Comments on: Bed Bug Bites

By: Brandy

Brandy — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:34:36 +0000

TO THE PERSON THAT POSTED THIS:
diana on July 25th, 2011 at 4:29 am
Well I just moved to port Arthur tx..and we are renting in some expensive apartments…very clean and all…we bought new everything …new mattress box spring tables living room set…we have been living here for 1 months and my daughter of a yr and half seems to have bed bug bites…can I still have them even though the furniture is new…oh yea we have carpet…not sure if it was new when we moved in ….pls someone answer me because i cant see to get info in any other website !!! Pls!!

Diana,

I too just moved into a new apartment, a very nice, expensive one in Port Arthur Texas. I did have a bed and no history of bed bugs. Bought a new couch… I don’t even own a dresser. I had them within a month of moving in. I have since thrown out everything I own and moved out (Moved out with nothing to prevent carrying them.) They made me pay for the extermination (which the majority of the signs were in the baseboards) and I am paying an exorbitant amount to get out of my lease. I just wonder if we are experiencing the same infestation. And if so, we should not be held to wasting our savings on getting out of it.

By: ST

ST — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 07:58:35 +0000

I had them some time ago. These bites will not appear after u woke up. It can happen during a day.
I also thought I’ve got some allergy…while they were living with me approximately 6 months.
Guys if u have problems and want to solve it yourself, so buy one really strong spray KAPO choc!!! I was fighting with them 3 days every day from morning till evening. Then did it again after one week. Its needed to throw out furniture which can be their “home”. I changed 2 beds and mattresses. Those who are ready to suffer or don’t want to throw their furniture – it will take more time, ’cause of eggs.
One more thing, my friend has them and we both know she does, but she claims there are no bites, spots on her body. These insects are crazy and clever.
So, good luck.
P.S. Do not waste your time!

By: JALEN

JALEN — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:38:35 +0000

I go to my cousins house n it is 11:35am i fell asleep on the couch for 3 mins woke up and i have bites that look like the picture on my collar bone area very bad.it itches alot

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:29:41 +0000

I was at a retreat this weekend and there were 5 in the room but only 2 of us got bit. Our bunks were up against a wood-paneled wall. I was almost asleep and kept feeling something on my neck – it was a prickly feeling, kind of like when you get your hair cut and it “pricks” your neck where the loose hair falls onto your neck. But, it also had a very slight sting to it. I finally got up and turned the flash light on my bed. There were several bugs on my pillow. I have another pillow – dark in color and it was covered with tiny, tiny, pin-head sized white dots that moved!
The people from the retreat camp came right over and investigated it. They said they were beg bugs. They looked like ticks to me – ones that weren’t engorged. They were very flat and pretty easy to crush.
My question – My roommate and I both FELT the bites – all I’ve been reading today say you don’t feel it – just wake up and find bites! AND I have NO welts or bites that I can see, nor does the other girl. So were these really bedbugs?? I did break out in hives from my toes to my chin (within about 1/2 hour of the bites, but I guess that could have been from the stress of it all. I have had no other reactions.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:03:58 +0000

To answer some of what people have been asking: yes, two people can be sleeping in a bed and just ONE will get bitten up severely. I had just that situation happen to me when I was three months pregnant!! My husband was sure it had to do with the pregnancy until one day he said “hey, what itches on my back?” and he had a line of three welts. Now, I had them all over my legs, arms, abdomen, neck, and starting my face at this point.. in rows of two and three and over 10 new ones a night!! It only took the appearance of ONE crawling on the bed that I saw one day and that was it !! I had the ALLERGIC REACTION… HE did NOT. At my in-laws, my husband saw one crawling on his brother’s shirt. NO ONE in the house was being bitten. It’s my belief that he brought them home from there.
Now.. almost EXACTLY 18 months later and I have a son turning a year old in weeks to come.. I honestly believe they are back. The treatment we used merely “scared” them into their hibernation until starvation. Now they are feeding on my SON !! I saw two good sized welts on his face the other morning !! I think last time, since I focused on our bedroom, they “retreated” to the further points. We hadn’t set up the nursery yet. Now that’s where they are. Vacuuming, steaming, dryer at high temps, and D-Earth.. trying it again. This whole thing plays so much with your mind !! But.. bite my baby??!!! Not getting away with that !!

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:56:57 +0000

I have bed bugs how do I get rid of them?

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:03:56 +0000

We’ve been inspecting the bed weekly (no evidence of bugs that we see) and I haven’t had any bites since the 26th or so (though the one on my hip welted up again, same spot). So now I don’t know what to think.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:01:00 +0000

Dustin… Actually, having several bites in a row is a sign of bed bugs. They do the same thing, bite and walk, bite and walk, and so on until full. The older/bigger the bug the more bites you will have.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:36:59 +0000

Also, we’ve yet to see any bites on our kids in their 3 rooms over the past month since our bedroom got infested. We are constantly checking their beds/rooms out and vacuuming as well. However, we’ve spent the past week sleeping in our daughters room. Is this a bad idea? Do we need to be staying in our room to draw them out?

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:34:28 +0000

Exterminator comes out for ours in a few days, however, when is it safe to put our clothing back in our rooms? All clothing has been dried on high for at least 15 minutes, but should we spend the next year keeping our clothes in bins? Or are our clothes in the closets safe?

By: Dustin

Dustin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:45:03 +0000

All the people claiming to have 3 or 4 bites in a row – thats usually a trait of fleas, not bed bugs. Fleas will often bite, then walk forward and bite again… and will keep doing so until full.

By: Naty

Naty — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:20:19 +0000

Ive been getting these red small bumps.. First it was on my left leg then next day on my right leg I thought it was mosckitos then again on my left leg but on my thy I thought it was chicken pox my friends and mom said it doesn’t look like it then this morning I got another one on my left arm AND right shoulder… There not HUGE bumps there small red and itchy!! Is this bed bug bites??? Please help!!?

By: abigail

abigail — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:32:08 +0000

okay so i started with three skeeter looking bumps on my ankel at a friends house on a wensday, by friday they were gaint red welts bigger then quarters going up and down my arms i had some on my tummy and a few bites on my upper thighs went to the doctor 3 times only one accullay helped she said “i feel really sorry for you” she said i looked like i got attacked by bedbugs (before the 3rd doctor vist i thought i had some allregic reaction to something) she put me on sometype of steriods and to take
benadrel (like four pills every 3-4hrs) and a bunch of itch cream,it helped SO much!! its been a few days and the bumps are gone just got the marks to prove it happened but now im worried that their in my room (or house!!!) because im getting one
or two bites but im not sure if i got them
from my friends house,what i really need is proper advice in how to get rid of them where to look,(altho my bed room is now empty i took everything out even my carpet so its a new bed just the mattres the tv set and a side draw) or if im getting them from my friends bed why my friend? because i feel like i got the very 1st bites at his house then might of brought them to my house, i slept over yesterday & today and this morning i noticed four new bumps on my arm even tho i wore a sweater im just really worried that i already had them before sleeping over and that i got bitten at home while i took a nap or slept idk im the only one getting bit ( at home and at my friends) idk what to think sorry its so long lol i just need somesort of advice…

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:22:35 +0000

On June 13th, we brought a couch in from the road (had been outside approx 30 minutes, no other furniture near it). Being paranoid of bugs, it sat in the garage until July 2nd. I did a very close inspection of the cushions, the seams, the foam inside the cushions, and the underside of it before bringing it up to my apartment. It has a heavy cover on it. I have slept on this couch from time to time and lain on it at night and had no problems, so I thought everything was ok.

A week ago I found an itchy bump on my hip when I woke up that has since become a pinkish welt, and today I woke up with a line of 4 bumps/welts on my chest (the third of the 4 bumps seems to be a series of smaller bumps very close to each other). Terrified of bed bugs, the mattresses and box springs of the bed were inspected and we saw nothing. My fiance is not having any itchy bumps (he has also slept on the couch).

Is it possible that it took that long for (assuming it is) bed bugs to start biting me? Why wouldn’t they have attacked from the couch?

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:04:49 +0000

ok.. bed bugs DO NOT carry Hepatitis B.. just to clear that up. Cindy, yes you can see them.. there are many pictures on this site that show them in their different stages. Robert, no they do not affect children more than adults. However, different people react to them differently, they release a numbing agent when they bite and that it what a lot of people have an allergic reaction (which is what happens when you welt up and itch) so your child may be allergic to the numbing agent. My fiance and I sleep in the same bed, and when we had them I got attacked every night and would have up to 20 bites on one arm, and we could not see one on him. It just depends on how you react to them.

By: robert

robert — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:43:04 +0000

Does the bite of a bed bug effect kids more then adults?

By: Larisa

Larisa — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:58:00 +0000

Just back from 11 days in a condo on Hawaii. Started noticing the red bumps as website describes a few days after arriving home. Could the bumps be showing up later and/or did I bring the bugs back with me? I have washed and cleaned today as much as possible. What do you think? Is there a chance I left the bugs there? Thanks- L

By: CINDY

CINDY — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:41:33 +0000

OH SO THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NITE

By: CINDY

CINDY — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:36:44 +0000

AND WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE??

By: CINDY

CINDY — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:35:28 +0000

CAN YOU SEE BED BUGS??

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:13:38 +0000

Diana.. if she has stayed somewhere, or a hotel, or went anywhere she could of brought them back. Those mattress covers do work.. try looking in it now and see if there are any in there? Dont let her sleep anywhere but there because they will follow the body heat. We used Bed Bug spray and bombs.. so far so good!!

By: latex model

latex model — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:08:19 +0000

I see this bed bugs problem as a serious problem. Because from what I heard, bed bugs might play a role in the spread of hepatitis B. Very serious disease caused by tiny creatures. Thank for this information!!!

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:42:11 +0000

Okay…At first I thought my bites were mosquito bites because I have spent the last four nights outside in shorts. But when nothing cures them I am starting to think it’s these…I don’t know what to do. How on earth do I get rid of these mystery itchy spots?

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:56:04 +0000

last week i stayed at a holiday inn with about 10 other people (2 rooms) and my dog. I was the only one getting bit and got about 20 bites..5 on my stomach, 4 on my neck, 2 on my face, 2 on my arm and 1 on my leg. Since ive got home ive washed everything and checked my matress. I have not gave my puppy a bath but she did not sleep on the bed i got bit (can dogs carry bed bugs?) Since ive gotten home i have not seen one bed bug but i feel as though im still getting bit. I have 2 little bumps today that i just found but they do not look red like the other bed bug bites..just swollen. WHAT DO I DO I DONT KNOW IF THEYRE BED BUGS AND MY BOYFRIEND DOESNT BELIEVE THAT THEY CAME HOME WITH ME. Someone please help, i live in an apartment complex and do not want this to spread.

By: Kira

Kira — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:22:22 +0000

Hi,
I just moved into a new apartment, and a few days after my stuff arrived from the moving truck I started noticing bites on my body. I first got 1 big welt on my left arm and then 3 or 4 bites in a row on my right arm. I also had 4 bites going up my left leg. The bites look like mosquito bites – red raised welts that itch. What makes me suspect bed bugs is that they often are in groups. (I noticed them 5 days ago and they stopped itching 2 days ago).
For the last two days I didn’t notice any bites, but today I woke up with a bunch: two on my left foot and one on my left ankle, one on my left thigh, and one on the back of my left upper arm. They’re pretty far apart from each other (other than the ones on my foot an ankle) but they are all on the left side of my body.

My boyfriend who lives with me has not noticed any bites and we sleep in the same bed, however, I know that some people do not show any reaction to bed bug bites.

I checked my mattress (which is new) and bedsheets and did not see any bug feces or exoskeletons, but I guess it’s possible I have a small infestation that is about to get worse, or the bugs could just be hiding elsewhere.

Does this sound like bed bugs?

Thanks for your help!

By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:57:48 +0000

Jordan…well my daughter bites kinda look like the ones in the picture..but she has them on her cheeks by her ear and some in the leg..i bought a steam washer for the carpet and i have notice that she hasnt gotten bitten also i bought a special mattress cover that is special for bed bugs..but like i said before my mattress is brand new..so its kind weird to me..

By: Tammy

Tammy — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:55:28 +0000

These silly little pest!!!!!!! ruined my perfectly nice skin im so upset my skin will never look the same again. bedbugs are the worst seriously

By: emily

emily — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:00:17 +0000

okay this is what i know bed bugs suck and it’s a pain in the butt to get rid of them. the exterminator said that to help get rid of them though vacum as much as possible. spray alcohol on all non porous surfaces because bed bugs will hide in anything and the alcohol will kill them. you have to bag up everything airtight to keep them from spreading. heat of 120 degrees will kill them too so all of your clothes, pillows, blankets, shoes put them in the dryer to kill whatever is hiding there. but what i found interesting was that you have to keep sleeping in your beds because they will go wherever the body heat is so if you change where you sleep they will just follow you. you have to get sprayed more than once generally to make sure you totally get rid of them because the eggs will hatch after about 2 weeks…..hope that helps somebody….i got my information from an exterminator.

By: tanya

tanya — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:23:47 +0000

As I was reading through the comments, I noticed that many initial reactions to the rash was spider bites. This is a bit of a pet peeve of mine; but spider bites are actually rather uncommon. Unforunatly, people develop an unexplained rash and jump to the conclusion that i the vast majority of spides are just too small to even t was caused by a spider. Even doctors will diagnose an unexplained rash as a spider bite just to give a diagnosis. Unless the culprit is actually found, a spider should be your last thought! Remember that most spider species do not leave their webs and that the vast majority of them are too small to even open their mouth parts wide enough to bite us at all, let alone to break the skin. Think other invert bites or stings or even staph infections first!

By: stinkx0

stinkx0 — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:59:08 +0000

Hey eery1 I just want y’all 2 kno it takes about 2 years for bed bugs 2 fully go away cuz once u fumigate they lay dormit for a while so if u have them u might have 2 bomb more than once..trust me I kno and now I have them again Thanks 2 a neighbor >:0…and when washing clothes remember alwas hot water and always dry urr clothes on high heat…if u have spare boxes throw them away..dnt be afraid 2 sleep in ur bed cuz ho thy spray u actualy have 2 slep in ur bed. Help kill them