Why is just my wife had been bitten by bed bugs? [closed]
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My wife and I are travelling for a few months. Several times my wife waked up explaining that she has been bitten by bed bugs, but I don't feel that I have been bitten.
Why is my wife their only target?
Or I have been beaten but I am not "allergic" to them?
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asked Feb 14 '16 at 2:59
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closed as off-topic by JonathanReez♦, Willeke♦, mindcorrosive Feb 14 '16 at 16:41
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My wife and I are travelling for a few months. Several times my wife waked up explaining that she has been bitten by bed bugs, but I don't feel that I have been bitten.
Why is my wife their only target?
Or I have been beaten but I am not "allergic" to them?
hotels bed-bugs
asked Feb 14 '16 at 2:59
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42649
closed as off-topic by JonathanReez♦, Willeke♦, mindcorrosive Feb 14 '16 at 16:41
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
Explaining? If it's bed bugs, there's usually evidence such as a string of small bites with coagulated blood. Unlike mosquitoes, they tend to bite multiple times in close proximity, or so I was told when I woke up like that in Slovenia. See Google Image Search
– Itai
Feb 14 '16 at 4:33
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Maybe your wife wants to stay in a better class of accommodation and those places creep her out Source: personal experience.
– Spehro Pefhany
Feb 14 '16 at 5:22
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because its about the mechanics of bed bugs.
– JonathanReez♦
Feb 14 '16 at 9:24
As bedbugs are found in hotels of all classes, going to more expensive hotels might not be the solution.
– Willeke♦
Feb 14 '16 at 10:44
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Almost certainly you are being bitten but don't react. Not everyone reacts to the bites. I have a massive allergy to them, but there's no visible mark except the swelling. Some people can have bed bugs for months and not even notice (until someone like me visits and swells up...)
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:17
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My wife and I are travelling for a few months. Several times my wife waked up explaining that she has been bitten by bed bugs, but I don't feel that I have been bitten.
Why is my wife their only target?
Or I have been beaten but I am not "allergic" to them?
hotels bed-bugs
asked Feb 14 '16 at 2:59
C BerryC Berry
42649
My wife and I are travelling for a few months. Several times my wife waked up explaining that she has been bitten by bed bugs, but I don't feel that I have been bitten.
Why is my wife their only target?
Or I have been beaten but I am not "allergic" to them?
hotels bed-bugs
hotels bed-bugs
asked Feb 14 '16 at 2:59
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42649
asked Feb 14 '16 at 2:59
C BerryC Berry
42649
asked Feb 14 '16 at 2:59
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42649
asked Feb 14 '16 at 2:59
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42649
asked Feb 14 '16 at 2:59
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42649
42649
closed as off-topic by JonathanReez♦, Willeke♦, mindcorrosive Feb 14 '16 at 16:41
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
closed as off-topic by JonathanReez♦, Willeke♦, mindcorrosive Feb 14 '16 at 16:41
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
Explaining? If it's bed bugs, there's usually evidence such as a string of small bites with coagulated blood. Unlike mosquitoes, they tend to bite multiple times in close proximity, or so I was told when I woke up like that in Slovenia. See Google Image Search
– Itai
Feb 14 '16 at 4:33
5
Maybe your wife wants to stay in a better class of accommodation and those places creep her out Source: personal experience.
– Spehro Pefhany
Feb 14 '16 at 5:22
3
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because its about the mechanics of bed bugs.
– JonathanReez♦
Feb 14 '16 at 9:24
As bedbugs are found in hotels of all classes, going to more expensive hotels might not be the solution.
– Willeke♦
Feb 14 '16 at 10:44
3
Almost certainly you are being bitten but don't react. Not everyone reacts to the bites. I have a massive allergy to them, but there's no visible mark except the swelling. Some people can have bed bugs for months and not even notice (until someone like me visits and swells up...)
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:17
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Explaining? If it's bed bugs, there's usually evidence such as a string of small bites with coagulated blood. Unlike mosquitoes, they tend to bite multiple times in close proximity, or so I was told when I woke up like that in Slovenia. See Google Image Search
– Itai
Feb 14 '16 at 4:33
5
Maybe your wife wants to stay in a better class of accommodation and those places creep her out Source: personal experience.
– Spehro Pefhany
Feb 14 '16 at 5:22
3
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because its about the mechanics of bed bugs.
– JonathanReez♦
Feb 14 '16 at 9:24
As bedbugs are found in hotels of all classes, going to more expensive hotels might not be the solution.
– Willeke♦
Feb 14 '16 at 10:44
3
Almost certainly you are being bitten but don't react. Not everyone reacts to the bites. I have a massive allergy to them, but there's no visible mark except the swelling. Some people can have bed bugs for months and not even notice (until someone like me visits and swells up...)
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:17
Explaining? If it's bed bugs, there's usually evidence such as a string of small bites with coagulated blood. Unlike mosquitoes, they tend to bite multiple times in close proximity, or so I was told when I woke up like that in Slovenia. See Google Image Search
– Itai
Feb 14 '16 at 4:33
Explaining? If it's bed bugs, there's usually evidence such as a string of small bites with coagulated blood. Unlike mosquitoes, they tend to bite multiple times in close proximity, or so I was told when I woke up like that in Slovenia. See Google Image Search
– Itai
Feb 14 '16 at 4:33
5
5
Maybe your wife wants to stay in a better class of accommodation and those places creep her out Source: personal experience.
– Spehro Pefhany
Feb 14 '16 at 5:22
Maybe your wife wants to stay in a better class of accommodation and those places creep her out Source: personal experience.
– Spehro Pefhany
Feb 14 '16 at 5:22
3
3
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because its about the mechanics of bed bugs.
– JonathanReez♦
Feb 14 '16 at 9:24
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because its about the mechanics of bed bugs.
– JonathanReez♦
Feb 14 '16 at 9:24
As bedbugs are found in hotels of all classes, going to more expensive hotels might not be the solution.
– Willeke♦
Feb 14 '16 at 10:44
As bedbugs are found in hotels of all classes, going to more expensive hotels might not be the solution.
– Willeke♦
Feb 14 '16 at 10:44
3
3
Almost certainly you are being bitten but don't react. Not everyone reacts to the bites. I have a massive allergy to them, but there's no visible mark except the swelling. Some people can have bed bugs for months and not even notice (until someone like me visits and swells up...)
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:17
Almost certainly you are being bitten but don't react. Not everyone reacts to the bites. I have a massive allergy to them, but there's no visible mark except the swelling. Some people can have bed bugs for months and not even notice (until someone like me visits and swells up...)
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:17
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Bed bugs are not usually target specific, if they are in a bed they bite anyone in that bed. The same applies for other non flying blood suckers like fleas, chiggers, ticks.
Flying blood suckers like mosquitoes, horse flies can be target specific zeroing in on certain people while ignoring folks sleeping right next to them.
Bed bug bites are rather easy to identify visually, follow the link in the comments above. Bed bug bites also tend not to be felt until you wake in the morning and start scratching them. If your wife is waking up during the night from being bit, mosquitoes are a more likely culprit.
Some people react very quickly to bed bug bites. For example, for me, they swell up, become painful and itch within about 15 seconds - quickly enough that I can sometimes catch the buggers red-handed. But plenty of people I know never react at all
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:20
@user568458 - One has to ask where you sleep to have that many experiences with bed bugs ;-)
– user13044
Feb 15 '16 at 13:17
Shared flats in London (Elephant and Castle area in particular is where I discovered my allergy - there are streets where pest companies won't even bother coming because you'll just get re-infested from neighbours! I moved out ASAP...), and hotels in Sierra Leone
– user568458
Feb 15 '16 at 13:32
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Bed bugs are not usually target specific, if they are in a bed they bite anyone in that bed. The same applies for other non flying blood suckers like fleas, chiggers, ticks.
Flying blood suckers like mosquitoes, horse flies can be target specific zeroing in on certain people while ignoring folks sleeping right next to them.
Bed bug bites are rather easy to identify visually, follow the link in the comments above. Bed bug bites also tend not to be felt until you wake in the morning and start scratching them. If your wife is waking up during the night from being bit, mosquitoes are a more likely culprit.
Some people react very quickly to bed bug bites. For example, for me, they swell up, become painful and itch within about 15 seconds - quickly enough that I can sometimes catch the buggers red-handed. But plenty of people I know never react at all
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:20
@user568458 - One has to ask where you sleep to have that many experiences with bed bugs ;-)
– user13044
Feb 15 '16 at 13:17
Shared flats in London (Elephant and Castle area in particular is where I discovered my allergy - there are streets where pest companies won't even bother coming because you'll just get re-infested from neighbours! I moved out ASAP...), and hotels in Sierra Leone
– user568458
Feb 15 '16 at 13:32
add a comment |
Bed bugs are not usually target specific, if they are in a bed they bite anyone in that bed. The same applies for other non flying blood suckers like fleas, chiggers, ticks.
Flying blood suckers like mosquitoes, horse flies can be target specific zeroing in on certain people while ignoring folks sleeping right next to them.
Bed bug bites are rather easy to identify visually, follow the link in the comments above. Bed bug bites also tend not to be felt until you wake in the morning and start scratching them. If your wife is waking up during the night from being bit, mosquitoes are a more likely culprit.
Some people react very quickly to bed bug bites. For example, for me, they swell up, become painful and itch within about 15 seconds - quickly enough that I can sometimes catch the buggers red-handed. But plenty of people I know never react at all
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:20
@user568458 - One has to ask where you sleep to have that many experiences with bed bugs ;-)
– user13044
Feb 15 '16 at 13:17
Shared flats in London (Elephant and Castle area in particular is where I discovered my allergy - there are streets where pest companies won't even bother coming because you'll just get re-infested from neighbours! I moved out ASAP...), and hotels in Sierra Leone
– user568458
Feb 15 '16 at 13:32
add a comment |
Bed bugs are not usually target specific, if they are in a bed they bite anyone in that bed. The same applies for other non flying blood suckers like fleas, chiggers, ticks.
Flying blood suckers like mosquitoes, horse flies can be target specific zeroing in on certain people while ignoring folks sleeping right next to them.
Bed bug bites are rather easy to identify visually, follow the link in the comments above. Bed bug bites also tend not to be felt until you wake in the morning and start scratching them. If your wife is waking up during the night from being bit, mosquitoes are a more likely culprit.
Bed bugs are not usually target specific, if they are in a bed they bite anyone in that bed. The same applies for other non flying blood suckers like fleas, chiggers, ticks.
Flying blood suckers like mosquitoes, horse flies can be target specific zeroing in on certain people while ignoring folks sleeping right next to them.
Bed bug bites are rather easy to identify visually, follow the link in the comments above. Bed bug bites also tend not to be felt until you wake in the morning and start scratching them. If your wife is waking up during the night from being bit, mosquitoes are a more likely culprit.
answered Feb 14 '16 at 10:08
user13044
Some people react very quickly to bed bug bites. For example, for me, they swell up, become painful and itch within about 15 seconds - quickly enough that I can sometimes catch the buggers red-handed. But plenty of people I know never react at all
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:20
@user568458 - One has to ask where you sleep to have that many experiences with bed bugs ;-)
– user13044
Feb 15 '16 at 13:17
Shared flats in London (Elephant and Castle area in particular is where I discovered my allergy - there are streets where pest companies won't even bother coming because you'll just get re-infested from neighbours! I moved out ASAP...), and hotels in Sierra Leone
– user568458
Feb 15 '16 at 13:32
add a comment |
Some people react very quickly to bed bug bites. For example, for me, they swell up, become painful and itch within about 15 seconds - quickly enough that I can sometimes catch the buggers red-handed. But plenty of people I know never react at all
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:20
@user568458 - One has to ask where you sleep to have that many experiences with bed bugs ;-)
– user13044
Feb 15 '16 at 13:17
Shared flats in London (Elephant and Castle area in particular is where I discovered my allergy - there are streets where pest companies won't even bother coming because you'll just get re-infested from neighbours! I moved out ASAP...), and hotels in Sierra Leone
– user568458
Feb 15 '16 at 13:32
Some people react very quickly to bed bug bites. For example, for me, they swell up, become painful and itch within about 15 seconds - quickly enough that I can sometimes catch the buggers red-handed. But plenty of people I know never react at all
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:20
Some people react very quickly to bed bug bites. For example, for me, they swell up, become painful and itch within about 15 seconds - quickly enough that I can sometimes catch the buggers red-handed. But plenty of people I know never react at all
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:20
@user568458 - One has to ask where you sleep to have that many experiences with bed bugs ;-)
– user13044
Feb 15 '16 at 13:17
@user568458 - One has to ask where you sleep to have that many experiences with bed bugs ;-)
– user13044
Feb 15 '16 at 13:17
Shared flats in London (Elephant and Castle area in particular is where I discovered my allergy - there are streets where pest companies won't even bother coming because you'll just get re-infested from neighbours! I moved out ASAP...), and hotels in Sierra Leone
– user568458
Feb 15 '16 at 13:32
Shared flats in London (Elephant and Castle area in particular is where I discovered my allergy - there are streets where pest companies won't even bother coming because you'll just get re-infested from neighbours! I moved out ASAP...), and hotels in Sierra Leone
– user568458
Feb 15 '16 at 13:32
add a comment |
Explaining? If it's bed bugs, there's usually evidence such as a string of small bites with coagulated blood. Unlike mosquitoes, they tend to bite multiple times in close proximity, or so I was told when I woke up like that in Slovenia. See Google Image Search
– Itai
Feb 14 '16 at 4:33
5
Maybe your wife wants to stay in a better class of accommodation and those places creep her out Source: personal experience.
– Spehro Pefhany
Feb 14 '16 at 5:22
3
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because its about the mechanics of bed bugs.
– JonathanReez♦
Feb 14 '16 at 9:24
As bedbugs are found in hotels of all classes, going to more expensive hotels might not be the solution.
– Willeke♦
Feb 14 '16 at 10:44
3
Almost certainly you are being bitten but don't react. Not everyone reacts to the bites. I have a massive allergy to them, but there's no visible mark except the swelling. Some people can have bed bugs for months and not even notice (until someone like me visits and swells up...)
– user568458
Feb 14 '16 at 22:17