Reader Question:
Anna
I have twins - first children, no older ones, so I have not yet encountered many things. For example, until recently I did not have to find bedbug bites on the skin in children, photos with names and descriptions I would look with gratitude in this case. Now there are some parasites at home, and I can not figure out who is attacking. I know what the red spots look like after a mosquito bite, the rest I do not recognize.
Now we have to make sure who is attacking. The spot at the point of injury is large, there are already wounds in the center, but this is most likely a consequence of itching - the skin is itchy, and children are not yet able to fully control their actions. Most often the signs of a parasite attack occur in the morning, but I do not find anyone in bed. Most likely, the insects quickly disappear (fly away) or hide so that they cannot be found. Either way, this picture reminds me of descriptions I've seen online, but I'm not sure if these are really bed bugs. Tell me if I'm right.
Now we have to make sure who is attacking. The spot at the point of injury is large, there are already wounds in the center, but this is most likely a consequence of itching - the skin is itchy, and children are not yet able to fully control their actions. Most often the signs of a parasite attack occur in the morning, but I do not find anyone in bed. Most likely, the insects quickly disappear (fly away) or hide so that they cannot be found. Either way, this picture reminds me of descriptions I've seen online, but I'm not sure if these are really bed bugs. Tell me if I'm right.
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Opinion of an expert
Sarah
Department of Biology, specialization - entomologist. "We'll save you from bedbugs, even if you fight back!"
The signs you gave me suggest that the house is infested with parasites. And there are quite a lot of them, since you daily find bites of children bed bugs in the apartment, a photo with the names and descriptions of insects could facilitate my task, but in the absence of such I am already ready to give a conclusion - bed bugs attack, as you can be sure, if the bites on the body form a track. This is a peculiarity of parasites of all species. This is how they look for the closest capillary, as well as getting enough food - several times introducing the proboscis.
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