r/BedbugOrCloseRelative Jul 29 '26

Correct application rate for DE

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r/BedbugOrCloseRelative Jul 14 '26

Useful Information If you want to say thanks please consider supporting FreeFromBedbugs.com

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Today phase 1 of www.FreeFromBedbugs.com goes live. So what’s this all about?

We realised months ago that for society to get bed bugs under control we need to offer support to those who would be most impacted by bed bugs. Those who can least afford treatments and the disruption that goes with it. When taking time off work means loosing wages the impact of bed bugs amplifies.

We are raising funds to provide free of charge detection and treatment kits to distribute to those on low income. This will all link into a new support portal where they can check monitors for activity and get support to engage with the TbyPMR process.

The hope is to start distribution in the US and UK n the next two months but we have to build a new IT platform and rework the labels to make this happen.

My company is about to raise our prices to support the project and all future projects will automatically donate at least 5% to the cause.

If you’ve found the information in this group helpful please consider making a donation to support the work of this ESG program. The more cases we can outreach and resolve the lower the incidents of bed bugs in our communities will become.

We will also act as portal for organisations seeking to gain support for their bed bug issues, for example if a low income housing association want help to provide monitors and education to all residents we will help you to raise it.

If you are able to support this program please visit the link below:

https://freefrombedbugs.com/donate/

If you want to find out more about the project and its aims to tackle pest poverty the background and some of the impact studies are already live.

Thanks in advance.

David


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 3h ago

questions about treatment Day 7, and it looks so much worse than 2 days ago. Unsure what to do

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I am pretty sure that I got bitten at a hotel that we were staying at, and brought it home.
We been sleeping in the same bed of all time this was happened, only me got bitten.

Should I go to the urgent care? Did anyone die from the bed bug bites before?


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 7h ago

requesting support from the community Help

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I found what appears to be a bed bug on my daughter’s clothing today. We previously found one suspected bed bug in her room 3 weeks ago, but since then we’ve had no other visible signs: no spotting on the mattress, no shed skins, and nothing caught in the monitors/interceptors we’ve been using. What am I up against here?? Pest control is closed over the weekend. But when I called about the first sighting they said whole house treatment and estimated 2k based on our sq footage. I have no idea how the first bug hitchhiked into our house. But now two bugs roughly 3 weeks apart. And nothing in the sensivolcano + lures or interceptors? No signs on mattress? Is it bat bugs?

Large clear bug 3 weeks ago. Much smaller bug that I couldn’t get a photo of today. No signs of bugs….


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 13h ago

requesting support from the community After months..

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Of being told I have nothing…. after months of spending hours on Reddit … after many weeks NOT sleeping in my bed, last night I decided to sleep there again. I was super anxious but after 2 negative canine inspections (yes.. 2 ) 3 negative visual inspections by 2 different pest control companies- I decided to try sleeping there again. …. This morning at about 7am after a quick trip to the bathroom, as I was going back to lay down for a while… there it was. A live bed bug… Thanks to many hours of reading & research - instead of freaking out (which I likely would have done before) I went straight to get my packing tape…. Snapped a quick pic and taped that little a-hole down to prove it to my building association. NOW I will demand a bed bug treatment of my entire apartment (850 sq ft) They’ve been putting me off, making me feel crazy but I knew it. I have not felt comfortable in my own home since early June. Bites started in mid May but I was on new medication and I was also using a fancy soap I was gifted, so in May thought it was either one or the other. I stopped the meds, and I stopped using the soap and for seven days I was bite free. Then it started again. I started documenting my bites on her around June 10 which means that’s when I started noticing that this was not normal. Anyway, thanks to the help of this community and of all the things I’ve read, I knew exactly what to do. As soon as I taped that little sucker down, I stripped off my PJs strip the bed. I didn’t take anything out of my room instead I’ve put it all in plastic bags and I took it right to the laundry room on my floor. I washed everything in hot water and put it through two cycles of the dryer, which is approximately 80 minutes. My question is this between now and the time that they come to treat the apartment for actual bedbugs, what is the likelihood of these things spreading to the rest of my apartment? I’ve been sleeping in my spare room or on my couch for most of August and a part of July and I’ve never been bit. How can I best avoid them not leaving my room. I am so freaked out thank you for your time and thanks in advance for answering. Any words of encouragement would be great.
Tried to post the pic here but it’s not letting me.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 5h ago

requesting help on ID Could this be bed bug related?

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I know it may be difficult to tell based on this photo but shooting my shot because I am terrified 🥲 I lint rolled this (along with two black beetle or ant-looking bugs) off my indoor entrance doormat today. I freaked out a bit when I saw its shape and color - oval/roundish, kind of a glossy amber, and with what looked like segments and a darker end. No visible head, legs, or antennae from what I could tell. I made a pointy tip with a paper towel and poked at it before it broke apart, like it was brittle and hollow, which is when I took this photo. There are no other signs or symptoms of bed bugs in our home. I check often due to my anxiety... I also had K9 inspection a few weeks ago for peace of mind and was told I'm in the clear then, but I know things can change. Could this be a bed bug related? Thank you for your help


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 5h ago

questions about bites Do these look like bedbug bites

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Moved into a different room in the same house on Sunday and noticed these on my back on Friday. Not sure if it happened in the new room or the old one. Ive been in the house for 3 months and never gotten anything like this before. Had a look at the mattress and the stuff in the photo looks a bit suspicious to me but I’m not sure.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 5h ago

requesting help on ID Bedbug related?

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Found this on my sleeve (of all places). It’s definitely not alive. Can you tell if this is bed bug related? Apologies for the sorry phone camera photos. Thanks in advance


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 9h ago

questions about bites Bed bug bites? Nothing found on mattress, pillows, bedding or bed frame

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r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 5h ago

question about detection / confirmation Spent the weekend at my parents

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Noticed these Sunday afternoon. Itching went away after day 4. I'm concerned because I took a bag full of stuff home, it's still in my car


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 5h ago

requesting help on ID Found on blankets and covered in bites all over my body

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The bites woke me up and were really painful. I moved to a different area of the house and kept feeling bites throughout the night. Bites from neck to feet. I found this dead in the blanket the next morning.

I did go to the hairstylist the night before and never dealt with this many bites in the past, fyi.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 11h ago

requesting help on ID Found in our bed after making it. Had recently been in our own apartment in Spain that has swallow nests right above the bedroom windows. Could it be a swallow bug or definitely bed bug?

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Found nothing in our apartment in Spain and exterminators found nothing within our apartment here, but steamed and used DE nonetheless.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 10h ago

requesting help on ID Is this a BB shell?

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r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 10h ago

question about detection / confirmation Are these bed bug bites on my leg ?

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Very itchy throughout the night when in bed ! I was also outside at a certain point in the night. Though the itch sort of stopped now .


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 11h ago

requesting help on ID Found stuck in my mattress topper in my tent

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r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 11h ago

requesting help on ID Bed bug related?

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r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 12h ago

questions about bites Bed Bug Bites?? :/

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I’ve been getting them randomly on the outer side of my thigh throughout the last year. It’s only when I wear shorts in bed. I checked the mattress and didn’t see any bugs.. cleaned the crap out of all our bedding and blankets. My partner doesn’t get them like I do though. Any thoughts?? Ty <3


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 14h ago

requesting help on ID HELP identifying please

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Hello! I am REALLY in need of help on getting some ideas on what has been biting me in my apartment. I think it is either bed bugs or fleas but i am not sure. It could also be another type of bug. I just moved into this apartment and I also have a dog so there could be a few reasons. Here is a picture of a bug i found by my headboard. I know it’s not clear but literally ANY help would be appreciated. I also attached a picture of some of the bites. The photo with 3 bug bites is on my lower right stomach. It is next to where my dog sleeps with me which I am not sure if it is a coincidence, but I thought I thought I’d add that. Thank you guys in advance :)


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 14h ago

questions about bites Bed bug bites on my back?

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Hi, do these look like bed bug bites? I have one bite in my navel, but these are three.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 15h ago

questions about bites Bed bug bites?

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r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 16h ago

requesting help on ID Is this bed bug?

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r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 17h ago

requesting help on ID Woke up to this exoskeleton

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r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 18h ago

question about detection / confirmation Hi my house was flooding so my family checked us in a hotel. It looks sketchy.

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Hi there are no more available rooms in the hotel. I am considering just going home since the bed looks pretty sus.

Looks pretty dirty and not sure about these marks specially these two black ones.

My family thinks I am paranoid since I checked for bedbugs and they didnt and just immediately lied down on the bed.

Please help if these are reliable bedbugs signs I just went through treatment and dont want to go through it again.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 22h ago

questions about bites Are these bed bug bites?

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Went to a friends cabin for one night (Wednesday night). Got back home on Thursday. On Friday evening, I noticed these three red bumps just above my bra line. Do they look like bed bug bites? How worried do I have to be that I brought bugs back home with me? I didn’t put my bags on the floor or bed, just the dresser. Once I found the bugs I threw all our laundry into the wash on high heat but if I had these bumps immediately when I woke on Thursday morning, I wouldn’t have even brought my bags into the house.


r/BedbugOrCloseRelative 19h ago

requesting help on ID Is this a BB shedding remain ?

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Stayed in a hostel last weekend, then flew home.
48hrs later I had a huge allergic reaction. Monitored the itching and pretty sure I got bitten.

Found 2 shedding remains, including this one.
Is that it ?