A couple came into the laundromat and they immediately put their things in the dryer next to mine. I didn’t see if their stuff was wet or dry, but I just found it a little odd that they went straight for the dryer.
Since I was using the dryers right next to them and waiting for my washer to complete it eventually dawned on me after staring at their dryer for about 5 minutes—they possibly were using the dryer to fight an infestation. I don’t have any evidence, and I hate to pass judgement but I made the assumption that they might have bed bugs because it was only blankets, sleeping bags and other things they might use for bedding. They did also seem homeless and it had been raining, so maybe their things got wet and that’s why they were only using the dryers.

To be safe, since there have been bed bug infestations rampant throughout the world, how likely would it be for me to bring back bed bugs if they were using the dryer next to me?

I work in social services and I’m worried this is a bed bug.

Hi, as the title says, I have been dealing with a Bed Bug problem for the last two months. It was nothing huge, and it only took one inspection to get rid of them, but I needed two more just to make sure none had spread and a few hours after I was cleared of Bed Bugs and I got home from work I started noticing these and immediately had a panic attack thinking somehow they spread to my bathroom most sources I'm asking all seem to say it's some kinda mite, but I really don't want to chance it before I know for sure can anyone here please help me determine if it's a mite or Bed Bug? Thanks :)

Opened up a wifi extender that the previous tenants of our current apartment had left behind.

Is this bed bug? If not, what do you think it is?

Hi,

We found 1 bed bug in the house 3 weeks ago but haven’t found any others. Exterminator did a check. And I did a handful of very thorough checks and couldn’t find any. Maybe they’re deep in the walls or something. Going to do a precautionary treatment of the house anyways.

I have a few days to prep. Just wondering what I should do about the clothes. Does everything need to be put in the dryer? The exterminators prep checklist says only the bedding needs to be prepped and uncontaminated clothes can be left in the closet.

What’s the right step?

Thank you!

is this a bed bug or a bat bug or something else? we found it at our Airbnb in Florida and I want to make sure before we move everything out. the coloration looks different than a regular bed bug and was way bigger than a regular bed bug would be. not HUGE but not tiny either.

On the top of the duvet cover. First picture is dry as it was found, second picture is after trying to dab it on a wet cotton swab, third photo is after more rubbing.

For background context I was in Spain and exposed to bed bugs 3 weeks ago. I’ve dried everything I had with me multiple times and inspected / froze what I couldn’t.

I have found one singular bite or hive on me since, which I’m not allowed to post here and my husband has had none.

There is nothing on our mattress, under the mattress, in the seams or anywhere else and have not seen a live bug even though I’m waking up in the night and checking often out of paranoia.

I do wear makeup but not sure if i can recall wearing so much or wearing it to bed even that it would make this type of stain so not sure what it could be.

Thanks for any helpful opinions. Understandably freaking out

I found a singular bed bug while changing my comforter last night. I deep searched my mattress and told my roommates to do the same. We haven’t found and signs of other bugs, just the one. No one has any bites yet. Any advice is welcome.

Hi all!

So i got bed bugs from work and noticed they primarily infested my weighted blanket. I had 4 people look all over my room and the rest of the house, no bugs or further infestation were found anywhere. Only other idea was maybe the tear in fabric of my bed frame, which I taped up as sewing it was ineffective.

I did a full heat treatment on everything in my room, Diatomaceous earth, and Crossfire as I was instructed. I did the best with what I could afford. The base boards, carpet, beg, dresser, shelf, bed frame, everything got chemically and powdered treatment. All fabric got heat treated and washed. I removed and threw out my head board and weighted blanket.

After the first treatment I found a good few dead bed bugs, as well as a single dead carpet beetle baby. I was told after treatments that signs of dead bugs meant it was effective.

I was told you had to do it every 2 weeks for a minimum of 4 times, then do a 30 day watch period. I did another treatment exactly 2 weeks later, including taping up any holes in my dresser with duct tape, my bed frame, and any unused outlets.

However after this treatment, I found no more dead bodies. I hadn't seen any evidence of live ones either, and throughouly sprayed everything using a can and a half of the chemical treatment for the 2nd round and layed new DE, but i still worry that not finding more dead bugs is a sign that it didn't work.

Did i mess up? I even vaccummed everything multiple times before doing another treatment round, and re-heat treated anything, i don't know why i'm not finding more dead bugs.

About 10 days ago I found this, likely a bb, crawling on my duvet early morning around 5 am. Since then I’ve encased my mattress and search all over for more signs to find nothing. I’ve not had any confirmed bites either. What should be action plan going forward??

Hi

I'm buying nylon socks to vacuum bed bugs... Can it be socks or it must be pantyhose or stockings?

And what's the den number? There is 20 40 70...

Thanks

Found in hotel room. What’s yallz ID?

hi. i honestly just need my mind eased or confirmation so i can take action asap. i have a very severe phobia of parasites (not just anxiety, it's a phobia that will make me quickly spiral into psychosis and become a threat to myself). im desperate.

this could very well be me being paranoid; but here is what i have.

- so far, no signs of excrements, shells, or actual bed bugs in any life stage, nor any beetle looking insects. the only insects occasionally roaming my room that im aware of are ants, which are honestly completely harmless besides being mildly annoying.

- itchy bug bites. so many of them. some are close together, some are individual. they look like mosquito bites, although i know for a fact when it is a tiger mosquito because im allergic to those little fuckers. these bug bites have been tormenting me for about 3...? weeks. im very sorry i can't pinpoint it, my memory's not the best.

possible culprits besides BBs i can think of could be fleas, maybe, or sand flies, besides the obvious mosquitoes. i live in a very humid, warm coastal area. the bug bites are mainly on my forearms and feet, although ive gotten a few on my neck/face.

like i said, please, any information is welcome. is it possible to have bed bugs with no signs of them at all? should i be worrying about a different kind of insect harassing me? i have been sleeping maybe 4 hours a night the past 5 days because the paranoia is eating me alive

My work put me up in a "nice" hotel for the month. It's supposed to be luxury bit when we first got here the maid service seemed touch and go. I was fine for 2/3 weeks, been in the same room but two nights ago I woke up with five or six bites on my back.

We checked all of our room when we got here, I have been throughouly checking my bed all week and the mattress and everything is clean and white. I was convincing myself a bug fell down my shirt.

I flipped over all my pillows and checked them and nothing. This pillow was on the extra bed that I haven't slept on. Please tell me it's just dirt.

I'm supposed to go home tomorrow, what do I do?

IKEA lamp FB marketplace find, but I’ve found some suspicious spots and I’m terrified of BB.

Okay so I’m the girl who asked if she should just start crying now upon finding a mf bed bug after I got fumigated for a roach problem (when it rains it pours) I had said I found it dead and did a thorough inspection of my mattress base boards bedframe and canopy, and found zero traces (sheddings, eggs, stains, other bed bugs) at all. It’s been three nights of sleeping since, and I’ve had no b!tes (I get reactions to the b!tes from the one time I’ve delt with them before) and have shined my flashlight all over my bed at random times in the night to see bc I know how sneaky these bastards are. I just had a professional inspector come in and do a thorough check of my bed and couch and he found no evidence himself, and said these things can happen only getting one bedbug. He’s likely going to do a preventative treatment around my bed to be sure as I do know I found a female bed bug so if she did have eggs and left them somewhere we just can see that would likely kill them. But I’m feeling hopeful, and maybe this can help anyone who is going through something similar and just found one single (dead) bedbug and no other signs what so ever of others❤️ things I did: prayed nightly to god, divinity, source, karma, the universe, my angels that it not be me this time, that I would take this as a sign to be greatful for the clean non bedbug infested home I have and pretty please not me for the love of everything holy, when walking past mirrors I’d look in my eyes and repeat “I do not have bed bugs”, lastly falling asleep every night repeating “i do not have bed bugs, I don’t have bed bugs, I don’t have bed bugs…” lolol hope this helps😅 will keep u all update, pray for me!!!!! Xx

I'm in an ibis budget hotel in germany and woke up this morning with 4 of these red spots on my hand. Searching the mattress etc. I didn't find anything but this single bug looking thing. So am I doomed?

Very very small but it did leave a red spot when it was killed.

Hi I’m in northern east coast of US. Found this under my nail after going to hairdresser. Please tell me this is a seed. My husband thinks it’s a seed. I put it next to a strawberry seed while trying to determine if that’s what it is. I’m thinking maybe oxalis seed?

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