HELP!! I HAVE BUGS IN MY BED!!!?

Question

This is disgusting. Help me identify this bug so I can buy the correct bug spray! I know it's not ticks, bed bugs, or fleas. Help me identify what kind of bug it is so I can get the correct spray. Or is there a website where i can put in information about bug and it'll give me some possible bug names?

Every summer these bugs crawl through my open window. They're small - smaller than a roach but bigger than an ant. They're flat, and they're slow. Slower than a roach, ant, and water bug. They're not attracted to open food or drinks. I see them during the day and night. THe most partcular thing about them is that some of them bleed when I kill them. THey're hard to kill, so I have to really smash them or take a napkin and twist them between it. When I kill them they'll leave a red spot that looks like blood. Sometimes there is no red spot but black gunk. They've nested in 3 of the 4 corners of my mattress, and I've just noticed. This is the first time I've seen them nesting in my bed. There are eggs, and I see the babies, which are all red, and also leave behind blood when i kill them. THis is really nasty. I don't know what to do. I bought some RAID outdoor and garden bug spray, but I don't know if it's working. I dont know what these bugs are. Can you help? Any questions I'll try to answer. If I need to, I'll ask again, and upload a pic to help ID.

Answer 1

Yeah, really does sound like bedbugs. I just had them too. There are some sprays that are specifically for bedbugs -- Hot Shot's version gets relatively good reviews, but all the sprays need to be sprayed directly on the bug or egg, or else they won't kill the bugs (that is, residual spray doesn't really bother them). You need to spray in places where they hide or lay eggs, which are hidden corners of things, bed frames, etc. But you may need to call in a professional exterminator.

Answer 2

Here is a close up of a bed bug and a life sized one in the insert. Sounds like you described them. So Yucky, so sorry. The black and red on your mattress is bug pooh (your blood). Personally, I'd replace it after the bugs are gone. http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/picture-of-bedbugs

Answer 3

Photo. Seriously.

Answer 4

Are they earwigs? They won't cross water, so pour water in all your window sills and doors. That might be worth trying whatever they are. Strip the bed and wash everything in super hot water. Get out the vacuum and use the power nozzle on the mattress, just like it was a floor. Turn the mattress, repeat. Vacuum everything you can reach. Use strongest cleaner you have on spots. You can get Nature's Miracle at pet store. You may need a professional bug guy. Good luck.



Pic of earwig:

https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1200&bih=545&q=earwig&oq=earwig&gs_l=img.3..0l10.2423.3365.0.3547.6.6.0.0.0.0.134.598.4j2.6.0....0...1ac.1.52.img..0.6.595.RjElh3AQafI#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=xw1AZ1qC_GsggM%253A%3Byba1qjYVYEsrQM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.warrenphotographic.co.uk%252Fphotography%252Fbigs%252F10518-Earwig-white-background.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.warrenphotographic.co.uk%252F10518-earwig%3B1459%3B898

Answer 5

We need a picture. I have an idea but im not sure

My cousin called them Bobs when we were kids.