Sunday, February 15, 2009

Bed Bugs

WARNING! GROSS PICTURES AHEAD :(
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So. I have bedbugs!!!!! :( Sad face. They look like this: (images found on google, not in my room, though sadly, they may be in my room too, just not in this amount. hopefully.)


http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/newsletter/images/bed_bug_life_cycle.jpg

http://bedbugger.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/common_bed_bug_lifecycle.jpg

They look kind of like lice - I used to have lice as a kid. It was gross. Blood sucking little demons really seem to like me. Like mosquitos.

They are thin, like dark spaces, and can live up to a year without eating. AHHHH GROSS. They recently appeared (well, their bites) in my bed, though it's possible then that they've been there for a while... When the infestation is really bad, the victim can have rings of red spots around their body, EVERYWHERE. Thankfully my bites are only in single digits right now... The bites themselves are much like mosquito bites too, and are more emotionally damaging than physically damaging, which I can definitely attest to. It's quite traumatizing. Ew.

So here's what a swarm of bed bugs can look like: (I HATE SWARMS, OF ANYTHING)


http://www.bedbugsguide.com/bed-bug-waste.jpg

http://pest-control-services.org/images/bed-bugs-infecting-mattress.jpg

http://www.termitedoctors.com.au/Images/BedBugs.jpg

http://www.bed-bugs.co.uk/major1.jpg (they can live anywhere too! like ceilings.)

http://entomology.uark.edu/museum/images/museum_notes/Cimex%203x3%20b.jpg

EW right? :)

They are NOT CUTE. NOT CUTE!!!

http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/gifts/friends/insects/bed-bug-stuffed-f1559.jpg

Why would you want this? WHY?


Blah.

I am waiting for my RD to respond to my desperate email. Maybe I'll just go bother her. Bwahhaa

5 comments:

  1. OH NOOOO!!!! that is so gross!!!!!! yeah, sarina told me you came in to see if we had gloves... :((((( i hope there's no moreee!!

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  2. to be honest that last one doesn't look so bad

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  3. AGHHHH!!! SWARMS. SWARMS ARE GROSS. AHH just seeing those pictures makes me aoshfliwuejnkadsasd -screams- Oh grossss. D: Good luck with dealing with those bed bugs... D:

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  4. Hi,

    Hope it's not a bad case and that it gets sorted quickly.

    Blogs and comments can really help people to understand the issue of bed bugs and hopefully the word will spread on the need to check your home regularly and always check hotel rooms.

    If you want some info to share with your friends and family have a look at:

    www.BedBugBeware.com

    If you have any specific questions track me down via my website linked in your pictures.

    David Cain
    Bed Bugs Limited
    London

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