5/27/2023 0 Comments Signs of bed bugs![]() Bed bug saliva contains an anticoagulant that prevents blood from clotting while they feed. Sometimes, bloodstains might also come directly from bed bug bites. If there’s no other explanation for the bloodstain, then it might have been left behind by an unlucky bed bug. ![]() If you see something that appears to be a bloodstain on your sheets, clothes, or pillow, check your body first to see if you can find a cut or scab that might be the cause. While it doesn’t usually kill them, it causes some of the blood they just fed on to leak out and create a noticeable red or rust-colored stain. If you suddenly move or shift your body in your sleep, you might inadvertently crush a bed bug that just finished feeding. ![]() However, some people may experience allergic reactions to certain chemicals in bed bugs’ saliva.Įven though we don’t notice bed bugs when they’re feeding on us, they don’t always get away unscathed.Īfter a bed bug becomes engorged with blood, its original flat, seed-like appearance becomes elongated and bloated, resembling a tiny football. But in reality, bed bug bites can also appear as single bites or in random patterns.Īs a side note, bed bug bites are usually not dangerous and do not transmit any known diseases. Some people refer to this as the “breakfast, lunch, and dinner” pattern, which describes bed bug bites as appearing in small clusters or lines of 3 bites. While everyone reacts differently, the most common symptom of bed bug bites is red, itchy bumps appearing in small clusters. In fact, a whopping 30% of people don’t exhibit any skin reactions at all to bed bug bites. That’s because different people can react very differently to bed bug bites, so there’s no definitive way to distinguish them from other insect bites. However, bites alone are not enough to diagnose a bed bug problem. They tend bite areas of the body where bare skin that is exposed during the night, such as arms, hands, and legs. Waking up to find itchy red bumps can be an alarming first sign of bed bugs.īed bugs are ectoparasites that feed on our blood while we sleep. Furthermore, most people aren’t familiar with the scent of bed bugs, so even if you sense something, you’re likely to mistake the smell for something else. That’s simply because when there are only a few bed bugs around, their odor is too faint for humans to notice. The result is an unpleasant, rusty smell that gets worse as the infestation grows more severe.Ĭompared to other early signs of bed bugs, odor is typically the least reliable. When you have a large number of bed bugs living together, the smell of their pheromones gets mixed together with the odor of dead bed bugs, shed shell casings, and bed bug excrement. Unless you’re a trained bed bug-sniffing canine, your chances of noticing the raspberry-like pheromone smell from bed bugs are very low. ![]() Normally, the smell of pheromones is very faint-practically imperceptible to the human nose. People who have experienced it firsthand describe the smell as somewhat similar to raspberries, coriander, cilantro, or almonds. These pheromones produce certain odors that may smell slightly sweet or musty. If you notice an unusual, musty odor in your bedroom that doesn’t seem to originate from an obvious source (like a pile of dirty laundry) it might be an early sign of bed bugs.īed bugs emit “alarm” pheromones in response to being bothered or threatened. Sometimes, the first hint that something is amiss comes from our sense of smell.
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