juhaz on "Confirm carpet beetle ID"
I'm 99% certain that this is a carpet beetle larva (or a shed skin of one), but for reasons of maintaining sanity, I'd prefer for someone to agree...
View Articleonebugfreakout on "Vintage Infestation Dynamics"
So facing a potential bedbug problem, my mother retold me the story when she, as a teenager in eastern Europe during the 70s, faced the issue in my grandparent's old apartment. I thought the story was...
View ArticleBugsbugme1313 on "Bed bug fecal stains?"
This is at a friend's house on a chair, on the arm rest. Is it bed bug related?https://imgur.com/a/bRw1qHL
View ArticleBugsbugme1313 on "Please ID this insect so I can sleep"
Sorry I couldn't get a better picture. I have it on tape. It was on my box spring (which has a bed bug cover). Never had bed bugs before but they make me very anxious. Note that it looks darker in the...
View Articledaniels on "Expert ID help please!"
Attached are three pictures of the same bug. Can an expert here please ID this for me (and most important please let me know if this is a bed bug!)?...
View Articlenotagainnotagain19 on "Can bedbugs be this small?"
I had bed bugs in 2014. I still feel like I have PTSD. Last week I started waking up with bites all over my torso. Way more in a short period of time than I ever had before. Big itchy bumps. They look...
View ArticleFlybee on "ID please"
I don't think this is a bed bug but maybe someone can help me identify this, found near to my daughter's bed. Thanks a lot !http://imgur.com/a/RDsXw5Z
View Articleworrywart1 on "For loubugs about a Private Message"
Hi loubugs,Do you respond to Private Messages at all? I sent you one on 12/16/19. I explained in the message why I sent it as a private message.
View ArticleBrygot on "Help identifying carpet beetle or bed bug please"
Hi everyone, was hoping someone could help identify these little guys, found a few between my headboard and mattress. Thanks!Bottom, then top:https://imgur.com/a/IVqYqsg
View ArticleBedbugsDC2019 on "Advice on Discarding Headboard Per PCO"
Hi all - I am new to this site but already it has been so incredibly helpful and comforting to me and I thank you all tremendously for the advice you've provided me and others! I was hoping to get some...
View Articlenemosbitch on "Fecal ID on underside of fitted sheet"
Saw these spots on the underside of my fitted sheet on the side of the bed. Could these be bedbug fecal spots? I am planning on ordering bedbug blue but would like some input in the meantime! Could not...
View Articledaniels on "Expert help with stain ID please"
I just found these two stains on different blankets. I have no idea how old these stains are, though the blankets have not been used for at least a few weeks....
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Skippy19 on "Bug ID Needed - Thank you!"
Hi!I've just moved into an apartment building in LA. Found partial remains of a bug in a spiderweb. Can I get an identification, please? Thank you! The top is from above the shell and the bottom is...
View ArticleChuck3 on "Small fast moving bug ID Request"
Hello,I bought a Christmas card yesterday, today I opened it to sign, and this guy scurried around the page. Very Small, maybe 2 mm ? Hard to get a good picture. This is under 10x...
View Articleelk99 on "How long do bed bugs last outside?"
Hi all! Wishing you happy holidays! I had an infestation exactly a year ago now - and have been bed bug free since (yay!). I live in a different place now and no infested items have been...
View ArticleTiredandscared on "Items in storage"
Hi,I put things in storage in October / November 2018 after moving from a bb infested building. I put ddvp in the plastic bags twice once in beginning and again in September 19. I moved again recently...
View ArticleBugsbugme1313 on "OCD and bed bug obsession - need advice"
Hi guys! I need a little help here. I have OCD, and occasionally get random itchies and small bumps on my skin. Every time, without fail, I immediately think it is bed bugs and I obsess over them...
View ArticleAnxiinhi on "Bug ID: Nymph in hotel?"
Found this possible bedbug nymph crawling on my arm on hotel in Hawaii just after getting out of the shower and toweling off. Its head was fully dark/black and had a black spot at tail end but...
View Articleworrywart1 on "Placement of Packtite Passive Monitors – how dark should the...
How dark does the location of the Packtite Passive Monitor need to be?I placed a monitor on the bed, at the head end of the bed’s foundation (looks like box springs, but not really box springs). This...
View Articlemountaingirl101 on "Possible fecal stains?"
After getting 3 possible bites (one line of scabbed bites, 1 very small raised bump and 1 hard welt), I basically stripped my bedroom and found no bugs at all but these stains on the underside of my...
View ArticleBedbugdaydreams on "Faecal ID?"
https://ibb.co/QmWRKgZIt was a small black mark that smudged like this with saliva
View ArticleArnold on "Stains on mattress-ID please?"
Can anyone ID these brown spots? Woke up today with a crawling, tingling sensation across my body. Had a bed bug outbreak a few years ago with a similar feeling. Then I look at the mattress I slept on...
View ArticleShonas88 on "Id needed- cast skin?"
Hi all,I was hoping someone might be able to tell me if this is a cast skin or not? Just moved into a new house 3 weeks ago and hoping I haven’t inherited bed bugs. Picture to follow...
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Roberto67 on "Bug Id needed"
Had BB infestation 2 years ago and have periodically seen bugs like this around the house. This one was found in a paper sketchbook, what type of bug is it? Apologies for the low quality images, any...
View Articlefreakingout123 on "Bed bugs in couch only?"
My husband has woke up the last couple days with multiple itchy bites on his lower stomach and upper back. The first night he slept on the couch and woke up with 2 bites right next to each other right...
View ArticleBedbugsinqatar on "ID for bed bug!!"
Don’t know how to upload a picture I’ve taken on my phone onto this so if somebody could help me I’d appreciate it greatly!Basically though last year I brought bed bugs into my home (from travelling I...
View Articlehelpneeded11 on "Bed bugs on library book? Expert help needed please."
I loaned a book from university library, used it couple of times, but last couple of months it has mostly laid on my table and acted as computer stand for my laptop. However, today I discovered some...
View Articledaniels on "Expert help with skin id please"
I found this under the bottom sheet on my bed. You can see it with better clarity if you zoom in. I could have been lying on top of it for a number of days. https://imgur.com/4FBcIfzCan an expert...
View ArticlePokeyms83 on "Skin bug/parasite?"
Hi. I am in search of some much needed help! My husband has been suffering from some type of skin irritation for over a month now. At first he thought he had got into chiggers. But the itching didnt go...
View ArticleSlythr on "BB Bite?"
Hello, I figured I'd drop a line on here to see if I can confirm a bed bug bite or not. The bite I have 3 separate pictures on is on my back and started as just a couple little tiny bites then fused...
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Bedbugsinqatar on "Possible bed bug, ID needed!!"
Is this a bed bug nymph? The PCO said it’s a booklouse but I’m not convinced!
View Articleimdisgusted on "Keep finding these bugs in bed. Need ID help!"
I keep finding these type of bugs in my bed. I currently live in a dorm apartment style situation so the mattress & bed frame aren’t mine and were already there. Not sure what type of bug this is...
View Articlefreezy on "Am I on the right path? Need advice"
For the last month or so I have been waking up with bites on my arms and hands that were itchy and raised (like mosquito bites). I thought maybe they were from fleas from my dog who sleeps in our bed...
View ArticleCori on "Heat treatment,DIY,or chemicals?"
I would like some opinions. I live in a 119 year old house and have confirmed bedbugs. We were going to do heat treatment but I'm worried that it won't work. This house has the original windows, a...
View ArticleBugsbugme1313 on "Fecal ID? Panicking."
I am panicking very badly right now. Is this a fecal? It was a round black dot on the back of a small poster on my wall. I picked at it and it was hard. I then wiped it with damp toilet paper and it...
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kaem on "Need help with ID, skin and droppings?"
Hi all.Just found what I assume was cast skin behind the wallpaper, and possibly bb droppings on my mattress. This is the morning after I got iritation or bites on my neck, going in super straight...
View Articlemountaingirl101 on "Fecal stains on memory foam mattress cover? Please help ID!"
I found these stains Link to pictures on the bottom of my mattress cover, about a foot from the head and foot of the mattress. Other than some possible bites, I have no other evidence. Can anyone help...
View Articlepmd1016 on "ID please: Stains on mattress!"
Hi there,Can you please help ID these stains on the mattress I potentially will be sleeping on?https://imgur.com/ox2sJ6qhttps://imgur.com/k69rVADAre they bed bug feces/deposits or crushed bed...
View Article14888 on "Paranoid we have them but I don’t know!!"
So we went on a trip 1 month ago exactly to this day. Having had bed bugs before I’m very paranoid when I stay places so I did my usual check. Found nothing. We stayed for 6 nights and didn’t get any...
View ArticleStressedandwornout on "Slightly confused on what to do next..."
So last week Tuesday, we hired a K9 BB dog to come and confirm what I dreaded would be true... The dog did my entire home and signaled to two rooms.. our bedroom and our son’s room.. Our bedroom he...
View ArticlePerpetuallyParanoid on "Expert ID/Advice needed"
Hi,Please can someone let me know whether the pictures below could be cast skins? Pictures 1 - 6 are one thing (broken from its original shape, was more round) and 7 to 10 are another. ID needed...
View Article14888 on "Do Bites Change On the Same Person Every Time?"
Just wondering if it’s normal/possible for bites to change shape and size with a seperate encounter? The last time I was 100% for sure bitten was about 3-4 years ago and it was 3 really large welts on...
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alamaree on "Bed bug ID"
Hello,Merry Xmas!I would love some help identifying this bug (in bad shape, found on sheets):Thanks! Arthur
View Articledaniels on "Help with selecting bed bug monitors"
Could an expert please weigh in regarding what you recommend to use in terms of passive and/or active bed bug monitors to figure out whether one has bed bugs?Thanks so much, Daniel
View Articlemountaingirl101 on "Is it possible that there’s just 1 bug? Feel like I’m...
Any advice/expertise is very appreciated because I feel like I’m a crazy person right now. I’ve noticed 3 bug-looking bites—a row of 3 painless scabs on my inner knee, 2 big hard welts on the back of...
View Articlefmlimscared on "Fecal ID please"
Found this on top of the box spring. It doesn’t smudge or flake. Thanks. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1abbvJxBMO9IDzZZ0gIDAhzupbJ9v6oEV/view?usp=drivesdk
View ArticleRuth989 on "Fecal ID Request"
Please help me find some peace of mind before the holidays. I found this mark in the middle of my sheets while changing the bedding. I wet it to see if it would smudge (first thought was eyeliner...
View ArticleShoryuninja on "Bed bug bites or allergic reaction?"
Hi, my roommate has been having guests staying over our apartment and within a week, I have been finding these marks on my arms:Right ArmLeft ArmI have occasionally found blood spots on my pillow...
View Articlemoenine9 on "“Bites” but no bugs- my story"
Hello- It has been a while since I have been on this site. I thought it was time to come back and share my story for those of you who might find themselves in the same situation. There is a light at...
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Lovely1 on "Bed Bug Casting ID"
Found these in my box spring. No live bugs found. Just these. Bed bugs or carpet beetles??
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