What worked for ....past posting

[Guest guest]

I found 's posting. I'm not sure if is the one she was referring too but

there is info on how she treated the furniture/rugs.

In bird mites , " yemilyg " <e_shenk@...> wrote:

>

> , the snapshot is, I used various knockdowns over the course

of a

> few weeks and finally a combination of (1) bifenthren from Home

Depot,

> (2) Nylar, ordered online from seeds, and (3) DustMite. I used

> bifen as the base liquid, half a gallon at a time, adding the other

two

> according to pkg direx. Sprayed furniture, curtains, lampshades,

walls,

> ceiling, carpets over the course of a couple of days. I taped

plastic

> over the front of bookcases to protect books, sprayed pretty much

> everything else. Stayed elsewhere, with Cat, during spraying and

while

> stuff was drying out (kept dehumidifiers running, of course).

>

> Came home and slept on favorite sofa as a test. The 3rd night I got

one

> bite, which didn't surprise me. I figured my body warmth would

initiate

> a hatch but counted on Nylar and DustMite to prevent the newbies

from

> living long and breeding. Nothing since. Have been spending a lot of

> time in big upholstered easy chair.

>

> I wasn't going to write the group till more time had gone by; we

all

> know about hope followed by despair. However, since you asked. . . .

>

> I finished the treatment 5 weeks ago. I travel a lot and have been

home

> and using the furniture for only about 10 days.

>

> As some of you might remember, I went to live in an extended-stay

inn

> for a few weeks. I had worked out the strategy from spending all

spare

> time for weeks/months with this incredible group. (Earlier I had

used

> Clorox and epsom salts several times and hated the mess; used

gallons of

> Windex and felt it was just too unhealthy.)

>

> Through all of the time at the inn,

>

> * thermostat set at 90 and dehumidifiers running.

>

> * menthol crystals on warmers in all rooms (that stuff goes

fast!).

> Three to four days between treatments below.

>

> Because I have a lot of stuff, I would do only one room or half a

room

> at a time, so this took awhile. I would come home, put on boots,

> raincoat, and respirator, turn on the TV, and clump around in a

horrible

> mood, sweating profusely, sure that nothing would work, trying to

live a

> day at a time. Some days I just stayed in bed in the inn. You get

the

> picture.

>

> 1. Heavy Cedarcide fog.

> 2. Rita's Raid on everything that could take it.

> 3. Repeat.

> 4. Bifen on everything.

> 5. Repeat.

> 6. Finally, the combo.

> I used Nylar and DustMite last because I didn't want to put

anything on

> top of them that might reduce their effectiveness.

>

> Same system in car. Seems to be working.

>

> I plan a Cedarcide fog in a few days and a repeat of the combo in a

> couple of weeks. Right now, the battle is nose and face, but that's

> another subject.

>

> I am very fearful of re-infesting premises from myself. Will let

y'all

> know what develops.

>

> When I think about the spirit and guts and savvy and smarts of this

> group, I just start tearing up. Without you I would never have had

even

> this relief.

>

> Hugs to all,

>

> >

> > Please post what has worked for you so he will know what eradicated

> the mites at your home. Rita

> >

> >

> > house-to-self

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Mr. Wigginton, you seem to be a very sensitive person, but your

> symptoms

> > of personal infestation are not psychsomatic. Most of us here, I'm

> > afraid, have started out with environmental mites and then moved on

> to

> > the next and worse stage. I hope that given all the experience

> > documented on this site, you find something that works for you and

> that

> > you will let us know what it is when that happens.

> >

> > ES

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Sweet Rocks

I think this is the one she was thinking about tessi_chi

> > >

> > > Please post what has worked for you so he will know what eradicated

> > the mites at your home. Rita

> > >

> > >

> > > house-to-self

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Mr. Wigginton, you seem to be a very sensitive person, but your

> > symptoms

> > > of personal infestation are not psychsomatic. Most of us here, I'm

> > > afraid, have started out with environmental mites and then moved on

> > to

> > > the next and worse stage. I hope that given all the experience

> > > documented on this site, you find something that works for you and

> > that

> > > you will let us know what it is when that happens.

> > >

> > > ES

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for finding and reposting. It's so very helpful. I am grateful

for all this information, forum and people sharing.

> > > >

> > > > Please post what has worked for you so he will know what eradicated

> > > the mites at your home. Rita

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > house-to-self

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Mr. Wigginton, you seem to be a very sensitive person, but your

> > > symptoms

> > > > of personal infestation are not psychsomatic. Most of us here, I'm

> > > > afraid, have started out with environmental mites and then moved on

> > > to

> > > > the next and worse stage. I hope that given all the experience

> > > > documented on this site, you find something that works for you and

> > > that

> > > > you will let us know what it is when that happens.

> > > >

> > > > ES

> > > >

> > >

> >

>