Could this be bed bugs
Hi everyone,
I recently bought an ex-display IKEA sofa and I’m starting to worry about possible bed bugs or another type of irritation/pest issue.
Here’s the situation, I moved into a new flat about a month ago.
2 weeks after I changed both my laundry detergent and fabric softener.
- I’ve had a few small itchy bumps appear over the past week (ankle, arm, back, and both hips/waist area).
- The bumps on my hips are on both sides, almost in symmetrical areas where clothing/underwear usually sits, which is making me wonder if it could be irritation instead of bites.
- Some bumps disappeared quickly within 1–2 days.
- The itching is mild, much less intense than mosquito bites.
- I checked the sofa and found a LOT of dust inside, plus a small spider, but I could not find obvious signs of bed bugs (no visible bugs, no blood stains, no black spots from what I could see).
- I don’t really sleep on the sofa overnight, mostly short daytime naps/sitting.
What confuses me is that I had bed bugs years ago and the bites back then were much bigger and more aggressive than these.