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Old 07-09-2016, 11:04 AM
 
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I'm new to Phoenix and have been getting bites around my ankles, feet, and legs. The bites seem to occur overnight. I'm curious if any longtime Arizona residents can tell me what might be causing these bites. Thanks for the help!

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Old 07-09-2016, 12:18 PM
 
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I'm wondering if bites around the ankles are from mosquitos or some type of mites?
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Old 07-09-2016, 12:43 PM
 
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sounds like fleas
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Old 07-09-2016, 01:30 PM
 
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By "overnight," do you mean while you're sleeping in bed?
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Old 07-09-2016, 01:37 PM
 
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^ I seem to notice the bites in the morning. Guessing it's happening at night.

I live in a rental and wonder if there are fleas or something from the previous resident.
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Old 07-09-2016, 01:42 PM
 
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^ I seem to notice the bites in the morning. Guessing it's happening at night.

I live in a rental and wonder if there are fleas or something from the previous resident.
Or bedbugs.
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Old 07-09-2016, 01:58 PM
 
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I thought it could be mosquitos, but the bites are almost always on the legs.

I'm thinking we have fleas as a gift from the previous residents (we don't have pets).May be time to try some carpet treatment.
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Old 07-09-2016, 02:18 PM
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Rule out fleas. I moved into a rental many years ago as a young lad and trust me, if you were getting bitten by fleas, then you would know it. Fortunately for me, the first night at my new place was spent without any furniture yet and my plan was to sleep on the floor until my things arrived. The place was infested with fleas.....I could see them jumping on me before they bit.


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Google "bed bugs" and read about the signs and symptoms.
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Old 07-09-2016, 03:11 PM
 
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Definitely research bedbugs and deal with the situation asap if your research leads you to believe that is your problem.

If you have light colored sheets look for tiny specs of dried blood in the area where the bits are and lift your mattress and inspect for bugs. Hopefully this isn't your problem.
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Old 07-09-2016, 04:15 PM
 
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We do have mosquitos here. I put spray on whenever I go outside.
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