If you have a sudden welt or red rash on your body, you might have bed bugs or fleas!
You can come into contact with bed bugs by sleeping in a bed that is old, infected, and not clean. You can get fleas by being in close contact with another human or animal with fleas. While both bed bugs and fleas create rashes like welts and bruises, they are very different from one another.
To help you learn the difference between fleas vs. bed bugs once and for all, we are going to provide you with the information you need to know.
Stay tight. …. and don’t let the bed bugs bite!
Fleas vs. Bed Bugs
You might be asking yourself, how do I identify bed bugs? Well, bed bugs are bugs that live in the creases and folds of our beds, bedsheets, and furniture.
Bed bugs are usually small and brown with a flat, over-shaped body. Fleas, on the other hand, are 1/12 to 1/8 inch long, wingless, oval, and flat reddish-brown.
To get rid of bed bugs, make sure to aggressively clean the area that you saw the bed bugs in. While it may seem easy to get rid of bed bugs at first, once they get comfortable and make a home for themselves, they can be very hard to get rid of.
To get rid of fleas, you need to first find out where on your body or home the fleas lay and pick the flea eggs out one by one. Then, you need to do a deep clean of your body, your pets, and your home.
Signs That You Have Bed Bugs
One sign of bed bug bites is having tiny blood stains on your pillow or bed sheets. These tiny bloodstains may come from the squishing of bed bugs by your body as you sleep and move around on your bed.
Another sign of having bed bugs is having dark spots in the creases of your sheets, mattress, furniture linens, and more. These almost hidden dark spots could be excretions from the bed bugs.
If you see pale yellow skins on your bed that are around 1 mm in size, this could also be a sign that you have bed bugs. These yellow skins are the discarded eggs and eggshells of the bed bugs.
You may even find the surest sign of all that you have bed bugs in your bed. This sure sign is actually seeing a small bed bug in your bed.
Signs That Your Pet or Home Has Fleas
Before talking about the signs that show that your pet or home has fleas, there are some basic facts about fleas that you need to learn. One is that fleas like to be in warm places. They also like to hop around and hide in different places.
You notice tiny creatures hopping from different pieces of furniture in the house. Your pet may also have multiple dot-like insects in its fur. Seeing your pets constantly scratch and itch themselves is also a sign that they may have fleas.
Human Bed Bug Bites vs. Flea Bites of Humans
Bed bugs bites on the human body are first characterized by a burning sensation. About a day or two after that burning sensation appears, a red welt will appear in its place. This red welt will usually itch for a couple of days.
If your bed bug bites are severe, you could develop blister-like inflammation. It is also important to know that bed bug bites usually occur on the body in lines. Bed bugs are also known to occur on the upper part of the body.
If you have fleas, you will first develop red itchy bumps and spots surrounded by red halos on your lower body. Then you will develop hives, rashing, and swelling.
Unlike bed bugs, the welt and pain from a flea bite occur within an hour rather than a couple of days. Also, flea bites occur in groups. This is different from bed bites, which occur in lines.
Kill Your Bed Bugs and Fleas Once and For All
Ultimately, whether or not you are comparing or contrasting fleas vs. bed bugs, one thing is certain, having bed bugs and fleas are not pleasant experiences. If you are looking for a quick and easy way to get rid of your fleas and/or bed bugs, order bed bug spray and flea killer spray.
Just make sure to follow the sprays’ manufacturer’s instructions when using it so that you are safe. If that doesn’t work, it’s time to call in a professional exterminator.
In the long run, completely killing your bed bugs and fleas will protect both your family and the surrounding environment, so it’s well worth the cost.
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