They have been hopping on me all day today! I have some bites on my legs as well, I noticed.
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A bed bug will not just leave a small red mark when it bites but it will leave a large mark that fills up with water. I think what you are seeing is a bug called a thrips. They are small bugs that can jump and also bite. They normally eat on plants but will bite humans because they have very sharp knife-like mouth parts that can easily bite you. The other bug that looks very much like a bed bug and bites is called a bat bug. These bat bugs leave small red bite marks on people and a lot of time people mistake them for a bed but.
It looks like a mature bed bug to me. When they bite at you in the dark at night they usually leave three bites. "They call it breakfast, lunch and dinner" bites. They don't come out in a lit room unless you have a lot. Since you have the size in pic it means you have a lot. Vacuum every day and dump vacuum in trash bag and secure tightly and put as far away from house that u can.
The bug pictured is definitely a flea. You are going to have to do a thorough house cleaning -vacuum all rugs and bare floors, upholstered furniture, even removing cushions to get deep down underneath, maybe even do mattresses and box springs to be safe. After vacuuming, take the vacuum outside and remove the bag and toss in garbage. If you have any fur babies, they will need to be treated too. I use Frontline on my cats, and they NEVER get fleas and rarely do I find a tick on them.
By the way, fleas are biting you and your pets if you have any, looking for a blood meal. Their bites can be very red, sore, itchy, and can get infected if you scratch them.
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Deb and Ana,
Bedbugs DON'T hop. This is a flea for sure.
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Bedbugs don't hop or fly They crawl Also the bites usually have red centers and red/pink around it. Do you have a better picture of the bug? How many legs?
Hi,
This looks like a flea, to me. Vacuum and throw out the contents of the vacuum, or they will just crawl back out. Sprinkle salt all over the carpet and under the sheets, on the bed, everywhere. Leave the salt under the sheets and on the carpet. It will kill the fleas.
---Robyn
That is definitely a flea. The jump around and are hard to catch but if you find more, put them in a bowl with dish soap and water.
Thats a flea. I know it has been like five years, but yeah. Thats a flea.
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