My husband and I have tried everything, just about to rid our house of these mites. You can't see them, but you can feel them. They bite and you feel millions on you at once. They get worse at night. We have to wash our feet every time we come out of the kitchen or bathroom. We can't even sit on the living room furniture. Everything has to be thrown out. I tried pest controls and they could not help. One pest control company sent out someone and they told me they call them "can't see them mites" and they are more common in Texas.
By Jenny
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Google "diatomaceous earth". It is a non toxic powder that can be used for all kinds of crawling insects. It works well for fleas, ants, etc. You can order it from Home Depot or other hardware stores. Be sure to ask for the "food grade" type., then you can use it around animals, children, etc. without any ill effects.
Hi Jenny - if you have carpeting in your house its more difficult to get rid of them cause they love to hide in soft things - like carpeting, clothing, furniture etc. I got rid of my carpeting and put tile floors throughout my house so that I could steam clean my floors and baseboards and any surface and/or everything I could just about every day. It takes forever but it really helps. The more surfaces you steam the better. I took all of the things out of my closets and put into a storage locker after I washed and dried everything on sanitize for 90 minutes in the dryer. I threw away all soft furniture along with all carpeting. I put my books/papers into plastic bags and placed them into the freezer below zero degrees to kill bugs on them.
"No See Um's" are tiny flying bugs in Alaska and the Yukon. These are more likely mites. This link will help you figure out what they are.
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Hi, if you have any oak trees nearby they are most certainly the source of the tiny mites, close your windows nearest to the tree or trees, so that they can't gain entry so easily. You can put down sticky paper under the tree to catch them, old newspapers spread with grease, or even lining paper, the best grease is the stuff you put around fruit trees to stop the bugs that climb the trunk to get into the fruit, pin the paper down with stones.
For in house get a steamer and go for it in every room, start at the top of the house and work your way down, steam every nook and cranny, every surface, all of your mattresses and furniture, also steam all of your clothes and when you have done your washing iron everything, lastly get skin so soft oil from avon and spray your pets if you have any, this will stop them being attractive to various biting insects, do the same for yourselves and enjoy a peaceful nights sleep, Honey.x.
What do you put in the steamer? Plain water? Vinegar?
Kleen Green. www.naturalginesis.com
They also have shampoo conditioner and make sure u buy the Mint spray. Its kept me from being comited 2 mental institution. Saved my life.
Mold Spores. U have mold somewhere.
This is exactly what I'm going through right now I'm renting a house from a man and I think he knew that this house had issues but here taking me almost 6 months to figure out that I'm not just allergic to my laundry detergent and I don't have the diagnosis that my doctor suggests but I'm dealing with these mites because the basement it's full of black mold and so is the porch that he put a washing machine on and some sticky tiles over concrete that was not sealed... It has become an emergency for me to move out and I I'm grateful for good information like this, shared by others. I've never lived anywhere and found an amoeba and in the past week and a half I have found hundred and I'm just blown away with how disgusting this environment has become in a year it's not my fault it's his for not putting a vapor barrier down there.
hi there.....im hoping you see this reply as i too have the EXACT same problem with these things from hell that has dramatically turned & changed my life around to a point where i'm at wits end i'm so lost & scared & i'm going crazy!!!!!.....its affecting me physically, mentally, socially, personally, i dont go out anymore.....i dont see friends anymore.....not working now.....you cant talk about it to other people.....if anyone finds out WHO WOULD WANT TO BE ANYWHERE NEAR YOU in fear of catching the same thing. Then you have all the others you may have sort of tried to maybe mention quietly about these things immediately move away from you a little & then give you that look people make that says "ummmm are you going CRAZY".....have you got a habit like are you taking some heavy drugs or? I dont see em they say.....THEY ALL DONT SEE THEM or.....all of a sudden your slowly but surely being made out to be a mental case....I HAVE BEEN TO 3 DOCTORS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS regarding these no see ums.....After explaining my problem to the 1st doc who knows me so well & of
hi i really undertsand where you are coming from! i myself been dealing with these insects for few months.i tried everything and anything.i even went to doc 6 times to get help but they thought it was all in my head even though the evidence of bug bites are there.i got bit everwhere on my body.finally i am almost healed.then i read from someone else that helped me get rid of them on my body.i took a cup put a mixture cooking oil,shampoo,drops of vailla extract,white vinegar n baking soda n mixed them together(the baking soda will foam n bubble up put in slowly in last)then fill up your bathtub with hot water n mixture.let it sit for few n adjust the temp of the water.lay there putting all over you even the hair.when you get out you will see them in the water.repeat this for few days believe me they will all leave but to maitain them off rub vicks in exposed areas of skin on you in your home even before going out n if you have flood lights on outslde rub a little of vapor rub on them n you will see no flying bugs around you no mosquitoes and no see ums(thats what's been biting you) i really hope it works for you.it really did for me i still see them around but i'm not getting bitten anymore.finally free them
Please call me asap bout this issue with the no see ums. It's what's happening to my family right now.
Im having the same thing happen. Its drive me mentally insane.
tyvek suits w/ boots & Hood to help keep them off you. ...available online.Tengard One Shot & pyrethrin & nyguard mixed in 1 qt fogger. See www.bugspray.com for inexpensive fogger. Ortho Home Defense refill gal size ...available at Home depot..put in 1 or 2 gal pump spray & spay your floors at 4:30-6:00 in pm & am when gnats wake up & are swarming.
Has anything worked please I have the same problem. What did you end up doing?
Salt... salt EVERYTHING in home... this is a natural egg/larvae inhibitor as these tiny winged demons use moisture and water to lay eggs (make sure to salt all drains) wash clothing using bleach... regular for whites and lights and color safe for anything you don't want to fade. Oh, and as you throw any worn clothes in the hamper, make sure you have a garbage bag in the hamper and salt them after you toss them in (keeps eggs from being laid in clothing only to hatch after wash WHILE you wear them) in your car... put 91% isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle and coat the car interior (with car parked and completely off alchohol is flammable)... make sure windows are slightly cracked so it can air out quickly after car airs out (like 30mins tops) salt floor leave overnight... vacuum out followin day (u van leave salt longer if u like, I did)... I have had MAJOR, NOTICEABLE success... and btw, my issues with them were nearly identical to yours... good luck... God Bless
I empathise COMPLETELY with you on all of your complaints or straight facts and truth. Although i thought i had head lice cuz my head itched horribly but i was also being bitten on my legs all places including private areas. I went to my primary care doc after doing a ritz head lice treatment and passing out from a allergic reaction to thr chemicals because im allergic to the chemical it has to do with severe allergies to rag weed. I started itching after i moved into a room i rented in a private residence. The man was a nasty slob that left rotten veggies n friuts out on the island for days before disposing it in his homemade compost pile out back plus the room apparently had a leaky roof thay damaged part of the ceiling and wall which had molded baseboards i didnt realize till way later . I got some sort of bug or someyhing that burrowed into the white part of my eye. My whole eye went bloody redlike busted vessels do. I could feel SOMETHING wiggling in my eye i watched it crawl into my skin in my eye ball. I couldnt get it out even though i was flushing . I had HAIR to my waist gorgepus STRAWBERRY BLONDE thick to my hips. I finally after visiting my primary doc 3 times ,who eventaully told me i was nuts. I went to the emergency roomtwice, the gave me permitherin creme which only helped paralyze the mites 12 hours but im such a clean fanatic and very OCD with severe ptsd depression and im an addict so all medical places that i could go to had my patient history they'd read my prior notes and tell me it was imaginary but the red lines and bumps that itched and weeped fluid was due to my heart condition. I have a genetic cardiomyopathy i didmt kno about till i was almost 30. I have a weakened immune system so im prone to infection, parasites , molds , and fungal infections . I can step outside feel the fist hit my skin from the wind blowing and start itching. My skin will flare up sttating burning like flames or sparks glickimg my skin. Lavender oil, peppermint, and tea tree oil seem to help mixed with like 1/10 oil to water ratio. I eventually admitted myself to adulr psych unit because i was nearlyto suicide becuase i was ashamed embarrassed and baracading myself in home avoiding my famliy and i fried my hair withtrying about 5 to six home head liceremediesand then even was told once at urgent care from all the bites it was scabies but the creme permethrein didnt end it either just delayed the feelingof bugs crawling on me. I had them in my nose all crevases but you couldntsee anything just feel it. I tried psych meds STARTINGjan 18 2018 and my son died from muscular dystrophy complications ten days after i was realised from the hospital. 2018 was an awful year. I finally askedto see dermatology where they discovered squamous cell carcinoma which qaad removed with a clockward surgical removal. It was siper painful like 4 tp 5 inch diameter quarter inch deep dermal removal just with guaze over it then clisef with 12 suturee 7 dissovalbe stutches on top with the curved hook needle pulling muslce and tissue together to close hole up . It sucked becuase i was also put on a special anti fungal shampoo ketoconizole prescription had ti shanpoo daily alternating ketoconizole with complete care shampoo otc bpught walmart plus i sprayed my room with apple cider vinegar and water solution . I couldnt get my shoulder wet rge bandages but in PHOENIX you sweat bad im summer and a covered bandage gets soaking wet with sweat . I couldnt wash my hair couldnt move my arm. The pain was awful but they dont give pain meds normally but my procedure was more invasive. I dont have a significant other to help me and my family couldn't or wouldnt help they thought i was crazy. I ended up butchim my hair to a pixie cut.i went to my family Dr 3 Times, emergency room 3 times, urgent care 2, and the head lice clinic 2 times then finally got into dermatology wherr they found a dangerous and almost fatal mole. I figured out part had to do with the back mold exposure 2 months i moved the dayafter my son died had to the roomate got violently angry OVER the whole head lice scare i had so went fought about it he began harassing me evem while i was hospitalized sent me at least 30 texts threatening me.my mom kept my kids Awayfrom me and wouldnr allow me to comearound them for months. She redid ed to help me with my hair issues or give me any support . I was devastated
I discovered i have severe dog n cat allergies but im stuck in a home NOW with dogs with hairy wirey hair that absolutely itches me to death and 28 yr old male child that sponges on mom doesnt WORK or do anything at home nothing but shoulders me in passing in the halls cuz hes a jerk that hates me. I cant move. Cant afford to. I pay half my disabilty to rent. I live on a third of what the rest of America does
Ive been taking the bullying cuz i cany prove it and the hostile incidents stress me.
I plan to move AGAIN after I get enough saved for deposit elsewhere but i got to supplement income parttime work to meet income requirement for hud housing. Its a process thst sux.
Same here. Ice melt salt around all the walls in the house and in the car. The only thing that worked
I am having the very same problem and no one believes me. I have gone thru 4 exterminators and 2 of them told me I was crazy that there was nothing in my house and they could not treat what they did not see! I was so mad I could have punched them! All of them also told me they never heard of them! What kind of exterminators do we have? I am ready for a nervous break down because nothing works! Doctors do not believe me or anyone else. I feel for you and I hope by now you have gotten rid of yours since your post was 2017!
Ask someone about demodex mites - eyelash mites - or hair follicle inflammation -
Prayer fro speedy recovery
Thick cconut oil on the skin is about 80% effective for me. Burning white sage helps. Gonna try making some sticky paper.
Dude these noseeums are so bad I want to go to a psych ward
Same thing happening to me for years. And every 1 thought i was nuts until i day i left a white sheet on top of a table and the next time there were abt 20 small black tiny insects on the sheet and that vindicated me.
Same thing happening to me for years. And every 1 thought i was nuts until i day i left a white sheet on top of a table and the next time there were abt 20 small black tiny insects on the sheet and that vindicated me.
To sum it all up, from everyone's responses, try this:
No See Um - Bath Oil
In a cup put a mixture of cooking oil, shampoo, drops of vanilla extract, white vinegar, and baking soda. Mixed them together (the baking soda will foam and bubble up so put in last and slowly). Then fill up your bathtub with hot water and the mixture. Let it sit for few minutes, adjust the water temperature, and get in. Wash all over even the hair. When you get out you will see them in the water. Repeat this for a few days, believe me they will all leave, but to keep them off, rub Avons Skin So Soft oil or Vicks Vapo Rub on exposed areas of skin.
Mint Oil Recipe for Skin
In a blender, add a bottle of cheap cooking oil. It doesn't have to be expensive. Buy some fresh mint at your store. Break up the mint and add it to the blender. Mix well until the oil turns green.
Now pour the mint oil in a pan and heat it on your stove. Do not allow it to boil just heat. Afterwards, take a clean, white cloth and put it over a bottle. Pour the oil in the bottle.
Apply the oil to your skin several times a day.
Treatment for House
Buy diatomaceous earth". It is a nontoxic powder that can be used for all kinds of crawling insects. It works well for fleas, ants, etc. You can order it from Home Depot or other hardware stores. Be sure to ask for the "food grade" type. Then you can use it around animals, children, etc. without any ill effects. You just sprinkle it around baseboards, on and under cushions on the couch, or under the bed. Leave it for a couple of days before you vacuum it up to give it a chance to work.
Next use a steamer in every room, start at the top of the house and work your way down, steam every nook and cranny, every surface, all of your mattresses and furniture, also steam all of your clothes and when you have done your washing iron everything.
Use Kleen Green mint cleaner for cleaning the entire house. www.naturalginesis.com/
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