BED BUGS NORTHWEST
If you see an insect you think might be a bed bug, try to capture it and take a photo. Try not to crush it which may make it impossible to identify. You can put it in a sealed plastic pill bottle or small sealed snack container. If you are really nervous about it getting out, put some tape (duct/shipping) around the lid to seal it.
One way to know if a very small insect is a bed bug is to use a lighted magnifier. That’s what a lighted magnifier does for you.
I probably used mine too much back then, but it did bring me some peace of mind playing what’s not a bed bug, which is almost everything. I did learn that my house sometimes has carpet beetles and occasionally bird ticks, and at that time, bed bugs.
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CDC/ Harvard University, Dr. Gary Alpert; Dr. Harold Harlan; Richard Pollack. Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
CDC/ Harvard University, Dr. Gary Alpert; Dr. Harold Harlan; Richard Pollack. Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Traumatic insemination-photo credit: wiki commons
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CDC/ Harvard University, Dr. Gary Alpert; Dr. Harold Harlan; Richard Pollack. Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki
Bed bug on its back
bed bug on back – photo credit reader submitted
female vs male bed bugs University of Tennesee
Male vs Female bed bug – photo credit University-of-Tennesee
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Elongated pregnant bed bug – photo credit Reader submitted
pregnant female bed bug – reader submitted
Pregnant female bed bug – photo credit reader submitted
bed bugs no wings
photo credit: CDC.gov
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Bed Bugs all stages – photo credit: stephen_ausmus_usda
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Mvolz, CC BY-SA 4.0 wiki commons public domain
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Bed bugs molt
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bed bug in bag compare to quarter
Reader submitted photo
bed bugs nymphs and adults
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Louis Sorkin Feeding Bed Bugs
Louis Sorkin Feeding Bed Bugs – bed bug research
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photo credit: cdc
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Bed Bug found – photo credit Reader submitted