Biting insects in sheepskin coat?

bigsmoke

bitter and twisted: i can assure you, you want to stay that way! bedbugs are ferocious and a nightmare to get rid of (came across them in a youth hostel once).

if you ever have someone bunk at yours after travelling, i'd recommend boil washing their sleeping bag on arrival just to be on the safe sid ;-)

cavework

Fleas work on breath.. think it's carbon dioxide but may be wrong
If you walk into a house that has been closed up for a couple of weeks and the pets are gone, the newly hatched fleas respond to motion and the above . The newly hatched fleas will start biting .. usually the ankles first :eek:
OP they don't bite in lines.. they just bite but they do work outwards. The more bites you get , the more fleas are there.
Sorry
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katholicos

I remember when Iadopted a cat nearly 20 years ago, it was riddled with fleas, not that i knew this until i had dozens of bites all over me and guests started scratching when they visited. They were a nightmare to eradicate.

babyshoes

You can probably get the best advice from a vet - they will be able to recommend something to kill a wide range of nasties that are suitable for use next to your skin - a lot of flea treatments say they are not to be used on human bedding.

Failing that, I second the dry cleaning idea. If it has been hanging in a cupboard for ages it could probably do with a good clean anyway!