[Mel-]

I went to ohio on monday and got out and stood in some weeds to take some pictures. A few minutes later I felt a bite on my leg and couldn't find anything. The bite was really sharp but only itched for a minute or two.

Once I got home, I kept feeling these kind of bites. I couldn't see a darned thing though! I showered, threw all my clothes immediately in the washer. Now it's been several days and I am still getting bitten, I keep taking my clothes off immediately and showering and even washed my bed clothes. What in the world is this and why can't I get rid of it ??? I did finally see something last night, not sure it is the culprit but it was only the size of a pinhead or a skin pore!

Help, this is driving me crazy! I have never had anything like this before, fleas, chiggers, ticks, yea all of those but I can't SEE this bug! What in the world did I bring home with me??? and how do I get rid of it

Mel-

 

[Mel-]

fin,

but do they usually hitch hike home with you? I've been reading on the net and it was saying noseeums/midges/mites can't reproduce on a human so after a couple of weeks they will die out but I'm not sure I can take two weeks! though I think now after washing all of my clothes and shoes I wore that day (and my bedding) I think I have gotten rid of them but I'd like to know what they are. If we have those indiana, I've never ran across them! This area was hilly and swampy at the bottom (cat tails growing anyway).

I may never visit ohio again,lol.

Mel-

 

[Mel-]

this wasn't a chigger, I've had many run ins with them before! and I always swell up around the bite the size of a half dollar and end up with scars that take months to dissapear.

I don't think this could be bedbugs either. I did some reading about them on the net and it said the bites didn't hurt but would itch afterwards and the bedbugs are a quarter of an inch long, huge compared to the teeny thing I did spot. Also, they apparently leave reddish spots on your bedclothes (their feces) and I have none of that either. These bites STING and just itch for a couple of minutes or so after.

It looks like I got rid of them in the laundry thank goodness.

Mel-