Does anyone what is this bug? it is very tiny and small. hardly being seen by eyes. I zoomed in camera to got this picture. They bite my wife legs and hands. Our house was recently renovated in full 2-3 months before they showed up. Our furniture are new. We have used "Home Defense Insect Killer Max" in house, no 100% success yet.
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The bug is called by several names one is sandflies, the other is no see um. This is a fly that belongs to the Ceratopogonidae family. They are much smaller than mosquitos and much more deadly and destructive. When they bite you they end up pulling a small piece of your skin out and this forms a water type blister on your skin. They are horrible and fill up with water and itch like crazy. Sandflies are very hard to get rid of and they mostly come out in the warmer months of the year. One way to get rid of them to get rid of all unsealed water containers around your yard. There is a special screen you can put on your windows and screen door that will prevent them from entering your home. I would also go out and buy some mint oil and apply it to your skin several times a day. They hate the smell of this oil and it makes it hard for them to bit through the oil. We use that in the tropic when they come out during our summer months.
Thank you for your response. Does low temperature AC help the issue? How about Dehumidifier? want to know if it is better I keep AC low or buy a humidifier in the house?
This normally won't help much at all. We do not have an AC in the topics where I live and I don't use one because of allergies to the AC. What we use is mint oil on our skin. This will stop them from bitting you and keep them away from you.
To find out what it is u could possibly describe it on google and then look at images to see if any of them match
This looks like biting Midges- are very small flies, the also can be called - no- see- ums .Itchy and some times painful. Here is more info on this insect- en.wikipedia.org/
Thank you for your response. Would you know if ORTHO HOME DEFENSE MAX INDOOR pest is killing them or not? we have used it numerous time inside the house and vacuuming every day for 1 hour.
Hi,
I would recommend Skin So Soft Dry Body Oil, to get rid of them. They are sold by Avon. I have ordered some, and for the same reason, to get rid of midges. I have ordered the Skin so Soft bug lotion with sunblock. Let us know what works, if you find something that does.
---Robyn
Thank you
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