Bed Bugs????

[petricabilo 0]

I think I have a bed bug infestation. I keep getting bites that produce a large welp with infection in it. I thought it was fleas but now I think it is bed bugs. What are the differences btw the two and what do I need to do to get rid of them. I have not had any bites on my feet and ankles, only the top of my leg and under my arms. I have a cat, but he does not have any fleas on him. I do not know what else to do. My boyfriend is getting bit as well, none of his are on his ankles or feet either. Is this bed bugs. Please help

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Edited July 28, 2012 by petricabilo

[walshie 2,804]

I doesn't sound like bed bugs. They normally attack your legs, especially ankles! Sounds like fleas. Try flea spray first.

If it turns out to be bed bug, they are notoriusly hard to get rid of. It's a job for the professionals I'm afraid.

[jmurph101 24]

Take a good look around the folds in your mattress, If you have a mattress with the buttons on top sowed in take a look under all of those, if you have a headboard I'd take a good look around that, they tend to be in all the cracks and crevices, you'd be best off getting a professional out as you won't get the right pesticide to do it yourself. Are there blood spots on your sheets/mattresses? This is a good give away for bed bugs, if not, any other pets than the cat?

[Matt 160]

I doesn't sound like bed bugs. They normally attack your legs, especially ankles! Sounds like fleas. Try flea spray first.

If it turns out to be bed bug, they are notoriusly hard to get rid of. It's a job for the professionals I'm afraid.

 

Uh, really??

 

I think someone is getting confused here....

 

Bedbugs come out of their harbourages at night and feed on the exposed parts of the human body - usually the head and neck.

 

Fleas usually jump from floor areas onto the ankles and lower legs which is where they tend to bite.

 

 

Has anyone noticed the location of the OP? USA if I'm not much mistaken. To the OP, you need to get a good pest controller (exterminator) in who can carry out a proper site survey and establish the extent of your bedbug problem. You then need to let them carry out a proper treatment.

 

DO NOT attempt to control this yourself. The insecticides available on the domestic US market are not effective and you could make the problem worse.

[DIDO.1 22,868]

Get a professional out, most wont charge to come out and look at a problem and give advice (UK). why try and guess yourself

[Rake aboot 4,936]

Could be crabs !

 

just joking,, bed bugs sound bloody nasty, I`d get a proffesional out.

[unclepesta 101]

I think I have a bed bug infestation. I keep getting bites that produce a large welp with infection in it. I thought it was fleas but now I think it is bed bugs. What are the differences btw the two and what do I need to do to get rid of them. I have not had any bites on my feet and ankles, only the top of my leg and under my arms. I have a cat, but he does not have any fleas on him. I do not know what else to do. My boyfriend is getting bit as well, none of his are on his ankles or feet either. Is this bed bugs. Please help

like the other chap said blood spots are good sign even tho fleas can leave spots,cimex leaves spots of actual blood a few mil diameter,have you been abroad or in hotels where beds are used by allsorts of people if not think about this,mosquito bites rainy weather window open or badly sealed think about it.on these bedbugs check frame of bed joins matress rims very close you will find brown marks which is excretia,but i reckon if not bugs or fleas its mosquito with welps coming up,fleas dont normally welp niether do bugs only on sensitives or a super flea bite thats scratched hard but mosquito infects on most bites welp,goodluck.if not mosquito get inspected by someone good lots of pest controllers aint that good on bed bugs also they are insecticed resistant to permethrins and stuff and some survive poor treatments to re populate.goodluck

[NikkiBareham 0]

Classic evidence of bed bugs is reddish-brown spots on the mattress and a distinct sweet smell in the room. Bed bugs, eggs and deposits will be found in cracks and crevices around the room, along skirting boards and behind light switches. Take the following steps to eradicate the problem:

 

1) Vacuum and clean the room where the bed bug infestation has been found using the fine nozzle on the vacuum cleaner, on carpets, behind pictures, behind radiators etc. - all likely sources of the bed bug infestation.

 

2) Use a ‘fogger’ or ‘fumer’ to release a pesticide smoke in to the room as a fast-acting ‘knockdown’ bed bug killer treatment – don’t worry; there will not be a lasting smoke smell in your room. Foggers are a crucial step in getting rid of bed bugs and they penetrate all areas to ensure they reach all possible hiding places where bed bugs may be resident.

 

3) Use a non-staining pesticide spray to treat all surfaces to prevent bed bugs returning – this includes all hard and soft furnishings including your mattress. Alternatively, use a natural spray solution. Lightly spraying across all surfaces should be undertaken and remember to spray into all corners and under mattress seams / cords as well as treating the main surfaces.

 

4) To prevent bed bug infestation via possible entry points that require additional treatment will need application of a dusting powder – examples are around window edges, where radiator pipes meet floorboards etc. The residual effect of the dusting powder will deter bed bugs from returning, killing them on contact, and it is essential to cover either with spray or powder all possible entry points and furniture where they may hide to ensure full

bed bugs eradication. Good luck!

Edited July 16, 2012 by NikkiBareham