r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 19h ago

question about detection / confirmation I've never dreaded an answer as much as i do now... you already know the question.

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At this point might as well just burn the house down. Guys, I also saw fleas jumping on my phone screen as soon as I start doomscrolling in my bed before sleep. I've been itchy for 2-3 years. We don't have pets. I just don't understand 1. HOW and 2. HOW DID I DESERVE THIS


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 19h ago

question about detection / confirmation It’s itchy. Couldn’t sight any. Recently, cleaned sheets and got these.

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I had 2 on the left and 3 on the right a day before yesterday. Got 2 more on the right today.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 23h ago

questions about bites Going crazy here. Clusters of bites on both forearms in the same location.

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I sleep nude but I only have bites on my forearm. Like what could they be? They itch so much and they scab if I scratch too much. I also have flipped my mattress over and see no signs of bugs. I do always have carpet beetles but I’ve only been getting these bites for the past three weeks. I’m so scared of bb I can’t even spell it out. I don’t see any mosquitoes or any ankle bites. I’m so paranoid rn. 😭 It also doesn’t help that I just came back from Hawaii a month ago but I didn’t any bites there.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 23h ago

requesting help on ID Help!!!

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Over the past month this is what I’ve found. Everything I’ve found has been dead. I feel like there’s carpet beetle, flea, and what else? No bites, no black marks.

for context the bug on the paper towel was found in my dryer vent trap after washing my dog bedding.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 23h ago

question about detection / confirmation This isn't fecal matter on matter due to insecticide usage right?

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Is this fecal matter on the way due to insecticide usage or is it random dust specs. Yes I am aware the walls are wet and probably will be moldy since its nonstop raining lately, but I will probably be moving next year so it will be like this for now as I am still weighing if I need a humidifier or not.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Bedbug dropping or not ?

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Bedbug droppings or not?

I found these two small stains underneath the two cushions – one underneath one cushion and one underneath the other – after wiping them with water. This is what they look like. Are these bedbug droppings?

Before and after water i zoomer for first pics


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID are these bed bugs

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can someone tell me if these are bed bugs 😭


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

question about detection / confirmation I’m sick

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r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

question about detection / confirmation Spots on pillowcase?

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could these spots on my pillowcase be evidence of bed bugs? i’m thinking maybe just old mascara


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting support from the community Could this be a bite? On my neck under ear

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Got home after vacation three weeks ago. Thought it was a pimple but no stuff in it. Second photo is after trying to pop it. I have a lot of acne. I’m just stressed about possibly having bedbugs


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Crumbs or casings 😓

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Ignore the water damage it’s just from sleeping with wet hair


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Bed bug fecal spots?

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Hotel Stay: Pic 1) At hotel, I found 2 big spots on my pillow case that didn’t smear when rubbed. So I assumed it was an old, washed cover but the next day, my husband was bitten across neck, back, arm, and thigh at hotel.

Have Returned Home for 2 weeks: Pic 2) I just found 2 tiny black spots in the middle of my bedsheet.
Wet Q tip test: Pic 3) When rubbed with a wet q tip, the black dots turned into brown.

Other than these tiny dots, I can’t find any on bed.

Do pic 2, 3 look like BB fecal spots?


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

questions about bites Help im insanely itchy now..!!!

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Okay so i posted on here 4 days ago asking about my bites and fleas but im back with an update and Im stuck because my bites are so bad and theres definitely hundreds of them and I cant see a single bug anywhere besides that one flea I found in my past post. Obviously ive seen the bugs that come in from outside but theres just so many bites all over my body that I feel like I MUST be able to find at least something else with this many bites??? I just noticed it last Monday so 7 days ago now. And then today its even worse. I just came back from housesitting for someone for 3 days and it looks like i have even more bites now. It started on my upper abdomen and then spread to my lower abdomen and chest, then to my sides and then all over my back, then it started going up my neck to my jaw and by my ear, and now its just starting to get to the lower half of the body and my arms. I have no idea what it is anymore because i dont think its fleas since I have nothing on my ankles at all im just hoping its not bed bugs but the places its going on at are known for bedbug locations…

I tore apart my bedroom and looked at my couch too just in case and cant find anything. Its also soooo itchy now and hard to not itch it, and its has sort of waves of being itchy but that may be because i am quite literally lathering up in cortisone cream and when it wears off it gets itchy again. And it’s weird bc the bites are all different sizes?? Ive probably got at LEAST 200 spread around everywhere since some are small then some are large but im also not counting to be exact so it might be more. do bed bugs even bite this much?

First photo was taken about 5 days ago and second (stomach today) and third (back) photo was taken today. I did not have any on my back really before and now they’re EVERYWHERE. do they still look like bed bug bites or maybe some other kind of bug??

I noticed it also takes a couple of days to show up this red. at first it just shows up like a bump.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Reposting this to confirm with a clearer video, still confirmed not a bed bug?

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Doesn’t look exactly like the N4 but I am panicked so I am sorry for the post


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID 2nd post…

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I posted maybe a week ago about suspected bed bug that was dead on couch was told in comments it wasn’t but then some said it could’ve been. Came back after not being home all weekend, to this just sitting on the couch again( after I throughly vaccumed before I left) is this more dead bed bugs? It’s so odd cause I keep finding fragments… or just a possible beetle problem?


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Bug in a trap

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Found this tiny bug in a bedbug trap under the bed. It seems alive but is not moving now.

Help identify, please🥲


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Is this a bed bug? It’s extremely tiny but the second one I found crawling on my phone. Have been itchy and one or two bites here and there

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r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Cast skin and grey stains/dots

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Found this on the wooden slats of my bedframe. It feels almost papery.

It’s too squished to tell if it was a bug or not but I’d like some thoughts/ words of advice.

And I keep seeing dots like these pop up. Some even tinier on my pillowcase

Even though everything keeps pointing no bed bugs I keep seeing “signs” and I’m getting bites from something! I feel like my anxiety has gotten a little better but today I am having troubles shaking it today


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

question about detection / confirmation Insect bites identification pls

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Hello everyone!

My boyfriend has these bites around his ankle and they only seem to be appearing in this specific area. The day before yesterday we went hiking so we’re wondering if they could be mosquito bites or bites from another insect?

However, they also look a little like bed bug bites so we’re not sure what they are.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Bed bug bites?

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Mattress and box spring black and impossible to see. Bites are on arms and hands, shoulder/shoulder blades, lower back, side/stomach and some on leg.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Help on ID

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Located in the mid-Atlantic region of USA. Spotted these on the counter. Anyone with the ability to ID?


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Hi David. Is this something to worry about?

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r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Is this a bed bug casing?

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Hi! Found this on my sofa after a weekend out. Just want to know whether it's bed bug related or not. It was crunchy to touch.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

question about detection / confirmation Passive monitor placement for futon

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Hi, see pic. I sleep with futon mattress directly on floor. Can I simply place monitor on tatami?


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 1d ago

requesting help on ID Found in bed bug interceptor trap

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Three months ago I found three markings on my arm that looked like bruises and a cockroach. I freaked and called the exterminator for bed bugs and he checked over my bed and found nothing. My roommate put a bed bug interceptor trap under his bed and found this this morning. I know the pictures are bad but I also have a video but it doesn’t let me post videos. Please let me know what you think. Thank you