Question by dokiki:
How do I get rid of bed bugs / fleas / blood sucking insects?
Hi, Recently I have discovered myself getting biten by some kind of insect while I was sleeping since about the beginning of this year. The biten place became red, and it itchs and kind of hurts like a flea bite, however, there is no animals in my house. I accuse it was bed bugs because I mostly discovered the itchy-ness after I woke up.
I caught a flea ONCE in my dining room, which was the ONLY time that my other family member got biten. Other than that, none of my other family members got biten so I accuse it is in my room, so I don’t know if that was related to this.
I tried to change my bed sheet, and bug-sprayed my whole room. The biting disappeared for a month or two and it begin all again. It already re-happen 3 times and now I am afraid to sleep in my room.
What bug could be biting me, and how in the world am I going to kill these darn bugs for good?
Oh and, all the rooms in my house have carpet installed except the dining room and the kitchen
if it is laundry detergent, wouldn’t I got it all over my body? These itchy-pains are mainly on my legs and ankle. there was only one time that went on my body.
Plus, what would it look like if it was the laundry detergent?
Actually now that I think about it, I am NOT SURE if it is bug bites or not. I have NEVER caught any blood-sucking bugs in my room.
but after I sprayed my room I did stop getting red itchy and pain lumps for a while until it all start again
I tried Bug Fogger as well among with bug spray
Best answer:
Answer by Rukeann
Are you sure it’s bugs? Check your laundry detergent, etc. It may not agree with you…OR kick the blood sucker out of bed and ask him/her to sleep on the couch…{LOL}
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IM GOING TO SAY IT IS FLEAS. JUST BECAUSE YOU DON’T HAVE ANIMALS IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU CAN’T HAVE FLEAS. ALL IT TAKES IS FOR SOMEONE TO BRING ONE INTO YOUR HOUSE. IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO THEM…..THE BITES WILL ITCH VERY BADLY AND MAY BECOME PRETTY LARGE IN DIAMETER AND VERY RED. TRY THE BUG FOGGERS.
We have to narrow it down to something in your mattress since that was when you had the problem. And after changing the sheets and shooting bug spray, the itching disappeared. Plus no one else is getting the bites.
1. Is your mattress a used one or a re manufactured mattress?
2. Did you have someone else sleep in your bed prior to you having the problem?
3. It may be dust mites which are very small and really cannot be seen very easily. They feed off your dead skin.
4. It may be bed bugs which are larger and their bite is more severe.
Either way, you need to get rid of the mattress, have someone come in and professionally spray your room or take action with a bed cover for dust mites or a bed encasement for bed bugs.