Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite

RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By nuitgoddess (Guest Post) (11/25/2008) My car was infested with the tiny flying pests and i is now costing THOUSANDS of dollars to get it cleaned with most of the interior replaced. Note that Mites do not fly but they do travel on air currents. If you have mites, there seems to be a consensus that says they can be gotten rid of. As far as the flying &^%*#s, I have still not found a solution. Just like the last post, I cannot get anyone to identify them. I can just barely see them, I fee them bite, the bites show on my skin, but all deny anthing is there. My last huge project was to but Cedarcide and a cold fogger -- very expensive. This worked for about 2 weeks if I did it morning and night. But as usual, these things adjust to the poison du jour and pick up again. One of the most difficult problems is never having a ground zero -- bug free point to go to or exist or whatever. Whatever you do, you are continually infecting clothing, purses, shoes, car, bedding, hair, watches/jewelry, etc. I find that spraying bedding and clothes with alcohol seems to help. I add essential oils to the alcohol just to make the smell bearable. Essential oils work to keep them away for an hour or so but I think the alcohol kills what it touches. Steaming the clothing or ironing the bedclothes has some lastlng benefit. I have also been tot a Shaman and an energy healer with some benefit. They are still here in the masses crawlign all over me but there is less biting. Go figure. I also wash my clothes twice with double Boraxo, extra laundry detergent and ammonia. I use extra softener too plus dryer sheets. I kee my clothes in Rubbermaid tubs out side of th ehouse so I do not contaminate the containers when opened. I have used dozens of different soaps and creams etc. One thing I have found that works faily well is lanolin creme. It is cheap, I put it on at night as my skin is so dry from all the showers. It seems to last longer than petroleum based gels and is great for the skin. In response to the posting about diabetes - no I do not have that or anything else I know about. I have found some relief with spraying with a cinnamon-based natural flying insect killer [sorry, I do not have a can here to impart the company name] purchased in Albertsons. I spray everything in the house including the ceiling and use a swifter sprayed with it to wipe down the walls and ceiling. I keep rotating with that and it is great. Of course I treat everyday with something. Nothing seems to really kill these things and there are millions of them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By Sam (Guest Post) (11/25/2008) People are talking about two different kinds of bugs on here. The little buggers I'm having trouble with don't fly. They are like small, white, cotton pieces that you can barely see. I've been to several doctors and my dermatologist and no one can see anything. My dermatologist took a skin scraping and it came back negative. He did not refill my prescription of permitherin. These things do bite and my house is infested. I turned up my water temperature for laundry and it does nothing for linen or clothes. I'm at a loss! Someone, please help! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By wondering (Guest Post) (10/26/2008) Hi, I'm reading all these posts and have a friend with exactly the same problem. Can all of you tell me if you have been diagnosed with diabetes? OR if you've never been diagnosed with diabetes? OR if you have never been evaluated for diabetes? I'd really appreciate it, there seems to be a link between diabetes and getting these "invincible" bugs. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By Kerry L (Guest Post) (10/19/2008) Hello everyone, I have been battling this invasion for a few too many months now. I live in a condo in Mass, on the Freetown line, right next door to the Freetown Forest! There is salt water a couple blocks away, but no standing still water, so I don't no if those no- see-um's could come from there. The things that are biting me are leaving holes in my skin, small lesions that are hard as a rock and don't go away for months. They also itch for months. I always feel like I have bugs crawling all over me, and these things absolutely love my hair! I can feel them crawling all over my scalp, and they are leaving more bumps on my head, and no it is not lice! When these things fly by, they look like little flashes of light. I know that I am not seeing things, because I have watched them turn from a flash, to a brownish color, to disappearing above my head, to feeling them in my hair. I have these weird bumps all over my scalp, and body, hard bumps that feel like they are under my skin. At night, they come by the thousands, around two or three in the morning, someone has to be able to help me, I have tried everything, from the oils, to the insecticides, pesticides, and miticides. The only treatment that seems to help is the miticides, but only for a short time, they sometimes come back that same night, why? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By Nicole D (Guest Post) (10/17/2008) So what's the solution? What exactly are these things? Please. No more speculation. They are not No-see-ums. Somebody must have been able to capture one and send it off for examination. Please share, thank you! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By Candy (Guest Post) (09/22/2008) I lived in a hotel for a few months before and had the same problem. They are usually white and tiny and look like lint. I tried every kind of insecticide, moth balls, insect repellant on my skin, professional exterminators but nothing worked. I even got rid of my bed and carpets, bought an inflatable bed but the bugs still stayed. There were thousands of them, though I couldn't always see them, I felt them, they stuck to my clothes everywhere I went (they felt like little wiggling worms) and would stick to my skin even after I take my clothes off. Then when I moved, I left everything I owned and had all my clothes picked-up by a laundrymat that "treats" clothes for bugs. Then they delivered it to my new home. It worked. I was bug-free for three and a half months. A few days ago I started feeling the same sensations on my skin again, and now they are back. There's tons of them, and the new furniture I have acquired after moving are infested again. I can't even sleep at night, they won't stop squirming on my skin. I shower and bath twice a day and change clothes at least twice a day but to no use. I bought Raid and sprayed everywhere but no use. I think when the laundrymat treated my clothes, they got rid of the adults but not the unhatched eggs. Now they have hatched. So today, I called the laundrymat and asked them if they sold the treatment they use for clothes. They said yes and I bought it (cost me more than $50) It's called "Kleen-Free Naturally" www.ecoginesis.com and I sprayed my couches with it, and am now currently washing my blankets with it. I hope it works. This problem is SO HORRIBLE, I don't know what else to do. If you have anymore information, please post and help out. Thanks! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By grumbles (Guest Post) (09/07/2008) I also have these bugs so if you find a way to get rid of them, please post, Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By Nuit (Guest Post) (08/23/2008) Thanks for all the advice but dryer sheets do nothing. Permathrin holds them at bay for a few hours. I have used RAID sprays for fleas and for flying insects. I have used bug bombs of all types -- using twice as many as recommended -- and sometimes the pests are back the very same day! I have even used a leaf blower in the house to blow out as many as possible along with fans, removing and cleaning as much furniture as possible. I have cleaned the ceilings, walls, washed the carpets, all clothing in closets, sprayed in closets and bedding. ~ I do spray myself with DEET before going out anywhere to prohibit spreading these anywhere. I have called two pest companies but because they cannot "capture" any samples (they are so hard to see) they could DO NOTHING. I had one company spray anyway but it did relatively nothing. Some folks have recommended mitacide products but in my research, there are no mites with wings. I do not think this particular type of pest has been named yet. This is very discouraging. Nuit Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By Artemis (Guest Post) (08/23/2008) Call a pest control specialist for such a large infestation. Permathrin is a spray on clothing insect repellent. Anything that touches it dies. Our hunting clothes are sprayed with this to reduce tick and chiggar problems. FOLLOW THE CAN DIRECTIONS. One spraying will last 3 to 5 washings. The product is found in sporting goods section. Use Bounce dryer sheets in the dryer and they can also be tucked around in the car or clothes.My insect description book suggested using soap bubbles then let them dry for some types of mites. This could be lice, mites or midges you are dealing with. Also, see the first post for the cloth parasites. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By Nuit (Guest Post) (08/17/2008) I finally found a web site that exactly describes these pests and they are called parasites on this site. They originate in foreign countries brought in on cloth and clothing imports. Apparently there is no test in place to prohibit import of them. If you know of anyone who has this problem, please forward them this web site, I am hoping the related web site product will work to rid my home of this pest. It is a 24/7 horror beyond belief. http://naturalginesis.com/info_parasites.html Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By ledda (Guest Post) (08/13/2008) Just wanted to share this tip, since they are so tiny you may want to spray your screens with the repellant also. I use Avon skin so soft mixed with half vanilla. As the SSS is so strong smelling the vanilla tones it down and helps for nats. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post by sandy63 (472) | (08/09/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact Have you tried your county agricultural extension office? They are a local office in each county. Clay county out of Jacksonville has 1. I called them and they were very helpful. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By Nuit (Guest Post) (08/09/2008) I don't think that they are no see-ums because they have invaded and are living in carpeting, furniture, and clothing in addition to the car interior. They are the size of dust particles which is too small for no see-ums. Unfortunately no bug bombs or less drastic chemicals kill them. RAID seems to deter them for a short while. Spraying them with alcohol deters them for a brief time especially if tea tree or other essential oil is included. I have never heard of no see-ums living inside a house and cannot find any postings on the internet where anyone has had them living in the house. It is horrible to have to spray oneself with repellents every single day, all day and night! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post by Poor But Proud (260) | (08/08/2008) Contact Everyone is right. They are called that but the technical name is "biting midges". I thought someone had left out the "t" but nope, they are not misspellings. I googled them and got this and many other great websites to help. I used to live in AK, and they would swarm around lamps at night. Luckily, the summers were always light and didn't have lights on, so we knew to stay away from water. If you have any kind of standing water close, you have no see ums and always will. When you see a swarm, the sites all say to leave. They won't follow you far. The females are the biters, to nourish their eggs. They are technically flies. Check out google and put in "no see ums" and you will find lots of info, including this one. http://pelotes.jea.com/AnimalFact/Arthropod/NOSEEUM.htm Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post by SustaindbyJesus (41) | (08/06/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact No-see -um's. I also am from florida, born and raised to be exact, and I have dealt w/ these little suckers all my life. Trust me, I know what Im talking about. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post By Rhonda Haslam (Guest Post) (08/06/2008) If these are what I think they are, in SC we call them no see'ums for obvious reasons. The best deterrent for them is Avon's Skin So Soft. They don't like the odor. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post by Cyinda (830) | (08/06/2008) Profile | Contact Sorry, I don't know what your bugs are, but there's this great nontoxic new bug spray that's safe to use around kids, pets & food. It's called "ORANGE GUARD". (because it's made from oranges) HERE'S MORE INFO: http://www.orangeguard.com/ Report Spam or Abuse RE: Tiny, Colorless Bugs That Bite Post by heaven4441 (81) | (08/06/2008) Profile | Contact It's possible that you are talking about No-See-'Ums, seriously, this is actually their name. They are tiny, tiny, little boogers that bite, and the itch lasts for days! Awful little beasts. You might try to bomb your house to get rid of them, and make sure the way that they are getting in is blocked, (screens in place, doors closed, etc.) I've heard that you can get mosquitoes out of your house by turning off all the lights, and placing a light-source close to the exit to draw the mosquitoes out. Covering your skin, and using insect repellent will prevent them from biting. I can't recommend an insect repellent just now, I am experimenting with trying several, to try to find the most organic one (that works), that I can. Hopefully, when I find one, I will be able to pass the tip along. Right now, the best thing that I have found is Avon Bug Guard. It is sunblock and insect repellent all in the same bottle, and it is about the only thing that works for me.You can find this product on Avon's web-site. I have tried many, many mosquito repellents, and this is about the only one that works for me. Bounce fabric-softener sheets tied to your belt DO NOT WORK! Neither does Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil, vanilla flavoring, mentholated rub, all kinds of sprays. These solutions may work for others, but when I try them, it's like sending out an invitation to all biting insects it the vicinity. Sprays with DEET work best, but DEET is toxic, and I have had allergic reactions from using it. (hives). If they bite you, you can paint the bites with clear fingernail polish, this is supposed to alleviate the itch; also, apply witch hazel to the bites, it helps to relieve the itch as well. Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse