This random bump appeared on my finger last night it's only on my pinky. I think it's a bug bite but I don't know which bug it would be.
This looks like a flea or even a mosquito bite. The redness looks like you were bitten in the middle of the night. Do you happen to know if you have mosquitos in your area? Do you happen to have any pets at all like cats or dogs? If you do please check the animals for fleas. If you don't have either of these issues there is another possibility and it is called a no-see-um which is also called a sand flea.
It appears this could have happened outdoors or indoors as you say 'last night' was when you discovered it.
It is difficult to identify an insect from a single bug bite but usually the best method to relieve pain & itching is the same.
Could be from an ant or mosquito or even a spider but if it is still bothering you there are several things you can try.
Cold compresses usually help or even soaking it a little in cold ice water will help.
You can purchase a 0.5 or 1 percent hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion and apply it to the bite or sting several times daily until your symptoms go away.
I have also used a baking soda paste when nothing else was available.
If it gets infected you may have to see your doctor.
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I woke up with itchy red spots on my knees and arms. I haven't found any bugs in my apartment, but I can't think of what else it could be.
Anyone know what this is from?
Double check your mattress for bedbugs. If no problem there, do you sleep with any windows open at night? In my area (central NY state), we get a tiny little bug called no-seeums. They are a biting gnat that fits through window screens easily. Around me, they come out after dinnertime. I have to take my screens outside and spray them with bug spray, a few times from spring till fall (or more often depending on how often it rains). That is the only way i can keep windows open at night for fresh air. Their bite doesn't wake me up in the night, but the red welts I find in the morning are proof the screens need re-spraying. Good luck !!
I believe you have bedbugs.
Perhaps you have a 'new' mattress or you have been somewhere and brought bedbugs home on your clothing or?
first - see what bedbug bites look like (and they can get infected).
Links showing where to find these bugs.
www.epa.gov/
How to get rid of these bugs.
www.google.com/
You can go to your local Ace or True Value Hardware store and ask for something to kill bedbugs and they will have some good suggestions.
These bits cam come from fleas, mites, mosquitoes, or even bed bugs. You will need to look around your home and check around to see if you have any type of bugs around your bed, on the floor, or under the bed. This can rule out bed bugs in your home. If you can't find any then start to check for fleas in your home or even mites.
Every parent getting their child all settled in their new living facilities can be daunting and stricken with anxiety. However, it didn't occur to me or my husband or child, that after encasing the dorms mattress and spraying the room, she would begin getting massive welts or bites?
This is her 3rd bite/welt but her roommate has had nothing. The medical clinic on campus in Virginia first told her it was a spider bite. Then she got another one. The campus clinic told her it was bed bugs. Now she has yet another one, #3!
She is an athlete at this school in Virginia. We live in Illinois and can't easily get to her to examine and assess the situation. These wounds ooze and hurt and leave a pretty sizable hole. What are they? What can a do to help her?
Is there some bug only in Virginia biting her, any suggestions? All information would be greatly appreciated.
Normally bed bugs bite in patterns on the skin. They don't usually only bite once. Whatever is biting her, she has an allergic reaction to the bug.
She will need to check her bed for small stains. The bed bugs leave stains on the cover of the bed and you can find them in the bedding.
For now she will need to use a good bug repellent to protect her skin. One of the best bug repellents I have ever found is mint oil. I make my own here on the islands. Bugs won't buy mint oil for some reason.
Also, keep the bite clean and covered. Wash it daily with an antibacterial soap and use an antibiotic cream on the bite. If the bites are happening at night, tell her to keep her skin covered when she sleeps. Make sure she applies mint oil to her skin several times a day to prevent any further bites. If this continues have her throw her bed away and buy an airbed to use in her room.
Jn, I'm so sorry this is happening to your daughter (and to you)! That's stressful. My first reaction/thought was "spider bite." I don't think these are bed bugs. Bed bug bites would typically be numerous, not just one here or there. Also, it sounds like you've enclosed the mattress, and that SHOULD help decrease the possibility of bed bug issues. What did you spray the room with? (Some things work better than others). Did you also spray any dresser drawers? I use Alpine PS. It is what pest control companies use (but just in a slightly less concentrated form) and it works GREAT. I order from a Do Your Own Pest Control site online.
HOWEVER, let me offer another possibility. You mention that your daughter is an athlete and that her roommate is not getting these "bites." Some bugs do indeed prefer the hormones or pheromones of one person over another. BUT, this MIGHT be a skin infection rather than a bug bite. Your daughter is an athlete, so she is (I'm assuming) sweating a good bit and possibly having clothes rub against her skin more than the average college female. This might cause enough irritation on the skin to allow a small break and allow normal staph on the skin to enter. From there a cellulitis could start and this type of irritation and eruption could occur. The prevention treatment is not going to hurt in any way, so I would suggest telling your daughter to go to her local grocery store or drug store. They SHOULD sell Hibiclens there. (Or send some to her via the mail). For more info, the website for the product is here: http://www.hibiclens.com. She should shower like normal, but then "wipe down" with the Hibiclens. She does NOT need to drown herself in it! Just wipe down with it. (Perhaps the college clinic will give her a large package of gauze and she can put them in a plastic dish, pour the Hibiclens over them, then cover and leave them in the bathroom to use.) She should do the shower and wipe-down AFTER her athletic activity. Additionally, as another responder said, she is having a reaction. Be sure she gets her thyroid level checked. An inability to fight off such offenses could be the presence of a disease (like hypothyroidism), which leaves the immune system weakened. College is a great time with spreading one's wings and trying new things, but encourage her to eat healthy, and get PLENTY of rest, and try some relaxation to deal with any newfound stress.
To treat the itching in the meantime, she should ask the college doc or NP/PA to prescribe her some Triamcinolone ointment. It is a very potent steroid/anti-itch cream (one of the most potent, therefore it is prescriptive) and it works wonderfully.
Again, my guess is going to be between a spider bite and a skin cellulitis. (I've seen both in practice). This does not have the typical rash of a tick bite and she doesn't have multiple bites (which should rule out bed bugs, fleas, chiggers, mites). Wish you and her all the best. Hope this can be treated and prevented so she can enjoy college life.
I just got bitten or stung by something, I have no clue what it was. It's not itchy but my whole arm is throbbing.
This can happen if you have bitten by a spider or even a wasp. Wasps are fast and a lot of time you don't see them coming when you are stung. To stop the swelling use some apple cider vinegar on a cotton ball and place this on the bite. It will reduce the swelling and take the throbbing out of your arm. We have a lot of wasps here in the topics and at certain times of the year, they make their nest which you don't always see. I have been bitten a number of times by wasp and what you are describing is what happens to me. I immediately put apple cider vinegar on the sting to reduce the swelling and take away the pain. Wasp bits hurt and they sure do sting but they don't itch as you have indicated.
You say it is not itching but did not say if you were bitten inside or outside so this could be a number of different bug bites.
Mosquito bites usually itch right away but it's possible you have a spider bite since your arm is throbbing.
In any case, you need something to draw out the poison so it will not get infected.
Clean the area with soap and rinse well.
Try an ice pack first - ice cubes in a cloth will work - just move it around the area.
You can use a paste of baking soda/water and cover it with a cloth so you can hold it on the bite or wrap it with a long rag. Leave it on for 30 if possible and you can do this several times a day.
Any kind of vinegar is also good - dip a cloth in vinegar and hold on bite area.
Some people apply honey and cover with a large band-aid or just leave uncovered. apply often.
Calamine Lotion is good for most bug bites.
Cortisone is also frequently used for bites.
Epsom Salt is good - add salt to hot water and apply warm water/salt to bite - leave for 30 minutes.
There are other solutions but if this does not ease off and redness does not go away you probably should make a trip to a drug store and speak with a pharmacist to see what they recommend.
They should be able to tell you if you need to go to the emergency room or a one stop medial.
I got this after sleeping. It's itching really bad.
It sort of looks like a no see-em or flea bite. To stop the itching and take out the redness and swelling put some apple cider vinegar on a cotton ball and apply this to the bite. Change it out several times. This will draw the poison out of the bite and stop it from itching. If you seem to get more of them at night then you should try and get some mint oil to apply to your skin. Bug of all kinds hate the small of this and they will not bit you if you are wearing it.
Not sure - this looks like maybe a delayed reaction to a mosquito bite. Maybe you were outside the day before and didn't realize you had been 'caught' by a mosquito?
I've seen similar on my grandson.
Usual first treatment is to wash the area with soap and water.
Try a cool/cold compress using a clean cloth and a cold/frozen item such as frozen bag of peas or wrapped ice. maybe this will help with the pain.
You can also try a baking soda paste directly to the spot several times a day.
Ask pharmacist about medication but they usually recommend hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion.
Pharmacist may also recommend Benadryl to reduce the itching.
If it turns red around the edges or does not go away in 2-3 days you should try to see your doctor.
I'm so sick of derm. And doctors wanting my money and saying I'm crazy and everyone in this county now has this biting mite. Only one other person that I didn't know before now noticed the same thing I noticed like literally everyone in this county says we're crazy and shrugs it off. Then we see them itch and have sand like balls in hair, places on face like eyelashes, dry flaky scalp, places on body itch terribly all over face, mainly scalp line inside nose, ears eyes, eyebrows, shoulders, back of neck, waistline, vagina back in between shoulder blades have these pepper sized. Easy to wipe off and don't move. They are red, blue, black but sparkle in sunlight. Flakes all oval exact same size. It feels better when I use tea tree oil in bath but my dog can't use that. What can I also use for dog and my baby is almost 4.
We've suffered from this since he was born, no doctor or derm. Which they are suppose to at least look at under microscope they only say you are on drugs and it's dirt and I'm just getting it into my kids head. Ok, that's when my baby was not talking and too little to understand but is constantly rubbing his face and under a blacklight. Only in hair areas, the specs look pink to red and I'm miserable.
I can't move, have no family or friends and it sucks when no one believes you and also this county is the type that has bed bugs. They will not tell you we had it so bad in this county. Pest control in my area knocking on everyone doors to do the courtesy of letting people know and look for bugs for free, which I didn't know they even existed. Two years ago, we got rid of all furniture. The guy sprayed two times and it cost 1000$. I'm literally almost about to run away and break down. I can not handle this itchy biting any more. Please please somebody just please, we're miserable. We should be able to sue doctors for letting an entire county get this bad. I'm serious there was a month a kid brought lice home from school while I was getting spayed for bed bugs while all this time dealing with this weird mite. I know that sounds crazy but it's true. It's terrible! I'm losing my mind. I'm no longer never never never never never happy. This has taken over my life and I'm usually a calm happy person who 4 years later wants to run and hide. Don't want no one around me trauma I've faced from so much judgment from not even being able to open up about this mite problem without being on drugs or crazy and making my kids crazy. I can't any more. I'm throwing up I'm so physically and mentally sick of this. I give up so please any remedies not from doctor for dogs and human.
I have these coming off my skin and clothing. I have noticed repellent that help with the adults, it's like I can't kill them. If anyone knows what these are, please help.
I live in Las Vegas Nevada. Last week I was doing yard work, raking sticks, etc. and I felt a pinch on my right leg above my ankle, but ignored it. About 45 minutes later I looked under my sock and saw the redness. I ignored it because it did not hurt or itch.
4 days later its pretty much healed. But I'm so curious to know what the heck is out there. It looks like two little fang marks, but I don't think it's a spider.
I have been getting bites since moving into a new rental home. I have taken out rugs, cleaned my house from top to bottom, and gotten the vents cleaned, to no avail. I am still showing fresh bites and it happens day or night.
I have gone to the doctor and have received allergy treatment and did not work. At this point, I am completely baffled as to the cause. Any advice?
Could be bird mites. You may need an exterminator. Notify the landlord.
