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muffintop
Joined: 29 Dec 2008
Location: SK
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 Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:27 pm Post subject: strange bites on legs and arms |
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| last couple days been getting bit on legs and arms and do not know from what..it is in the apartment and I just moved in..any suggestions please! |
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saw6436
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon, ROK
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Bedbugs? |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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I got them last summer. Fresh mattress, blanket, pillow case washed regularly. Just small tiny bites here and there. I don't think its bed bugs.
You could get in an exterm service to check the place over. |
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Forward Observer
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Location: FOB Gloria
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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ABC, NBC, CBS, and The Today Show all did a spot on bedbugs two weeks ago. They said there's an outbreak all over the U.S. and the rest of the world. You can pick them up anywhere and bring them home in your clothes, bags, etc. Once they get in your bed, it's hard to get them out. They can hide and wait for humans to come back for up to a year.
They even hide in the electrical outlets. |
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Apple Scruff
Joined: 29 Oct 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| It's hemorrhoids. Take it easy on your ass already. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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When I lived in rural parts of Korea, I noticed tiny, green, gnat, midge or fly like insects, that bite like mosquitoes. They were small enough to get through the mesh screens. Try insect repellant. They breed in rice paddies, lakes, or other clean waters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12913484 |
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Apple Scruff
Joined: 29 Oct 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| It's hemorrhoids. Take it easy on your ass already. |
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Jane
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:44 am Post subject: |
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| Might be fleas. If it is, you should be seeing a lot of bites around the ankles. |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| They don't have bed bugs here, could be mossies |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:30 am Post subject: |
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| blackjack wrote: |
| They don't have bed bugs here, could be mossies |
uh, anywhere there's a mattress there can be bed bugs - if you mean Ks who sleep on the floor or just a mat don't have them that's one thing, but yes, they can have bedbugs here too, as someone said, they can travel.
muffin, you probably should go to the dr and let them check you out before you start exterminating or other drastic measures. they can tell you what it is (probably) |
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trish91198
Joined: 21 Dec 2008
Location: Jukjeon
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| Are the bites in clusters? Like a bunch in one area? If so, they are most likely bed bugs. To say they don't have them here in Korea is just ignorant. I had them and was given this stuff called Tyra-X to use. It's a spray and it's not harmful to humans. I sprayed it around my entire apartment, and haven't gotten bit since. I'm sure there are still some around, but I'll just keep on spraying! |
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ParanoidAndroid
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Minnesota
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:51 am Post subject: |
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| I had bites like this when I first got to korea. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:05 am Post subject: Bites |
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| Lovebites don't count! |
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drkalbi
Joined: 06 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:41 am Post subject: |
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| Ajuma? |
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