We recently moved to a small town about 20 miles south of Chicago. It is now December and freezing outside. We have been noticing around the base of our glass sliding doors and up to a foot into the house, in the inside of the house, millions of these teeny tiny red bugs, nearly microscopic in size. I would not have even noticed them if my wife had not pointed them out because they are so small. From a foot away they look like finely ground pepper, and you really have to watch to see them crawling. When we wipe them or vacuum them up, it squishes them and leaves smears of red; a virtual blood bath I would say. My wife has even sprayed some Raid ant Spray we had, but they keep coming back. Does anyone know what they are, if they are harmful to us or our cats, and how we get rid of them?
2007-12-13 17:25:08 · 3 answers · asked by Ry&Aim 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Sounds like spider mite.
Spider mites can occur internally or externally and are often related to dampness or moss, though not always.
In some areas it is unlawful to treat spider mites without a liscence [I have to state this to cover myself].
Generally a can of fly killer applied as an ocassional thin film will suffice, costing you very little.
Call an exterminator and pay the earth - take your pick.
2007-12-14 09:45:25 · answer #1 · answered by Busman Bob 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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Teeny Tiny Red Bugs?
We recently moved to a small town about 20 miles south of Chicago. It is now December and freezing outside. We have been noticing around the base of our glass sliding doors and up to a foot into the house, in the inside of the house, millions of these teeny tiny red bugs, nearly microscopic in...
2015-08-18 10:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by Zachariah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would not let me respond to my own question, so I signed in as a different user. I can definitely tell you they are not chiggers. Chiggers hang out in forests the warmest times of year. They get in people's arm pits and ankles around the sock line because they are looking for warm skin. And if they were chiggers, we would know it because we would have been eaten alive by them by now. One more thing is that chiggers love the heat. The things we have are not getting on us at all and are hanging around the base of our glass sliding door, the coolest place in the house. So just wanted to say thanks for trying to help, but they are definitely not chiggers. Please if anyone else has an answer to what these little pests are, please post.
2007-12-14 01:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by ryis36 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a very small child we had 'chiggers' and small red bed the got on you,,,it immigrated to your underarms,or pants line were it bite you. Itched like crazy for days.
Here is a link...but they are usually redder than this one shown.....http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG085
2007-12-13 18:55:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
chiggers?
2007-12-13 18:51:57 · answer #5 · answered by glenn t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋