john hamilton wrote:
"Desk Rabbit" wrote in message
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On 22/07/2010 16:11, john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting
regularly at night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We
have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?


Sounds more like fleas and/or bed bugs.

we get just the one or possibly two bites between us, per night. The
are very itchy and swell into a red blob. The remain itchy for two or
three days. That seems just like a mosquito bite to me. Would fleas
or bed bugs not tend to bite with a lot more smaller bites?

When I had bed bugs (Many years ago, dodgy accomo), I'd get a couple of
bites that made red lumps. BBs are easy to spot tho, as they're quite big.
Mine were hiding in a mob behind the headboard.

Anyway, according to wikipedia, it can't be a mosquito biting you every
night, unless there are several. They take a blood meal, then wait around
digesting it for a couple or more days, then lay their eggs, then take one
more bite and repeat.


Ian