Example bug and bite photos used to compare possible bed bug cases.
Bug Identification Help: Compare Your Bug or Bite
Need help with bug identification? Start by comparing what you found with the photos and cases on this site. We no longer review uploads through this page, but you can still use the examples here to compare bites, bug photos, and travel-related bed bug evidence before deciding what to do next.
If your pictures and symptoms point to bed bugs, go next to our bed bug bite pictures, our bed bug photo page, and our how to get rid of bed bugs guide.
Manager “makes it right” after photos posted!
Melissa K. sent us pictures of her bites which turned out to be from bed bugs. It all started when the bed bug infested apartment next to her was treated, and as is most often the case after a failed treatment, the bugs made their way through the electrical outlets and into her apartment.
Only two weeks after the failed treatment next door, Melissa and her elderly mother started getting bit. Melissa discovered 13 huge, itchy, painful bites that oozed with pus.
Melissa tried to explain all this to the apartment manager, but he just wouldn’t listen and told her it was her own fault. It was so bad that her bedtime friend was a flashlight and rest came only after her fearful eyes couldn’t stay open.
She sent us pictures of her bites which we posted along with her story. She read our bed bug checklist, found the bugs and showed them to the manager, along with a link to our page covering her story.
We are happy to report that the manager “made it right” by treating the apartment at their cost. Melissa and her mother are not longer being bitten, although she still sleeps with a flashlight close at hand.
If your photos and symptoms point to bed bugs, our practical guide to getting rid of bed bugs can help you move from identification to treatment.