What bug bites and leaves big itchy welts like a mosquito?

[Anonymous]

(But isn't a mosquito)?

[Anonymous]

Why do you think it isn't a mosquito?

[Anonymous]

omg we were wondering this too! We keep getting random bites that we don't think are mosquitoes. Ours target under clothing even and along my bra line. DH had a few under his shirt last night too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:omg we were wondering this too! We keep getting random bites that we don't think are mosquitoes. Ours target under clothing even and along my bra line. DH had a few under his shirt last night too.

Those are chiggers and they live under your skin. Put clear nail polish on them to kill the bugs!

[Anonymous]

bed bugs

[Anonymous]

My husband had a huge welt on his wrist about 10 days ago. We have no idea what got him. It certainly didn't look like his normal mosquito reaction. The only similarity to a mosquito bite was that his skin was still "flesh"colored, not a bright red.

I googled various things but didn't come up with anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:omg we were wondering this too! We keep getting random bites that we don't think are mosquitoes. Ours target under clothing even and along my bra line. DH had a few under his shirt last night too.

Those are chiggers and they live under your skin. Put clear nail polish on them to kill the bugs!

Well they aren't spreading. And I live in Northern VA. But the thought did cross my mind

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:omg we were wondering this too! We keep getting random bites that we don't think are mosquitoes. Ours target under clothing even and along my bra line. DH had a few under his shirt last night too.

Those are chiggers and they live under your skin. Put clear nail polish on them to kill the bugs!

+1. Especially if the bites are along the bra line or pants line. I've never heard of the nail polish solution, though!

Bed bug bites come in threes, don't they?

[Anonymous]

spider bites

[Anonymous]

A gnat. I get worse bites from your garden variety gnat, than I do with a mosquito.

[Anonymous]

Fleas

Spider bites

[Anonymous]

Spider.

[Anonymous]

There are many many different species of mosquito. My bet is that it's a mosquito bite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are many many different species of mosquito. My bet is that it's a mosquito bite.

3,000 species
There are more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes, but the members of three bear primary responsibility for the spread of human diseases. Anopheles mosquitoes are the only species known to carry malaria. They also transmit filariasis (also called elephantiasis) and encephalitis.

[Anonymous]

Chiggers, for sure.