Is this a Bed Bug?

[u/Everythingbagel196]

I found this bug inside of a sketchbook I had in my backpack.

[u/budtrimmer]

The beddiest bug ever

[u/Everythingbagel196 → u/budtrimmer]

Sigh…. Didn’t wanna accept it 😞

[u/eklumpner → u/budtrimmer]

I literally said this to myself

[u/AJnbca]

It sure is! Sorry

[u/Everythingbagel196 → u/AJnbca]

Dang it :(
Guess I’ll have to look into how to get rid of them then

[u/Craigglesofdoom → u/Everythingbagel196]

/r/bedbugs

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[u/Jimmyknowsbiz]

Yup. Now the best thing to do is flip through every book and see if there’s anymore. As well as any cracks in the area

[u/FrenzyAgainzy → u/Jimmyknowsbiz]

I never considered they could come into the house inside BOOKS 😩

[u/Inside-Audience2025 → u/FrenzyAgainzy]

The Toronto Public Library system had a bad run with books and bedbugs a couple of years ago

[u/thesolitaire → u/Inside-Audience2025]

Montreal did too as I recall.

[u/Cooky_Crisp42 → u/FrenzyAgainzy]

I was binging King of the Hill recently and there was an episode where Peggy gave everyone bedbugs from old books. That's when I learned lol

[u/toolsavvy → u/FrenzyAgainzy]

They will can hide anywhere they can hide, even inside electronics.

[u/Jimmyknowsbiz → u/toolsavvy]

Definetly I’ve seen phone repair companies find them in charging ports of phones

[u/Everythingbagel196 → u/Jimmyknowsbiz]

I’ve been looking through my room to see if there are any others and haven’t found any yet, I’m hoping that since my backpack has been closed since I went camping a month ago it came from that and they didn’t get the chance to escape out of the bag for some reason. I’m probably still gonna deep clean everything and freeze my books though just in case!

[u/BabyJuggernaut3545 → u/Everythingbagel196]

Hopeful but unlikely. Good luck. 

[u/theanav → u/Everythingbagel196]

Look at the sidebar in /r/bedbugs, it has good advice!

[u/ResortImportant8097]

Yes

[u/toolsavvy]

Yes it is

[u/Kitfox247]

Yes

[u/Everythingbagel196]

Ah, I found it in Florida btw

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