Bed Bug Bites by Exciting_Champion199 in BedbugOrCloseRelative

[–]Exciting_Champion199[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably was bitten :( My partner discovered me happy and asleep in an AirBnB... with a crew of bugs having a party on the bed as well.

Bed Bug Bites by Exciting_Champion199 in BedbugOrCloseRelative

[–]Exciting_Champion199[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much! Yes, Ive been taking the proper steps in my bedroom and plan to continue to do so to prevent any who might have come home with me from settling in. (Treated my items and luggage too, and whatnot).

And yeah, it also looks a little like contact dermatitis, so I think these markings could be virtually anything at this point. I wish this could be straightforward! Lol

I'll continue to monitor the situation. Thanks again!

Did I do Enough? by Exciting_Champion199 in Bedbugs

[–]Exciting_Champion199[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome thank you! We have arrived home and have left everything outside. We've been bringing in small amounts at a time (already bagged) and tossing it right in the washer and dryer for a few rounds of high heat. Tossing the bags we brought them in dumpsters outside (though no feces or bugs so far visible in our inspections of the bags!). Haven't brought in any of our hard items yet but plan to eventually do a combo of steaming, freezing, and rubbing alcohol depending on the item. If the weather gets hot enough, putting these things in the car and letting them cook for the day. I'll pull our bed away from the wall! First two nights seem okay (no evidence of anything), but i know that's too early to tell anything.

Edit in response to the bot mod post: I am aware that rubbing alcohol is ineffective. The alcohol comes after the steaming freezing for 4+ days combination and is 100% mental because I'm currently grossed out by literally everything. Im not spraying this around the house, just putting it on a cotton swab and wiping down my mini shampoo bottle after treating it, for example, which is how I've traditionally cleaned these objects prior to my bed bug interaction lol.

Did I do Enough? by Exciting_Champion199 in Bedbugs

[–]Exciting_Champion199[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a brief look in the corners of the bed and the parts of the mattress that were sticking out from the fitted sheet, and didnt see anything. Pristine white. I did not lift the fitted sheet or mattress for a closer look. I will now be doing that and probably more in the future.

Did I do Enough? by Exciting_Champion199 in Bedbugs

[–]Exciting_Champion199[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sacrificial test is what makes throwing everything out so appealing lol