Has anyone had bird mites in their home?

Question

I've got an infestation of bird mites in my house and they are absolutely driving me mad.I can not sleep at night because my bedroom is crawling with them.In fact as I type this they are crawling up my legs!! I've tried bug sprays,bombs,fogs,nothing seems to kill them.I called the pest control guy and he just about laughed in my face,then told me $4500 for a complete fumigation job.Out of the question, too much money.Has anyone any suggestions besides burning down the place??

Answer 1

That has to be the worst thing, having mites in the house.

Several ideas... (ordered by severity)

1) Mites can be killed by washing everything (sheets, towels clothes) in warm to hot water will kill them and use Johnson's Anti Mite Aerosol or Powder on bedding, furniture, and other inanimate objects infested with mites.

2) If you have Lice or Bed Bugs, wash everything (as above) but use RID or Stop Lice spray on bedding, furniture, and other inanimate objects infested with lice.

3) When using bug bombs, be sure to do the entire house i.e. Attic, underneath the house (if possible) and inside. If you do only one of these areas, they can re-appear from the other...

4) If you have fleas, use Bengal spray (found at local hardware store) this stuff is expensive ($12-$15 per can) , but be very careful... this stuff is very strong and lasts several weeks. Kills everything from fleas to scorpions.

Lastly there are some professional companies that offer carbon dioxide fumigation. Basically the house is sealed, natural / propane gas is turned off, and carbon dioxide is pressure pumped into the house and after a period of time, the house is replenished with good air. This method, anything and everything that breathes oxygen will die. I'm not sure if they use dry ice or a tank/canister. Also not sure of the cost...

Answer 2

Bird Mites In House

Answer 3

Growing up on the farm we had barn swallows living in the eaves of the house. My sisters started to itch. My folks didn't know what it was from, then my ma saw the peppery little buggers on the sheets.

My dad went through his own "fumigation" program by hosing down all the nests and then cleaning all the debris out. He then put children's windmills that blew in the wind to keep the birds away. Then we all got together and cleaned like everything, top to bottom, the windows, the walls the bedding.

My dad also sprayed with "Raid" flying insect spray and left it for the day. It all worked just fine.

Answer 4

Yikes! You could try a systematic cleansing of your house, room by room and keep the clean rooms sealed from the still bugged rooms. However, I doubt you'd be able to get every bug and eventually they would come up in full force.

Research online and see if there is anything specific that is either a nature predator or that they are specifically weak against. Best of luck.

Answer 5

We had them for a while when I got rid of an empty bird nest on our patio. Try washing all your clothes, linens, etc, like when people get lice, also, borax sprinkled in the carpets or the product called "Fleabusters" might work. You can probably get this from a pet store or pharmacy.

Answer 6

I had another type of mite once before, so I know how frustrating that can be. This site seems to have some good info on it:

http://birdmites.org/index.html

Good luck!

Answer 7

BORAX works great sprinkle some of that "20 mule team " on the bed, carpet, floor...And watch those buggers die die....It causes them to not be able to breath...

PS it kills fleas, Dust mites, cockroaches and bed bugs too

Answer 8

what in tarnation is bird mites?

Answer 9

bird mites home: https://bitly.im/c3/has-anyone-had-bird-mites-in-their-home

Answer 10

yeah until i ate them