While they don t carry disease they can cause.
Lone bed bug bite.
They often bite humans during the night or early morning when people are asleep.
First a 3 bite pattern on her leg and then a couple of bites on her arm.
But there are bite characteristics that can show up that can help differentiate chiggers from other bugs.
According to a study by the university of arkansas a lone female bed bug can reproduce to an infestation of 500 or more bed bugs in 2 months.
Bites can appear in tight lines of multiple small red marks.
She had bites in 2 different areas.
She said she d received the first set of bites 8 days earlier and then the most recent ones on her arm the night.
May go unnoticed for a few days.
Bed bugs are small parasitic insects that feed on human blood.
Red welts small flat or raised swelling.
Read more about bed bugs.
For one thing chigger bites tend to take itchiness to a whole new level.
Possible to have no reactions and bite goes unseen.
One bug may bite multiple times.
Also keep in mind that even if you don t find bites that doesn t mean you don t have bed bugs.