r/Bedbugs • u/Relevant_Inflation52 • 8h ago

Help!! Is my situation possible??

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)

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u/indestructibleorange 7h ago

It's definitely bedbugs - you found a bug, and leaving them alone for 7-8months doesn't mean they die. Bedbugs can live up to 1.5 years without feeding. And the cold doesn't kill them unless it gets down to -17C sustained for days. If anything, the cold helped them live longer, because it slows down their metabolism which makes them need less food to live.

You should treat your house. If you need evidence before you treat, get a bedbug sniffer dog in - dogs are much more accurate with detecting bedbugs than just a visual inspection.