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what kills invisible mites

I feel a small bite, then iching, it turn red, some times its 3 or 4 in a row, and if I don't put anti-icthing cream on it it would itch like crazy. I never see a bug ...its not scabie, or dust mitesl... No blood sucking. I read up on rodent and bird mite it said,you can see them, and they can not last long like scabie mites, without there host.. They are not in my hair I do not have black spots (the bug) or whites one ( the eggs). I do not feel like its bugs crawling all over my boby, my hair, nose,and eyes. Thank You

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RonDawson

Jan 20, 2018 - 04:13 AM

My opinion has always been that if you can't see it, it's probably not there. At least related to insects. Dust mites are invisible to the naked eye, but they don't bite and you could not get rid of them anyway. All other known mites are visible to the naked eye.

We get this question a lot this time of year. Its probably skin irritation due to either the heat, dry skin, medications, allergic reaction, etc.

I cannot recommend any pesticide or treatment unless you can actually see the insect and it can be identified. Here is our page on this topic - http://www.epestsupply.com/bugs-insec...

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On second thought after reading your question, the culprit could be bed bugs. Bed bugs can go unseen and will bite you several times in a row.

What I said was that if you can't see it, it's probably not there. At least related to insects. So the bottom line is that if you can't see an insect, I can't tell you what it is. I have been in this business for over 40 years, served as expert witness and have been deposed on a court cases involving mites. I also have examined hundreds of samples that people have sent me over the years that were nothing more than skin flakes, hair, fuzz and dirt. To make matters worse, when I tell people the truth about the matter, they get very angry. Don't shoot the piano player so to speak.

Look for environmental issues, allergies, foods, plants, etc that could be the cause of the problem. The bottom line on all of this is that unless you can see the insects and they can be identified, I cannot recommend any course of treatment. That is the federal law.

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My 87 yr old aunt (epitomy of cleanliness and a retired RN) has been diagnosed with suspected scabies and is being treated with a 2 wk. regimen of Permethrin cream. We want to treat her home (washing/hot drying of bedding, etc.). She has hardwood floors. Is Nyguard Plus or SteriFab effective if simply sprayed on bed & furnishings that touch her body and not on floors where it touches her feet? May be a silly question but I want to be sure and thorough. Thanks for all you do! Rebecca Visneau-Shaw, Port Orange, Florida

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Scabies are a human parasite and do not live off of the human host for long periods of time. In most cases, basic washing and drying of linens, sheets, etc is more than sufficient. Sterifab is the recommended product of choice for treating comforters, chairs, sofa's, etc., but in most cases, this treatment is not necessary. This is due to scabies not living long.

The only way for scabies to be contracted is by direct body contact in most cases. If you aunt is 87 then there could be someone that is caring for her that is the culprit. Scabies are almost always the result of very poor human cleanliness and are often associated with the homeless. This is a serious situation that needs to be investigated if your aunt is very clean and is often bathed properly. Just my opinion based on what you have told me.

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Thank you Ron I do understand if you can't not see them you can not tell me what it is. The problem with the environmental allergies, food,plants could be the cause is, that would mean my daughter, my friend, and my buddy visiting from Switzerland and I would have to have the same allergies, food plants and in the same environment. I went to my friends house and spent the night. Then I met my friend from Switzerland she told me later, something was biting her making her itch like crazy, the night I came over and spend the night, and the next day but went away. So I had to tell her my problem so she would not think it was our other friend.

I believe you are a dedicated man to your profession and certainly know more then I do mites. So maybe you could get out in front of this and find out what all this people are talking about, go and stay in a house where they are saying biting and itch is going on but can't see the bug. You would change a lot for people who are not imaging it, and your name who go down in Etymology History..(smile) Because I do know some people do cause from there mind, nerves, environment, allergies. foods and plants, but that's to many people on the internet saying the same thing . MINE SIR WERE FROM BUG BITES... Again thank you

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Jan 24, 2018 - 03:19 AM

I understand what you are saying. Here is the problem - legally, I can't make a recommendation to spray a pesticide for something that cannot be seen. Every pesticide has target insects on the label, and when that pesticide is used, the pest must be listed as a target pest. If you can't identify it, then it is impossible to say whether that "something that can't be seen" is an insect or what it is.

Every year we get samples of "something" that people think are insects biting them. In over 99% of the samples sent, there is only hair, dust, dirt, fuzz, etc. Only 1 sample sent this entire last year was a mite, and it was very visible.

So there is the dilemma. If this is an actual insect issue, mites, chiggers, etc, then if you look hard enough, you will find evidence. If you look hard enough and do not find anything insect related, then the only other possibility is an environmental issue. This could be anything - not just allergies. It could be insulation that has dislodged from an air duct that is causing everyone to itch and scratch. It could be a chemical in the home or A/C system that has suddenly become an issue. It could be plants that causing allergies, indoors or outdoors. It could be something you purchased such as furniture, bedding, rugs, carpets, etc that have chemicals in them that are causing irritation issues. The list goes on.

Finding an answer to a problem that there is a 99% chance doesn't exist will never happen. I am just telling you the facts and trying to convey some logic here. If I told you something just to "pacify" you, it would do more harm than good.

So the bottom line is that no one regardless of how much they know, "thinking outside the box", etc, can help in this situation unless they can identify the source of the problem. If it is an insect, then I have to see it. There is no such thing as an invisible insect, or one so small you can't see it. The next closest thing would be "bacteria". If bacteria is causing the problem, then that becomes an environmental issue.

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On second thought after reading your question, the culprit could be bed bugs. Bed bugs can go unseen and will bite you several times in a row.

What I said was that if you can't see it, it's probably not there. At least related to insects. So the bottom line is that if you can't see an insect, I can't tell you what it is. I have been in this business for over 40 years, served as expert witness and have been deposed on a court cases involving mites. I also have examined hundreds of samples that people have sent me over the years that were nothing more than skin flakes, hair, fuzz and dirt. To make matters worse, when I tell people the truth about the matter, they get very angry. Don't shoot the piano player so to speak.

Look for environmental issues, allergies, foods, plants, etc that could be the cause of the problem. The bottom line on all of this is that unless you can see the insects and they can be identified, I cannot recommend any course of treatment. That is the federal law.
My 87 yr old aunt (epitomy of cleanliness and a retired RN) has been diagnosed with suspected scabies and is being treated with a 2 wk. regimen of Permethrin cream. We want to treat her home (washing/hot drying of bedding, etc.). She has hardwood floors. Is Nyguard Plus or SteriFab effective if simply sprayed on bed & furnishings that touch her body and not on floors where it touches her feet? May be a silly question but I want to be sure and thorough. Thanks for all you do! Rebecca Visneau-Shaw, Port Orange, Florida
Scabies are a human parasite and do not live off of the human host for long periods of time. In most cases, basic washing and drying of linens, sheets, etc is more than sufficient. Sterifab is the recommended product of choice for treating comforters, chairs, sofa's, etc., but in most cases, this treatment is not necessary. This is due to scabies not living long.

The only way for scabies to be contracted is by direct body contact in most cases. If you aunt is 87 then there could be someone that is caring for her that is the culprit. Scabies are almost always the result of very poor human cleanliness and are often associated with the homeless. This is a serious situation that needs to be investigated if your aunt is very clean and is often bathed properly. Just my opinion based on what you have told me.
Thank you Ron I do understand if you can't not see them you can not tell me what it is. The problem with the environmental allergies, food,plants could be the cause is, that would mean my daughter, my friend, and my buddy visiting from Switzerland and I would have to have the same allergies, food plants and in the same environment. I went to my friends house and spent the night. Then I met my friend from Switzerland she told me later, something was biting her making her itch like crazy, the night I came over and spend the night, and the next day but went away. So I had to tell her my problem so she would not think it was our other friend.

I believe you are a dedicated man to your profession and certainly know more then I do mites. So maybe you could get out in front of this and find out what all this people are talking about, go and stay in a house where they are saying biting and itch is going on but can't see the bug. You would change a lot for people who are not imaging it, and your name who go down in Etymology History..(smile) Because I do know some people do cause from there mind, nerves, environment, allergies. foods and plants, but that's to many people on the internet saying the same thing . MINE SIR WERE FROM BUG BITES... Again thank you

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