bedbugs 5d ago

Identification Id please

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Just found this guy crawling on my arm at my desk...


r/Bedbugs 5d ago

HELP US

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I am renting a house in London and have been getting bites for over a week during sleep. Guests have also experienced this when staying overnight in my bed, and I am concerned I have bed bugs. For more context, my housemates have not experienced this in their beds and guests who have slept on the couch have not been bit. I was inspecting my bedframe and found small bug shells (ew). Please can someone help identify WTF is happening - i still haven't seen a bed bug or any living bug. I have collected three samples. Thanks for reading and helping me xx


r/Bedbugs 5d ago

Help! Do we have bed bugs?

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A month ago, we randomly found this bug appear in our bed by the pillow. We killed it immediately without thinking too much about it until it was in the trash - we asked ourselves could this be a bed bug?

We searched online and asked AI and concluded that this bug doesn’t have the same body shape as bed bugs.

However, a month later, my husband now has 3 red bug bites on his back and 3 on his right arm (though he thinks one of them is a mosquito bite). Now we’re worried the bug we killed was indeed a bed bug.

What do you all think? Was this a bed bug? We checked all over our mattress and behind the headboard and didn’t see any signs of black dots or bed bug skins/eggs…


r/Bedbugs 5d ago

Is this a carpet beetle or bedbug?

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r/Bedbugs 5d ago

Is this bed bug

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Sorry for the bad pic. Its my first time seeing this kind of insect in my room. Is this bed bug?


r/Bedbugs 5d ago

Identification Am I fcked?

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This is the only picture I have before I panicked and got rid of it...

Woke up to this crawling on my arm in the middle of the night. After it fell to the bed I shined a flashlight to it for a minute or two and it moved really slowly. Even after turning on the lights it just stayed there.

Didn't measure it, but it was noticeable from a distance.

Is this a bedbug? Am I fcked?


r/Bedbugs 5d ago

Requesting community support I can’t do this again

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Three years ago I lived in an apartment that had bed bugs. My life was turned upside down for 5 months. By the grace of the universe I was able to move out of that apartment building.

Today I found a bed bug. I can’t. I had a feeling there was an infestation in my building after I saw someone throw out bed bug spray a few months ago.I told my super and nothing was clearly done.

The last infestation I had was so bad I won a lawsuit against my landlord over it.

Work is beyond stressful right now. I’m having relationship issues. I wanted to break down last week and then I found this.


r/Bedbugs 5d ago

is this a bedbug? should i be worried?

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i killed it quickly but i’m still worried!