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Bed Bug Bite Photos
Bed bugs can look like mosquito bites so even if you have bites it is best to always verify the presence of bed bugs visually before treatment. Look for shed bed bug skins, fecal stains and blood stains around your bed, on your mattress, behind the headboard, and in the nightstand.
It is important to know that about 50% of the people bitten by bed bugs may not show welts as in these photos. In some cases it may take several days for welts to appear. The welts can be itchy and swollen. You can treat the symptoms with over the counter itch creams and Benedryl. As bed bug bite marks can scar, be careful to minimize itching and get medical attention if the itching is profound.
Make sure to call Allison Pest Control for a free bed bug inspection if you have itchy welts that sometime appear in lines or see any presence of bed bugs. As bed bugs will hide in the daylight you may never seen them, just their tell tail traces, so get professional help to identify and then exterminate them from your local bed bug specialist Allison Pest Control.
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Numerous bed bug bites on an arm, note the red swellings. | Note that bites are in a line across or down. |
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This swelling appeared over night. | Bites appearing on neck and cheeks after sleeping in an infested hotel room. |
Do you have bed bug bite photos you want to share with us to help others? Send them to us and we'll make sure to remove any personally recognizable features. It is a help to others to see what bed bug bites really look like so please consider sending them to us for illustration purposes. Just contact us at info@allisonpest.com.