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Hi there bugman, It’s Amy again. I just wrote a rather wordy letter a little while ago. Well, I had to write you another letter after browsing the website a bit more. The part about the worst bug stories ever, and itching…I can tell you from personal experience (unfortunately) that the bugs causing big red itchy bumps on the skin in the one womans story about her three kids very well could have been "body lice". I know, sounds gross. I was sixteen when I got them from kids I babysat. Their mother had a very hard time trying to identify what was going on, even finding a bug to begin with was difficult. When we finally found the buggers, they were all over the bed underneath the sheets. We had to do the "magicians swipe" of the sheets to catch anything before they scattered. They look like ticks. I brought one to my dermatologist and he identified it as a body louse. The treatment is just like for headlice…pretty much, but you have to leave the lotion on for 24 to 48 hours then shower, and wash everything and spray mattresses and couches, etc. Pretty nasty experience, but I suspect that’s probably the problem this woman had with her children. I would encourage you to try to find a pic of a body louse, as well as other types of lice, so that people can try to identify them if need be. Talk about nasty bugs with no earthly good use…ick
Amy

Thanks for the tip Amy. Body Lice are not fun and should have professional attention. We only post photos supplied by our readers, but we will gladly post any images of Lice that come in..

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