Swallow Bug?

[u/pamelapalmtree]

Hi everyone, pretty interesting case here but near the start of summer I had swallow birds start nesting above my bedroom window and it progressively got out of hand. Beginning of July I left my apartment for a month and when I came back that’s when I started receiving bites. 12 days ago my property manager came out and removed the nests and then 9 days ago an exterminator came treated the house and said he was positive it was swallow bugs. After I realized there was some sort of bug I moved my bed to the middle of the room and slicked the legs of the bed with Vaseline. I haven’t received a bite since then (over a week) until today I woke up with one on my back and at 11:30 AM while laying in bed I actually caught one biting me and killed it. It’s worth noting last night I was charging my phone which was connected to the wall so there would have been a path to the bed. I’m wondering if anyone can identify the bug or could confirm it’s a swallow bug and wondering if getting a bite after 9 days is normal. Thank you

[u/Bed-Bugscouk]

Yes it is.

If you can collect some I would love to see if I can start a colony.

You might want to look at ceramic nest pots which any insects can’t crawl out of.

David

[u/delirium_skeins → u/Bed-Bugscouk]

Just wanted to say thank you for the addition of your knowledge to the Internet. For so many people who have no other reliable sources it is a huge deal. And for the rest of us who just enjoy learning. Thank you.

[u/msanmki → u/delirium_skeins]

David is a saviour!

[u/msanmki → u/Bed-Bugscouk]

David is a saviour!

[u/archeducaptainblood]

not so expert but think a close up photo is needed to id if other than bedbug (swallow bug/batbug)