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This is what is crawling on me and on my stuff can anyone identify this?
Your picture is not clear but you could have mites as they are common problems for many people.
There are several types of mites but the tiny clear/white mite seems to be most common.
Most mites do about the same type of damage and people can have different reactions to their bites.
"Spider Mites/White Mites. These are visible as tiny white bugs, often described as looking like grains of salt or sugar. They can cause infestations in your home or even your car. You will find them on your furniture, carpets, curtains, bed linen and all other house furnishings. White mites are considered harmless by some as they don't bite, but they DO shed hairs and it is these that can produce allergic reactions in humans."
The following links have a lot of information on mites of all types so check out which type you may have and what you need to do to eliminate them.
www.hotukdeals.com/
chronicallyhopeful.com/
When you shake out your blankets, do insects fly in the air like dust and do they leave bite marks?
This is called Ceratopogonidae- better known as Biting Midges or No-See-Ums. This insect makes painful bites leaving skin itchy and with lesions, very small and may require a exterminator if they get out of control.
I have tiny white, lint like, airborne biting bugs. What are they and how do I get rid of them?
By Maria E from Sarasota, FL
Edited: I have noticed that these new vapor cigarettes seem to be a problem. In addition, the probiotic type diet - - eating saurkraut or kimchi (fermented cabbage) and cutting out the sugar seems to have worked for me. Note that the chemicals used in these vapor cigarettes are mainly from China and they do not have any government inspections/limitations on what they can put in them. These ecigarettes have helped me quit smoking tobacco cigarettes but they are certainly a chance threat in many other limitless ways. You should try to at least drop this junk and see if it helps. These vapor ecigarettes have been out for the last several years and that is roughly the time when most people have started taking note of their symptoms.
I don't know why you are talking about ecigarettes. I really want a real answer to this ladies question because I have the same problem and live in Florida also. As I am typing this at my desk, I am getting attacked by these things and I cannot see a thing. I don't get rashes. As soon as I feel something on me I scratch it. Sometimes I will find a tiny white dot on my finger tip from the place I scratched.
Okay I believe the answer to be dust mites or mites in general. I just scratched the area I was being attacked on my skin, and had black dots like pepper. Then I tried to get it off my finger and it wouldn't move. And then it went into the skin slightly. Then I scraped it out with a tool and noticed it smear, like a dead bug would do. So the answer must be mites. I hope this helps everyone. I'm going to wash everything, and vacuum, and call an exterminator to take care of my apartment.
If you still have these and want to join with me in contacting DR.Phil go to my profile on here and you can send me a message in how to contact you. It's my last hope for help....
On occasion I have found these small black or dark bugs, that when I look closely, have white stripes on them. They are mostly in the window sills, but I also have found a few when I swept my kitchen floor. So now I'm getting a new broom and cleaning out the vacuum. I do have a dog and cat that are kept clean. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any help is appreciated.
By Jos C. from Northern CA
I think you might be describing carpet beetles, I would.recommend you read this page: www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/
Hope this helps!
This sounds like flour weevils. They live in any flour product. If you have flour (or cake mixes etc.) that are more than one year old, get rid of it.
They are carpet or furniture beetles
For the past couple of months, I've been getting bitten non stop on my couch. My boyfriend doesn't get bitten, but my friends that come over do! We searched the entire couch, and there was nothing there! Finally, today, I had my head against the back of the couch and saw a very very small whitish, cream colored bug crawling on my couch!
Someone please tell me what they are and how to get rid of them. Its driving me crazy!I think it's some kind of mite. From what I have read they are hard to get rid of. Anything with mint will repel them.
I also think this may be some type of mite but there are many kinds. Here is a link that has some suggestions but please read to the end.
dengarden.com/
