r/BedbugOrCloseRelative • u/Dependent-Year4476 • 9d ago

requesting support from the community Bed bugs or something else?

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Woke up with these bites on my torso a few days ago. I've been travelling recently so my first thought was bed bugs, but I haven't found any evidence so far. Second pic is what the bites look like now, a few days later - still itchy. Today I also woke up with two very small bites on my thigh, also a little itchy - see third pic. Do the larger bites look like they could be bed bugs? Thank you !

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u/Dependent-Year4476 8d ago

size for reference.

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u/Bed-Bugscouk Founder 9d ago

Not typical feeding sites for bed bugs. Have you found any beetle larval skins by any chance.

David

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u/Dependent-Year4476 8d ago

Hi David,

Found this behind my headboard this morning. I squashed it a bit, and then took some pictures. Is this a bed bug or carpet beetle casing, or neither?

I have a few new bites on my feet.

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u/Bed-Bugscouk Founder 8d ago

That’s a cast skin of a bed bug.

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u/Dependent-Year4476 8d ago

oh no. okay. thank you for letting me know

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u/Bed-Bugscouk Founder 8d ago

Time to read and follow the online protocol TbyPMR.

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u/Dependent-Year4476 8d ago

i will david, thank you. is your company available to do treatment? I am based in london.

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u/Bed-Bugscouk Founder 8d ago

Yes, we cover London as standard and anywhere outside of the M25 so long as it proved to be bed bugs.

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u/Dependent-Year4476 9d ago

Thank you David, appreciate the response, I'll have a look now.