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For the past few days, I've felt like I've been going nuts in here. And that's fair, honestly, but aaaaa.
Mysterious bug bites (presumably) have been occurring all over my body recently. But it's February, and not to mention FRIGID COLD.

My house does have a bug problem, but it's only ever cockroaches and stinkbugs, and they're usually only isolated to the bathroom areas. But in my bedroom, it seems like I've been getting chewed up by something. My itchiness has only gotten worse, and no amount of anti-itch cream is helping me. I've seen a doctor, and not even they know.

I live in Georgia, in a decently wooded area. I own a dog and two mice. Dog basically never comes in my room, I haven't handled my mice recently. My bed has a plastic sheeting around it keeping bedbugs from occurring.

But somehow this still happened. I first I figured I needed to shower, and it remedied it a little bit. But I just got incredibly itchy again, so much so I accidentally tore into my skin on my wrist and knuckles. But I've been bitten everywhere that isn't my torso: wrists, hands, legs, ankles, toes, head, fingers. The bites originally appeared mosquito-like in nature, but again, it's getting to freezing temperatures here most nights. My latest is a bit smaller and more raised, however.

Anyone know of anything that can occur in a relatively clean bedroom that can cause mosquito-like, incredibly itchy bites? I'm not known to be allergic to anything, at least nothing I have in this house. But I feel like I'm going mad in here, three of us live here and I'm the only one suffering this, so it might just be centralized to my bedroom.

can they make you sick? how can you know if your building is infested with them? is it common for management companies to try and say your building has bat bugs rather than bed bugs for any liability reasons? can it have both? can these bugs interbreed? what can i look for? am i entitled to a copy of the exterminator report from the management company? i want to know whats REALLY going on here. i moved in 9 months ago. apparently this has been going on for at least 6 years. we were never notified. we saw 3 bugs last week. they still havent sent someone out. upstairs and across the hallway have infestations per their own words. how long do we have to wait before we call out the board of health.

I used to be a part of this sub (as another user name) & it was fairly active. It seems to have really died down, which is a shame. From personal experience it has been a hell of a mosquito season, so perhaps we’re all just over worked. It would be nice to have another avenue to bounce ideas off one another.

Not quite sure if this is appropriate for this sub, but I'm a ecology biology undergraduate student in my third year who is interested in pursuing a masters, possibly in medical entomology. I have recently (this year) discovered my interest in insects and other arthopods. I have been part of an arachnid lab for a year and this semester I began working in my university's museum of entomology. I was wondering if anyone here has any experience in this field or ent in general and advice as to what other opportunities I should pursue that will help grad school prospects. What were the paths you took? Feel free to pm me as well. Thanks!

I’ve been dealing with this issue since last August after our cat disappeared. Shortly after our (indoor/outdoor) cat disappeared, our house became infested with fleas. We bombed the house, and spread flea powder on the carpets, which resolved the flea issue.

But I noticed that I was still getting bit.

Then shortly after that, I started to experience a sensation of bugs crawling on my face and in my hair, which freaked me out. I went to the doctor, then a dermatologist, then another doctor, who said that there was nothing wrong with me, and prescribed a antipsychotic medication. I agreed because after all, I seemed to be the only one who was experiencing this, and all the doctors said there was no evidence of bugs. For two months, I dealt with the effects of the psyche meds,AND the bugs. It was a horrible experience.

The things I’ve tried: Kleen Green - no affect at all. Steam cleaner- some affect Change of diet- no affect Selsum blue medicated shampoo and a conditioner- works great to stop the crawling in the hair Recently bought a ozone machine- not sure, too early to tell Hot tub w/chlorinated water- works great until I get home. Nylon/polyester underwear, socks and undershirts- will never switch back to cotton, stopped a lot of bug activity ‘down there’ Mattress cover and pulled bed away from wall- hardly feel them in bed anymore

Now I don’t feel ‘crawling’ as much as I feel a presence, and itching, and I don’t get bit as much. Mostly what I feel at home, in the car, and at work(office) is white powder, or dust, or bugs falling on my head, followed by itchiness all over my body, especially at work.

I sometimes feel a sensation and end up digging one of the white dots out of my skin, especially my scalp. I started getting my hair cut every two week, which seems to make a difference for about four days or so. Right now I’m really hopeful that the ozone machine will make a difference. Any suggestions on what else I should do?

Arthropedia is the best Discord server for all of Arthropoda. The community is constantly growing and always is happy to greet new people. There are frequent giveaways and events. If the server reaches 300 members by February, there will be a giant (USA) Scolopendra dehaani giveaway. There are channels for all different arthropods from spiders and tarantulas to eusocial insects like ants and bees. Join here: https://invite.gg/arthropedia

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