r/Bedbugs Mar 06 '15

Useful Information Bedbug ID and common misidentifications

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Bed bug identification resources:

Note: flattened body, rusty brown coloured (less so in younger nymphs, which are more translucent). Thin 4 segmented antennae. 11 segmented abdomen. Short legs (6 of them) and reduced wings incapable of flight.


These are insects or other invertebrates commonly misidentified as bedbugs!

Not bed bugs.

  1. Carpet beetle larvae (Dermestidae) and adult - More Info

  2. Bat bug (Cimex adjunctus pictured) - More Info

  3. Cockroach nymphs - More Info

  4. Tick (nymphs) - More Info

  5. Woodlouse - More Info

  6. Kissing bugs - More Info

  7. Booklice/barklice - More Info

  8. Smooth spider beetle - More Info

  9. Drugstore beetle - More Info

Note: If it has wings or more than 6 legs, it is not a bed bug. Do not mistake antennae for legs, look at the illustrated guide to avoid confusion.


Please comment with any other common mis-IDs and I will add them!


r/Bedbugs 4h ago

Is it bedbug?

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Is it a bedbugs?


r/Bedbugs 51m ago

im sorry guys but i just need a safe space to vent im losing my mind

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within the past 3 weeks i have found maybe less than 10 bed bugs and i have been very paranoid and on edge so much i dont feel safe in my home i havent had any bites and the bugs that i did see they look like babies i sprayed my room out and got rid of my dogs bed im just extremely paranoid scared and exhausted i dont think this trauma will ever leave me i dont know where it came from and how they came im so scared im so sorry for sounding like this and i may be overreacting but i kinda want to cry i feel like its my fault and i cant afford an exterminator


r/Bedbugs 9h ago

Bedbugs?

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Found these lovely critters on my bedsheets today. Are these bedbugs? Look like it to me.

How does one get rid of them?


r/Bedbugs 46m ago

Is this a bed bug?

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I found this sitting on the couch, no arm no legs no bites etc pls help is this bed bug or an old one? Idk what to do I’ve been tearing the place up n down


r/Bedbugs 50m ago

Is it my worst fear?

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I should note I’ve recently been bringing in bouquets of fresh cut dahlias and they usually bring some little critters into my apartment. He was about the size of two chia seeds.


r/Bedbugs 3h ago

Tell me.. Do I need a flamethrower?

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Felt something weird on my hand after taking a nap on the couch.

It's really tiny; just a tad wider than an armhair.

Didn't think to get a picture of it on my hand as I instantly wanted distance.🫠


r/Bedbugs 4h ago

Identification ah jeez.

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i keep waking up with big bites that itch for almost a week at a time, finding little brown things in my bed that i thought were bits of leaves that my dog brought in, and now i just found this on my blanket. are these things related? i haven’t seen any other bugs. help!


r/Bedbugs 31m ago

Found a chair on the road does this look ok

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I inspected every crevice and see nothing that would make me think there is bedbugs or anything bug like. It could just be dirt.


r/Bedbugs 35m ago

What do these look like? Could they be bedbugs?

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r/Bedbugs 58m ago

Identification What is this

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I’m so scared rn. I don’t think it’s a bedbug but now I’ve scared myself into needing reassurance about it. There was only one and I tore my whole bed apart for more, checked underneath and everything.. washed all blankets and such. Only this one. Any idea what it is?? :(


r/Bedbugs 1h ago

Is this a bedbug?

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is this a bedbug

it doesnt look like the ones i see


r/Bedbugs 1h ago

Identification Does anyone think this could be bed bug poop?

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r/Bedbugs 5h ago

Pest control sent us this prep list and I am confused

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We found bed bugs in our home and pest control has sent us this prep list before they come to treat.

I understand what to do about clothes and bedsheets, but what about all the stuff in my home? It says to declutter and remove everything but where? Does it have to be out of the apartment? And what if it can’t be washed or dried on high heat? Isn’t there a possibility that it could then still carry bed bugs? We have so much stuff that it terrifies me thinking about the fact that we have to empty every single unit.

Also what about our shoes??


r/Bedbugs 1h ago

яйца постельных клопов

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антисептик сможет их всех убить? мне страшно. я видела пару таких скоплений в достаточно доступных для меня местах, но боюсь, что они могут прятаться там, куда я не смогу добраться.. мне страшно. я наклеила двухсторонний скотч на ножки раскладушки на которой сплю, но боюсь что ничего не спасет от этих тварей. так то они не особо тут ползают но одного видела. может есть способ не дать им себя покусать хоть какое то время..


r/Bedbugs 7h ago

I think I already know the answer

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I would love to be wrong!


r/Bedbugs 5h ago

Next steps for suspected bed bugs?

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I woke up with bites yesterday that I am almost 100% are bed bug bites and more today. I did stay in a hotel about a week and a half ago and my husband doesn’t have any bites. I am obsessively checking our mattress but I can’t find anything. What are my next steps? Do I just watch for more bites and keep checking our furniture, or should I call a pest control company preemptively?


r/Bedbugs 2h ago

Requesting community support Will this work as a DIY interceptor?

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This is a paint bucket lid (black). Smaller paint buckets would be the raisers for my air mattress.


r/Bedbugs 6h ago

Identification bedbugs dropping?

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just entered my student apartment for a year, shit was hella dusty then i noticed the mattress look so freaking odd with all these smeared black stains. i'm so scared of bedbugs. i heard their droppings may look like smeared ink just like in these pictures. any opinion is appreciated. tysm


r/Bedbugs 8h ago

Bedbugs in moms home

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So here’s the thing, my moms home has bedbugs. They all started a few years back from my uncles home, who had a massive infestation. I don’t live in the same state, so when i would go back to visit my mom would say “there’s no more” come to find out i’m highly allergic to the bites and start itching soon after or during their feeding process. I have found and squished around 10-15 in the past 2 years. But this time, they are in my moms main home. She keeps horing eterminators and they are not fixing the problem. Is my mom just doomed to have them forever? Thank goodness i have been lucky to not bring them with me anywhere, but ever since seeing them, i have been super careful with where i put my things. Any help would be greatly appreciated on how others dealt with them in the past.


r/Bedbugs 2h ago

Hotel Tips

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I have to travel and sleep in hotels for 3 weeks straight for work. Any tips for avoiding bed bugs when my hotel options will be limited? Im worried I wont have the option of just checking out and finding a new hotel or sleeping in my car.


r/Bedbugs 2h ago

Requesting community support Do those electronic sonar pest control things work?

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My husband found a widely advertised brand it comes up in the first thing on google, I can't remember it right now. It's 30 for one. We have a studio so it's all we need, they dont go in the kitchen or bathroom. Has anyone had success with these? Bombing didn't help and the mattress cover is kinda abating them but im still getting bit. It's affecting my depression disorder. I am covered in bites and Dr has me worried about cellulitis. We washed everything too . They don't get on my husband. And it's only one side of my body really . I need help so bad. Please before I go actually off the deep end. The creams I was prescribed help a bit but I'm so sad.


r/Bedbugs 2h ago

Identification Is this a bed bug?

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Found it on my bed. What insect is this? Also should I be worried? This was the only photo I got


r/Bedbugs 6h ago

Help!

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Does this look like bed bugs? None of the possible “bodies” I found have heads or legs and it makes me think maybe it’s mouse droppings (also gross but more manageable)? I think the dust cover used to be stapled and glued on this section so it’s possible that’s what the marks are?


r/Bedbugs 3h ago

is this a bedbug?

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yesterday morning, i woke up with rashes on one of my arms and shoulders. last night i checked under my mattress and found four of these bugs under the mattress, on my bed skirt. they were kind of spread out and not bunched up in one place. i got rid of the bugs along with bed skirt, mattress cover, bed sheets, and pillowcase last night.

i checked the entire mattress topper, the actual mattress seams, and pillowcase seams and they were all clean. i am so scared. Unfortunately, this is the only picture i have because i was too scared.