If you are seeing bites everywhere and wondering, what do bed bug bites look like, have a look at the bed bug bite pictures below. They illustrate how bed bug bites look on different parts of the body, making it much easier to identify the bites. Write a comment below if you need help determining if you have been bitten by bed bugs or some other insect. You are also very welcome to submit your own bed bug bite pictures, like many of our other members have already done. Just write a comment and I will get back to you on how to upload images.
If you have bed bug bites, they may or may not look like the ones on the pictures. The bed bug bite pictures are meant as a guidance that should be used to eliminate other common insect bites. Please note that allergic reactions and a few other insect bites can look exactly like bed bug bites, so you shouldn’t make this your only step in identifying the bite. If you aren’t sure, contact your doctor and let him or her look at it. So what do bed bug bites look like? Have a look at the bed bug bite pictures below and see if they look similar to your own bites. If you have been bitten by bed bugs, then you should start bed bug bite treatment as soon as possible.
Bed bug bite pictures
Bed bug bites are often found on the back, as this is the largest area of the body. These images illustrate what bed bug bites on the back may look like.
They can also be found on the arms, and as you can see, they appear in a variety of forms and sizes.
When the bed bugs have reached the arms, there is no reason why they shouldn’t continue to the hands. This is what that looks like:
Even your face is at risk when you sleep. So what do bed bug bites look like on the face? These pictures show two unlucky people who have been bitten on the chin.
The next couple of bed bug bite pictures show how the bites look up close. Remember that your bed bug bites may look different than the ones on these images, these are just examples.
What do bed bug bites look like on you?
I hope you have found these bed bug bite pictures useful and that your question, “What do bed bug bites look like”, has been answered. Next, read my article on how to get rid of bed bug bites.
I have various skin lesions which might or might not be bed-bug bites–small, raised, sometimes red, sometimes itchy. The problem is I live right next door to a large park and get all kinds of insects in summer, may small enough to get through my window-screen. Also, I have Parkinson’s disease, and the meds I take for it can produce hives and itching as a side-effect. And, my bedding and mattress are all dark colored, so I likely would not see fecal stains or shed bed-bug skins.
I do NOT seem to have large red lesions more than a millimeter in diameter so far.
One interesting thing is: many of my small lesions seem to be permanent. I have had some of the prominent ones for more than a year and they show no signs of shrinking or going away. I am not particularly worried about skin cancer because the permanent lesions are all very regular in appearance; skin-cancer lesions are usually irregular in shape and color.
I really don’t know what to do about this. It seems bed-bug bites can look like almost anything, and many other pathogens can produce signs similar to them.
Fortunately it doesn’t seem to be particularly disruptive so far.
Is there any sure-fire way to determine whether an apartment has bed-bugs? I see ads on TV for companies which use bed-bug-sensitive dogs. Do they really work?
Have you been tested for psoriasis? There are traps you can buy, just put them under your bed. You can scrape them seems of your bed and see if anything comes off? Wrap your mattress & box spring in plastic or bed bug zippered sheets.
Please help us prevent bedbugs. I have not slept for the past 1 month.
About a week ago I woke up with bites on my legs starting at my ankle up to my thigh. They were sparse but could be counted as grouped or lined. I have no bites anywhere else and have not gotten anymore bites since this happened. My husband shares the bed and our two small children (3 years and 17 months) are frequent bed joiners and none of them have any bites. I sleep with pj pants on and under blankets so it wouldn’t be the most exposed skin that I have at night. However I have no recall of being bitten and had pants on during the day. The bites were itchy for about two days and then they are just red. I am wondering if they could be bed bugs. I am having trouble sleeping because of the uncertainty. I have pics I could post.
Hi, i would like to Submit a photo if you can check if this is a bed bug bite please?
I have done all of this to my home, bed bug dusted and bed bug pesticide sprayed, My cat had been attacked by them I have given her 2 bathes since with Dawn soap. she’s been rubbed down with coconut oil when I had not known of the neighbors upstairs infestation and after the first Dawn bath was periodically rubbed with baking soda. I have bought her a flea color but not for this just cause I am truly a depressed person and full of anxiety both.The place has been vacuumed most thoroughly and floors washed , clothing laundered/dried . I am just asking for further instruction and the best advice to continue any treatment needed to my cat and home. Lastly , I am just overwhelmed by pretty much everything that i am breaking down to tears and unable to sleep properly.. Please HELP
What’s good to use for bed bug bites that makes you itch. How do I get rid of the itching?
Hi was on holiday in tenerife and think I was bitten by bed bugs took bad reaction
Could you please help me determine if I have bed bug bites? I have photos to submit.
Thanks.
Hi, I’d like to submit a photo please.
I’d like to submit pictures
This weekend I woke up with bumps/bites on my face & don’t know if they are bug bites. I looked on my mattress & box spring & I didn’t find any evidence of bed bugs. Can you help with identifying the bites on my face?
Hi Mara
Do the bites look anything like the ones on the photos above and do you feel any kind of discomfort in the affected areas, like itching or pain? Either way, if you are unsure about where the bites come from, I suggest you see your doctor about it.