So I decided to flip the mattress today and put new s on and after I was done I was laying on my bed when I notice this big crawling on my hand! Freaked out but kept the bug and took pictures.

The bug has very small legs that wouldn't extend outside of body, so when it would walk you couldn't see legs on at all till you turned it over and again it had very small legs.
Its face reminded me of a cattipillar kind of , I didn't see any antenas or whatever you call them like the bed bugs but its looks like some kind of larvae state of a bug.

I hope I don't have bed bugs

This was the best I could do.

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Its upside down in this one

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I apologize in advance for my spelling, I wrote this in a hurry

Bad news

Look at these
Image Search Results (http://www.goodsearch.com/searchimage.aspx?keywords=bedbugs&page=1)

Looks very similar. When you changed the sheets, did you notice any brownish flecks of dust?

Catsmine guess looks pretty close.

I hear that they are not fun to get rid of, but I suggested methods that worked for him. He was a student and didn't own a vacuum cleaner.

Vacuuming is prudent and the bag needs to be thrown out.

It's prudent to try to figure out how you got the infestation and how far from the bed it has spread. All areas have to be vacuumed thouroughly.

Pesticides may be necessary.

Remember that they feed on dead skin flakes.

Furniture nneds to be vaccumed and examined.

So, try to determine how you got them. Recent hotel stay or evena visit to relatives. This may give you a clue to how much are is involved.

You WILL have to wrap the bed in plastc wrap. Shipping wrap would be an ideal material. Wrap the pillows too.

Wash in hot water. Bad the sheets in the room, so the investation doesn't spread all over the house.

I'm sure Catsmine will agree and can suggest pesticides.

Meanwhile I'll take you to one of my favorite sites ans suppliers: Get Rid Of Bed Bugs-How To Kill Bed Bugs (http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/bed-bugs.htm)

KISS, please proofread. Ouch, buddy. I will add to the things said on the website that they climb really well, so look up as well as under and around the bed.

Catsmine guess looks pretty close.

I hear that they are not fun to get rid of, but I suggested methods that worked for him. He was a student and didn't own a vacuum cleaner.


Are you suggesting Cats was a student that you helped?

Are you suggesting Cats was a student that you helped?

That makes him really really old. Couldn't be.

Hey guys I figured it out, its not bed bugs, its called carpet beetles, here's a video on YouTube

YouTube - 8 31 09 They're Hungry! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBPtFOwB98&fmt=18)

That's exactly what it is

Lucky you. A destructive pest rather than a parasite. Getting rid of them should be easier than bedbugs, though.

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Oh, sorry Catsmine. I agree that my thinking is impaired a bit today. 60 mg of Oxycontin. A double-dose for me.

What I meant to say is that I helped a student get rid of bed bugs by providing him the method. It worked. He also learned the importance of a vacuum cleaner.

Oh, sorry Catsmine. I agree that my thinking is impaired a bit today. 60 mg of Oxycontin. A double-dose for me.

What I meant to say is that I helped a student get rid of bed bugs by providing him the method. It worked. He also learned the importance of a vacuum cleaner.

A vacuum is one of my most important tools. Every new customer I get at least half of the first treatment is explaining and emphasizing maintenance and sanitation.

Edit: Apology unnecessary