Comments on: What Do Bed Bug Bites Look Like?

By: nn47

nn47 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:28:06 +0000

I’ll admit I’ve been a bit paranoid ever since i came to New York for the summer- everyone in my new work place was swapping stories about bed bugs and they hadn’t even occurred to me! Last week I found a couple bugs in the bed but they turned out to be beetles- definitely NOT bed bugs. But now time has passed and I found two bites on my right foot (vertical) and then a day or two later two bites on my other foot (vertical). I’ve checked the seams and sheets of my mattress and box-spring at the foot of my bed but there are no tiny bugs- no spotting or smearing. now what?

By: Jessie

Jessie — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:44:08 +0000

Over the past week, I’ve been complaining about bug bites on my legs and feet. They’re pretty itchym but they seem smaller and more pink instead of red like mosquito bites. I was telling my roommate about it, how every time I wake up in the morning, I seem to have a couple more bites than the night before, and I was upset that apparently mosquitoes are eating me while I’m sleeping. He said he hoped it wasn’t bed bugs so we searched my room and all my linens and the mattress, etc. I bought new sheets, washed the old ones, and even switched out my mattress. We never found anything – no blood smears or fecal matter, no shells, eggs or live bugs. But I still got two new bites last night.
I’m so confused! We found no signs of bed bugs, but I have almost 20 bites on my feet and legs. Could I still have bed bugs, even if there’s no signs other my bites??
Please answer, I’m getting so freaked out about this!!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:27:02 +0000

Ever since the end of March, I’ve been living in a trailer park… unfortunately what’s bad around here is that EVERYONE has ants… they’ll find a way into your house. I’ve woken up several times to just a bite every now and then. My girlfriend woke up to a bunch of itchy pink spots all over her upper arm. The next night, I wake up and find the same marks all over the bottom part of my back.

I did hear that bed bugs are going around in the park, but we never have anyone over and we don’t go to any others house except for my mom’s, but she doesn’t have them (they haven’t complained of any marks.) We haven’t noticed any bugs other than ants in our room or on our couch and we have no head board. I’m really scared that it is bed bugs… I’ve already dealt with lice and scabies within the past year! Stupid bugs!!!

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:38:20 +0000

Hello Abel,

If you found bed bugs, then chances are that it’s bites from last night.

A number of people on this site found they had scabies which often show up as a bite with a black dot in the center – just throwing that out there…

To help get rid of that itching feeling, many claim that tea tree oil does wonders with the bites (regardless where they came from).

By: abel

abel — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:26:20 +0000

thank you for your reply brenda. i thought i was going nuts. i took walk today and in the middle of the street i was itching on my legs and looked like a weirdo scratching them. well i hope you’re right about seeing them.
i read an article a little while ago stating that a boy brought up the same claims as i and the result was he had nymphs crawling all over him. he only saw them after a couple days pass. sometimes i feel as if im being punished for something.

well, thanks again.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:08:31 +0000

Hi Abel,

You would see the bed bugs clearly if they were on you, however, if they had you for dinner last night, then you may now be feeling the effects!

By: abel

abel — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:34:15 +0000

Can somebody help me out with this? i know i have bed bugs and have been bitten on my legs continuously. we had a pest control company come in to rid us of them but to no success. after a few weeks they came back. so i decided to take measures into my own hands. i sleep in the basement so my cleaning job wasn’t to difficult.

I began by tossing out my mattress and everything associated with it (frame, pillows, blankets…). then i vacuumed three times. then sprayed the floor with rubbing alcohol. i hit all the base boards with it as well. i showered after cleaning and put on clothes that just came out of the dryer. then i went up stairs to my computer to see if anyone has a special weapon against these bugs and as I’m writing this now i feel as if I’m covered with bed bugs. Is this because I’m just anxious to kill these things or am i literally carrying them around? I’m searching my skin with a magnifying glass and flashlight but nothing appears when i itch… this worries me greatly. any advice??? anything at all would be much appreciated. thank you for reading.

By: hilary

hilary — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:30:26 +0000

My son has these 4 bite marks on his back there all in a shape that looks like the little dipper i recently found out my neighbor across the hall had them can i get them and what does the marks sound to you thank you Hilary

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:04:02 +0000

This is for molly – molly, recently i got something similar to what you have. I saw the doctor and he thinks it’s “Pityriasis Rosea”. What you have sounds exactly like that description. I myself have been looking at bedbug bite pictures to make sure he diagnosed me right though. For this condition, however, all he gave me was this topical steroid like cream which you apply thin and frequently. Good luck!

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:56:48 +0000

I woke up with what I thought was a rash. A curved line of little bites grouped in 3. SO itchy and so gross. The bites have no hole in the center. They are on my hip and stomach. They definitely look like bed bug bites, but I’ve searched my bed and room and can find no evidence of them????