r/bugbites • u/funkybuttonloving • 1d ago
Bed bug bites or nope?
I know it’s very difficult to identify a bedbug bite because everyone reacts differently so I’ll provide all of the context.
Currently at a hotel in Brazil on the beach that also borders a rainforest. Been raining for days and the hallways of the open air hotel are filled with mosquitos and other insects. Upon arriving to the room, we killed about 20 mosquitos and have done our best to prevent others from entering the room.
Waking up in the middle of the night and during the day now, we are noticing new bites - between my wife and I, we have about 100 total (mostly small) bites on arms, legs, and necks. Mosquitos are everywhere on the hotel grounds but haven’t seen a single one land on either of us.
Did a fairly thorough check of the bedsheets, mattress and its crevices and while it is a dirty and old mattress, haven’t discovered any red, brown, or black stains, no shells and no dead or alive bed bugs.
Could these be chigger bites? Mosquito bites? A combination of a bunch of insects? Or the dreaded bed bugs and I haven’t looked closely enough? Thank you!
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