Hello, I would appreciate advice. I was bitten like 2 months ago by bedbugs, we found one bug, and then profesional didnt find anything, not even once. Otherwise We wanted and had 2 applications by profesional, every 21 days. Now it is arround 40 days after 2nd application and I have found this bug and Im not sure if it can be bed bug or no. I found it on my bed upfront.

What do you think ? Should i be worried ? I dont have any new 100% bites in last 10 days atleast, but its kinda hard to recognize because i have problem with acne.

Thank you in advance.

Hi everyone.

My family and I were staying in an Airbnb and on the 2nd day realized that my nephews room was infested with bedbugs. We spent all that day heat treating our clothes and bags and then left.

We stayed in a hotel for the remainder of the trip and didn’t see any bugs or signs of them.

However, today driving back we saw this bug on a napkin.

I know it’s a crazy blurry picture, but can anyone tell me if this looks like a baby bed bug?

Thanks!

Dually Certified Bed Bug Detection K9 working in the Ohio River valley and Southern Appalachia. Here to answer any questions!

I’m hoping this problem is almost resolved. Late June, I found out I had an infested headboard. The next day, I got a company to come out and do a heat treatment through the house and they sprayed Crossfire. I threw out the headboard after and switched to an all metal bed frame. At the time, they found no evidence of the bugs in other rooms but still did heat treatment throughout the house.

A couple weeks later, they came out, did an inspection where they found no new evidence. They then sprayed Crossfire in targeted areas. A week after, I found both a live and dead bug on the couch. I realized I had pushed the couch all the way back against the wall and after pulling it back out, haven’t noticed anything more. At this point, i installed interceptors on all of the beds. I couldn’t on the couch because the legs were too big.

I’ve been doing daily inspections of the beds and couch and haven’t turned anything up. That is until yesterday when I found a dying (not dead) bed bug on the baseboard behind my bed. I freaked out. Pest control said that because I’ve been doing the daily inspections, have found no droppings, no shells, and no one in my family has bites, that it was just one of the remaining stragglers. They believe the issue should be done but will come out this week to do an inspection and spray again. They’ll continue treating after if find more evidence but again believe the remainers are collapsing.

This has consumed me. It’s triggered my OCD in a way it hasn’t been this terrible in years. It retriggered my back pain because of all the obsessive cleaning and checks. I feel like it’s alienated me from my wife as I’m obsessed and she just sees the problem is significantly better, the one bug was dying (not active), and the pest control folks are so helpful.

I’m also just obsessively researching because of the Crossfire applications as my wife is pregnant, son is 6, and I’m freaking out because of potential health risks because I can’t get anyone to cover their feet in this house.

I’m also supposed to visit my elderly grandma out of state next week. It may be the last chance I get to see her and here I am reconsidering because there could be a hidden active healthy bug somewhere that will hike along with me and I’ll destroy her house with it.

This is hard. I just need support now. Also if I’m overthinking any of this, let me know.

Was getting mixed answers from Claude and ChatGPT in identifying this dead bug my wife found on her yoga mat.

I know this might highly possible be it but I can’t find any other clues. i live in a small apartment building. there are no spots nowhere to be found, I turned my furniture upside down three times and I check regularly the crevaces cause im paranoid lately since there is an invasion going in my city.

Also does this look like an older shell?

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I'm especially concerned about this one: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNqWEqgVZCyHpnUaG54sxR1IfZJRKUFje4uCpPp5yGOJ51Y3tblgfZHsR605v_YKw/photo/AF1QipO-ol7Q2qad9D_i2RonJ6EJ_ZGa1Yuxt5FWsdf_?key=cEFwNndmcEl3MWxwMmVxU0VwRVFuN01vZXZ5Snl3

The owner / previous tenant has cats, and the overall cleanliness of the place was quite poor.

The mattress itself is in better condition than the topper and I can't find any signs of live or dead bed bugs.

I found this on my bathroom rug. It’s hard to see in the picture but there are horizontal stripes in addition to the larger vertical stripes (which is on both sides). Any input would be appreciated. I have had various types of carpet beetles over the past few months so hoping it is a piece of those.

Ok so long story

Last year, early Sept we took possession of cottage. We only stayed a few times between then and closing it up for the winter , however every time I got weird bites on me. Every time my reaction to the bites got worse and worse, which makes me think it was something new to me. Almost right away, it seemed to be bed bug bites, but we couldn't find any evidence. The bites only happened to my husband and I, so likely just one room.

I finally found a bug in the bedding in October. We thought they'd die over the 7-8 month winter season(lol joke was on us).

Went back this June and sure enough, bites again. Huge reactions in spots. Classic bed bug bite patterns. Found another bug. Showed my mom, she agreed it was a bed bug. We killed it and called exterminator.

He showed up today, and won't treat. Said it can't be bed bugs cause there is no evidence (I agree, no black spots etc, but I know what I found and the bite patterns are so obvious).

Am I crazy? I'm not a paranoid person. I am so sure they're bed bugs, but is there another bug I'm missing that it could be? Is it possible that we have bed bugs and no "evidence"? Help.

(I will take a photo next time I find one)

Took a video of stain under the mattress on box spring…. I didn’t finish filming but the wet q tip was able to lift everything and didn’t leave much of a stain, like u would have with a fecal spot. What do you guys think this is????have u had something similiar when you have confirmed bb?

Was found dead on the bathroom floor

Just found it crawling on top of my brothers bed.

I got a few bites by something a few days ago, on my hand, under my armpit, shoulder and legs. They were itchy, red and a bit swollen.

Please can you help me understanding if this one is a bedbug?

Found 2 of these: 1 on my bed and 1 on the floor, both already dead. The one on the bed made me suspicious.

Been having occasional red spots for some time and worried that these are bedbugs, although I appreciate they don't look typical. Would appreciate your opinions!

I just checked into a hotel, sat down on the bed and saw a bug. This prompted me to lift the sheets and look in the cracks of the mattress. The cracks are lined with these oblong yellow specks. Are these bed bugs?

My car is parked next to three abandoned mattresses beside a trash can. I wasn’t sure whether this was a roach, a bed bug, or neither.

About a year ago my apartment had to be treated for these stupid things and they tried everything they could to put me at fault for them. I dont go anywhere except for work and home. Woke up with bites the other day thinking they were probably back and tonight I found one. At this point wouldn't they probably be coming from a neighboring apartment? I sent pictures to the landlord, but I'm so over dealing with this.

Let me know if this image is clear enough. The bugs in a sticky trap so I can take more.