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Re: Bed Bugs? or something else?

tforms1@yahoo.com

2006-06-02, 11:21 pm

I was thinking about this some more.

Its weird, I stayed at the hotel for the past 6 months and there were
No incidents of bug bites.

Last week I had some bites, and then again this week. In 2 different
rooms.

90% of my stays have been in either of the 2 rooms (I like the view)
I think its strange that for 6 months everything was fine, and then all
of a sudden there was an infestation in 2 different rooms.

Another thought I had...I noticed the problems last Friday, the
previous day I had eaten shrimp, which I rarely do.
Could a food allergy cause hives (I know they can) that appears
gradually over a week?

Also most of the bites were on the front of my body, is this normal?
Since I sleep on my back? Someone told me that they expect the bites
to be on the side I sleep on.

How are bed bugs transported home?
I thought they come out and bite then go back to their hideouts.
Why would they go into luggage?

Could it be something else?
Fleas? Spiders? Mosquitos?
How can I tell the difference?

Thanks

bugs@bugs.com

2006-06-03, 1:21 am

> Since I sleep on my back? Someone told me that they expect the bites
> to be on the side I sleep on.

Bedbug bites will usually occur in places where you have tight fitting
clothing on, such as around the waist band of shorts or underwear, around
the elastic in socks, or in places like where your arm comes against your
body.; They don't very often bite out in the open in places like a foot or
just on your arm they will usually be where your arm was touching something
else and usually it was touching your body. Lots of time it was laying on
your stomach and the bugs will bite your stomach and arm both then in your
sleep you roll over and will think it bit your stomach in an open place same
on your arm when that wasn't the case.
>
> How are bed bugs transported home?
In luggage, soiled clothing, just about anything they can catch a ride on
they will catch one. Trust me they don't care if it is first class or coach
seating they will take what they can get.

> I thought they come out and bite then go back to their hideouts.
They do after they feed but they also use your luggage as a hiding place as
well, so that will answer your next question.

> Why would they go into luggage?
>
> Could it be something else?
> Fleas? Spiders? Mosquitos?
> How can I tell the difference?

Bedbug bites look likes a wagon wheel they are red with a pale white center
with spokes coming from the center towards to outer edge. Very distinctive
and easy to tell what they are if you have ever seen one before. I guess the
Doctors you have went to haven't ever seen one and that could be why they
don't know how to ID yours. There are many doctors that have never seen a BB
bite, it isn't putting them down to say that, I am just lucky to have gotten
to see a bite up close and personal at a training seminar, that is the only
reason I know what they look like. I actually watched the BB's bite this man
and we got to watch the bite form on his arm. He is a nut but he loves his
job. He is one of the world renowned experts on BB's. DR Harold Harlan is
his name.

I hope this answers some of your questions for you, if you have anymore
please feel free to ask them.

--
I wish you all the best
Tim Wise

www.onepest.com
www.askourpros.com

bugs@bugs.com

2006-06-03, 1:21 am

On 2-Jun-2006, tforms1@yahoo.com wrote:

Somehow this did not make it on the other post so here it is to complete the
original post.

> I was thinking about this some more.
>
> Its weird, I stayed at the hotel for the past 6 months and there were
> No incidents of bug bites.
>
> Last week I had some bites, and then again this week. In 2 different
> rooms.
>
The room was probably rented out to another guest while you weren't in it
and that is how the BB's got there.

> 90% of my stays have been in either of the 2 rooms (I like the view)
> I think its strange that for 6 months everything was fine, and then all
> of a sudden there was an infestation in 2 different rooms.
>
> Another thought I had...I noticed the problems last Friday, the
> previous day I had eaten shrimp, which I rarely do.
> Could a food allergy cause hives (I know they can) that appears
> gradually over a week?

Yes food can cause allergies but especially shellfish the allergies are
going to be almost instant not much more than a few minutes maybe an hour or
so but not a day and surely not over a week.

--
I wish you all the best
Tim Wise

www.onepest.com
www.askourpros.com

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